So uh, is there an ad-blocker for IE9? If so, where do I get it because it beats the fuck out of me right now...
Also, did they just completely nip the bookmark bar? I know you can pin things to your Windows 7 toolbar, but I'd very much like to have browser bookmarks too.
The favorites/bookmark bar is still around, just hidden by default. Right-click on the top bar and enable it.
Not sure about ad-blocking options for IE9. Quote possible that there's nothing available as of yet, it's only been in open beta for a short time so far...
So, initial observations. The tabs can be a bit tricky to tear, stick back together, and move around. It can be smooth, but othertimes, fickle. Chrome wins in this regard.
Also, for whatever silly reason, the folks at IE thought it would be nice to reserve an entire 3rd or so of the brower for just the minimize, window, and close button. Seriously, there is nothing in that bar!? So why not put tabs up there or something?
Also, the bookmarks are sadly still a mess. You cannot remove all the lettering from a bookmark's name like you could in Chrome, which resulted in the Favicon resting on your bar. I think that is far more attractive than an icon and text or just text.
As far as speed goes, I am not noticing any changes. Both are fast for me.
And compatability seems a bit off. Some websites have that little torn page icon in the address bar showing that something isn't loading quite alright, but everything seems to look and work just fine from what I have seen.
I'll keep toying with it. There are some things I'd really like to see reworked but probably won't, and there is still a lot of roots and menus that are largely copied and pasted from previous IEs, but IE9 is the modern refresh that MS was looking for. Hopefully we can start burrying some of these older versions that could barely stand on their own two legs.
IE7pro used to be awesome for adblocking and everything else, but glancing at the site and the fact that spammers have taken over their forums I am guessing the project is dead
Yeah I think we can all just switch to another OS or something now? I mean they just insist on being this bizare quasi-commodore except with a) no good products, and b) money.
Sorry, your posting of a Q&A between Reddit and the IE9 team still doesn't make me wanna switch to Linux or complain about dirty corporations with their money and harglbargle.
Alrighty guys, I've got my fill of IE9, having used it for several days. There are just some things that nip at me that make me want to stick to Chrome.
First, the interface is refreshing, until you have to pop open the hood, at which point, it is the same ole interface. Also, the lack of any ad-blockers or addons and such for it at the moment is disappointing but it is a beta so I don't think this one counts. Next, there are just some general flow and useability issues that hitch me and slow me down.
For instance, if I find a neato image, I can right click it, get the URL and link to it in Chrome. In IE, it doesn't give that option for some strange reason. One feature I did like about Firefox that is not in Chrome or IE9 is that when I right click something, I can open up properties and find out how large something is- like if I am wondering if a picture I am posting may be too large to streamline and maybe I should link to it...
But that all being said, good stuff. I'd give it a 7.5/10. It does its job and I don't think MS is counting on IE9 to be some huge revolution for the web, they are just trying to future proof their Browser which it does that and has some spiffy UI changes that come along for the ride.
Sorry, your posting of a Q&A between Reddit and the IE9 team still doesn't make me wanna switch to Linux or complain about dirty corporations with their money and harglbargle.
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Okay, did you miss the part where it wasn't "the IE9 team"?
Sorry, your posting of a Q&A between Reddit and the IE9 team still doesn't make me wanna switch to Linux or complain about dirty corporations with their money and harglbargle.
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Okay, did you miss the part where it wasn't "the IE9 team"?
You probably did.
Because you didn't read it.
Oh well.
Weird, the Microsoft I know made Windows 7, which is my favorite OS ever.
Sorry, your posting of a Q&A between Reddit and the IE9 team still doesn't make me wanna switch to Linux or complain about dirty corporations with their money and harglbargle.
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Okay, did you miss the part where it wasn't "the IE9 team"?
You probably did.
Because you didn't read it.
Oh well.
I read it twice.
Looking at some of the comments, this is some bullshit about feeling entitled to different answers or whatever? Still failing to want to switch to Linux.
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Whilst the idea of getting serious technical questions and bug reports answered by a marketing drone who also apparently hasn't even read the question is quite annoying, I'm also not getting the blind rage myself.
Whilst the idea of getting serious technical questions and bug reports answered by a marketing drone who also apparently hasn't even read the question is quite annoying, I'm also not getting the blind rage myself.
I would probably be ragin' too, like 18 years ago.
I was super ragin' when I was 15. The man was keeping me down and shit.
Now I'm just happy I can play hundreds of awesome games on Win7.
Also, for whatever silly reason, the folks at IE thought it would be nice to reserve an entire 3rd or so of the brower for just the minimize, window, and close button. Seriously, there is nothing in that bar!? So why not put tabs up there or something?
That's the UI convention for Windows. That bar is where you click and drag to move the window around. When there's crap up there, you can't do that anymore.
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Also, for whatever silly reason, the folks at IE thought it would be nice to reserve an entire 3rd or so of the brower for just the minimize, window, and close button. Seriously, there is nothing in that bar!? So why not put tabs up there or something?
That's the UI convention for Windows. That bar is where you click and drag to move the window around. When there's crap up there, you can't do that anymore.
Chrome does that, though - the tabs are on the same level as the minimize, restore down and close buttons. It does mean that you have to grab the little space in between New Tab and Minimize when you have tabs filling the bar and you want to move the window, but it's still doable.
Is hardware acceleration a good thing for Netbooks?
I still haven't found my perfect netbook browser.
Yes, jf your netbook has a good GPU then it's a big yes. In 3-6 months when all new netbooks are using Intel's new Atom based on Sandy Bridge tech or AMD's Bobcat then it will be a resounding yes. It will be the same for normal PCs as well. When companies upgrade their work stations to newer CPUs using these hybrid CPU+GPUs from Intel & AMD it will be nicer for everyone.
Remember IE9 is the first browser to not only use the GPU but also accelerates everything in the page. Not just Java Script. So SVG & Canvas elements will be accelerated as well.
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Also, did they just completely nip the bookmark bar? I know you can pin things to your Windows 7 toolbar, but I'd very much like to have browser bookmarks too.
Not sure about ad-blocking options for IE9. Quote possible that there's nothing available as of yet, it's only been in open beta for a short time so far...
Also, for whatever silly reason, the folks at IE thought it would be nice to reserve an entire 3rd or so of the brower for just the minimize, window, and close button. Seriously, there is nothing in that bar!? So why not put tabs up there or something?
Also, the bookmarks are sadly still a mess. You cannot remove all the lettering from a bookmark's name like you could in Chrome, which resulted in the Favicon resting on your bar. I think that is far more attractive than an icon and text or just text.
As far as speed goes, I am not noticing any changes. Both are fast for me.
And compatability seems a bit off. Some websites have that little torn page icon in the address bar showing that something isn't loading quite alright, but everything seems to look and work just fine from what I have seen.
I'll keep toying with it. There are some things I'd really like to see reworked but probably won't, and there is still a lot of roots and menus that are largely copied and pasted from previous IEs, but IE9 is the modern refresh that MS was looking for. Hopefully we can start burrying some of these older versions that could barely stand on their own two legs.
http://simple-adblock.com/
I'm using it for spell check & a few minor features. I have most everything disabled since it seems to mess with IE9 or is no longer useful.
If someone knows of a free spell checker for IE besides IE Spell I would appreciate dropping a line.
google toolbar has one
Yeah I think we can all