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Title: Blimey!!!!!!!!............
Post by: Baz on Jul 11, 2009, 17:35:33
.............dont know what came over me. Ive just upgraded to IE7  :red:  JUST TO TRY YOU UNDERSTAND


well when I say try, I mean LOOK AT

its not very good is it.Maybe I should give it a bit time eh?

sorry everyone, hope I havent upset any one by doing this
Title: Re: Blimey!!!!!!!!............
Post by: Rik on Jul 11, 2009, 17:37:53
Go for 8, Baz, and really live dangerously. ;D
Title: Re: Blimey!!!!!!!!............
Post by: Baz on Jul 11, 2009, 17:38:35
do you not think I had enough of a shock with 7


all this came about cos I saw that I had some 'important updates' as MS call them, hidden in my update list

why oh why would I do that now  :laugh:  :laugh:
Title: Re: Blimey!!!!!!!!............
Post by: Rik on Jul 11, 2009, 17:40:40
No, Baz. go for the full hair frizz treatment. ;)
Title: Re: Blimey!!!!!!!!............
Post by: Simon on Jul 11, 2009, 17:41:09
If you've gone for 7, you might as well go for 8!  ;D
Title: Re: Blimey!!!!!!!!............
Post by: Baz on Jul 11, 2009, 17:41:52
who has 8 then....and uses it?

come on own up

is it better than 7
Title: Re: Blimey!!!!!!!!............
Post by: Rik on Jul 11, 2009, 17:42:09
Den. :)
Title: Re: Blimey!!!!!!!!............
Post by: Baz on Jul 11, 2009, 17:43:08
what all the time? Saying that my wife uses IE its on vista though so dont know what version it is.She keeps asking for FF too
Title: Re: Blimey!!!!!!!!............
Post by: Simon on Jul 11, 2009, 17:43:58
I have 8, and I have used it for at least a whole minute.
Title: Re: Blimey!!!!!!!!............
Post by: Baz on Jul 11, 2009, 17:44:31
Quote from: Simon on Jul 11, 2009, 17:43:58
I have 8, and I have used it for at least a whole minute.

WOW  and I thought I was crazy :laugh: :laugh:
Title: Re: Blimey!!!!!!!!............
Post by: Rik on Jul 11, 2009, 17:50:27
You might think that, Baz, I couldn't possibly comment.  ;D
Title: Re: Blimey!!!!!!!!............
Post by: zappaDPJ on Jul 11, 2009, 17:53:06
I have 8 and use it all the time, I'm not mad, honestly  :wave: :)x :stars: :happy: :lala: :out:
Title: Re: Blimey!!!!!!!!............
Post by: Rik on Jul 11, 2009, 17:59:41
Eight what?  :whistle:
Title: Re: Blimey!!!!!!!!............
Post by: Simon on Jul 11, 2009, 18:02:31
After.
Title: Re: Blimey!!!!!!!!............
Post by: Rik on Jul 11, 2009, 18:06:05
:basil: :basil:
Title: Re: Blimey!!!!!!!!............
Post by: zappaDPJ on Jul 11, 2009, 18:06:44
 :ack: I think I'd prefer to continue to use IE8 than eat one of those things  ;D
Title: Re: Blimey!!!!!!!!............
Post by: Simon on Jul 11, 2009, 18:08:05
You're right, I couldn't eat one, Zap.  One box, maybe.  ;)
Title: Re: Blimey!!!!!!!!............
Post by: Baz on Jul 11, 2009, 18:21:17
mmmmmmm   chocolate  :)
Title: Re: Blimey!!!!!!!!............
Post by: Rik on Jul 11, 2009, 18:24:07
I have a large tub of two-bite brownies I need help with, Baz. :)
Title: Re: Blimey!!!!!!!!............
Post by: quandam on Jul 11, 2009, 18:41:33
Eight is Great! I recently changed from FireFox to IE8, have to say that it is very user friendly and runs very nicely and, to me, slicker than  FF. Admittedly I am not into deep stuff and am just an ordinary punter, emails, gentle web surfing, the odd 'You Tube' etc.

IE8 is working extremely well for me as we type :thumb:
Title: Re: Blimey!!!!!!!!............
Post by: talos on Jul 11, 2009, 18:43:37
I just loaded 8, only because of the microsoft update nag, seems ok,  so far :fingers:
Title: Re: Blimey!!!!!!!!............
Post by: Sebby on Jul 11, 2009, 19:16:13
Quote from: Baz on Jul 11, 2009, 17:41:52
who has 8 then....and uses it?

come on own up

is it better than 7

No one. We all use Firefox. :P

Seriously, IE is terrible.
Title: Re: Blimey!!!!!!!!............
Post by: Den on Jul 11, 2009, 21:26:17
As Rik said I use IE8 and prefer it to Firefox. There are times when I switch across to Firefox because of all the suport on here for it, but I always switch back as IE8 runs that much better. I am not mad but I like Vista as well even though I will most likely change to Windows 7 when it comes out.  ;D
Title: Re: Blimey!!!!!!!!............
Post by: john on Jul 12, 2009, 01:29:24
I've been using IE8 for some time now and am very happy with it, It does what I want and more. I've tried other browsers including Opera, Safari and Firefox but still prefer IE8.
Title: Re: Blimey!!!!!!!!............
Post by: quandam on Jul 12, 2009, 10:00:28
Quote from: Sebby on Jul 11, 2009, 19:16:13
No one. We all use Firefox. :P

Seriously, IE is terrible.

Sebby

Clearly you are not a fan of 8 but there does appear to be quite a lot of support for it, on this thread at least, it can't be that terrible :dunno:
Title: Re: Blimey!!!!!!!!............
Post by: JohnH on Jul 12, 2009, 10:08:34
Quote from: quandam on Jul 12, 2009, 10:00:28
it can't be that terrible :dunno:

It definitely is :ack:
Title: Re: Blimey!!!!!!!!............
Post by: talos on Jul 12, 2009, 10:33:21
Quote from: lodge on Jul 12, 2009, 10:08:34
It definitely is :ack:

How ? in what way? please be specific
Title: Re: Blimey!!!!!!!!............
Post by: Den on Jul 12, 2009, 10:39:44
I suspect that it is classed as terrible by the same people that always think that MS and anything put out by them is terrible  ::) They are all using windows 95 and can not see any reason to upgrade to 98  >:D
Title: Re: Blimey!!!!!!!!............
Post by: Sebby on Jul 12, 2009, 10:51:14
Quote from: quandam on Jul 12, 2009, 10:00:28
Sebby

Clearly you are not a fan of 8 but there does appear to be quite a lot of support for it, on this thread at least, it can't be that terrible :dunno:

I'm only joking around. It's an okay browser, but I'll do what I can to promote something that complies with web standards where possible - I'd love to see the demise of IE.
Title: Re: Blimey!!!!!!!!............
Post by: Sebby on Jul 12, 2009, 10:51:47
Quote from: talos on Jul 12, 2009, 10:33:21
How ? in what way? please be specific

Mainly because it's slow to render in comparison to other browsers and doesn't comply with web standards to any sort of degree.
Title: Re: Blimey!!!!!!!!............
Post by: Sebby on Jul 12, 2009, 10:52:10
Quote from: Den on Jul 12, 2009, 10:39:44
I suspect that it is classed as terrible by the same people that always think that MS and anything put out by them is terrible  ::) They are all using windows 95 and can not see any reason to upgrade to 98  >:D

I think the people that class it as terrible are using Firefox. ;D
Title: Re: Blimey!!!!!!!!............
Post by: Rik on Jul 12, 2009, 11:07:55
I'd agreed, Seb. I was slow to move to Firefox, but once I did, there was no going back.
Title: Re: Blimey!!!!!!!!............
Post by: JohnH on Jul 12, 2009, 11:35:31
Quote from: talos on Jul 12, 2009, 10:33:21
How ? in what way? please be specific


:whistle:
Title: Re: Blimey!!!!!!!!............
Post by: Sebby on Jul 12, 2009, 15:33:30
For me, they are just some of the bonuses of a browser like Firefox, but not the main reason for using it.
Title: Re: Blimey!!!!!!!!............
Post by: JohnH on Jul 12, 2009, 16:40:10
Quote from: Sebby on Jul 12, 2009, 15:33:30
For me, they are just some of the bonuses of a browser like Firefox, but not the main reason for using it.

What is your main reason? The faster rendering?
Title: Re: Blimey!!!!!!!!............
Post by: bobleslie on Jul 12, 2009, 16:50:54
IE is a SPAM magnet and is the best reason of all for not using it...unless you like SPAM that is.  ::)


There are other reasons for using FF: 

The added functionality from FF Add-ons. Try Xmarks for example, but there are hundreds.

FF is available across ALL platforms, so you don't have to abandon your browser.
Title: Re: Blimey!!!!!!!!............
Post by: Rik on Jul 12, 2009, 16:55:01
Or are a Monty Python fan...  :whistle:
Title: Re: Blimey!!!!!!!!............
Post by: Sebby on Jul 12, 2009, 19:28:39
Quote from: lodge on Jul 12, 2009, 16:40:10
What is your main reason? The faster rendering?

Mainly, and the fact that I know it's a compliant browser. The add-ons are great as well.
Title: Re: Blimey!!!!!!!!............
Post by: sobranie on Jul 13, 2009, 09:45:51
I find 8 friendly, speedy and a joy to behold having used it continually since last night!!
Apparently there's lots of gizmos/gimmicks on board and I shall studiously ignore them all.
OK, truth will out, I d/l it along with updates and a bottle of Bells last night so will leave it on pro tem and will have a moan about it if any probs manifest themselves.
Title: Re: Blimey!!!!!!!!............
Post by: talos on Jul 13, 2009, 10:09:25
Me too, no real prob's with 8,    YET :fingers: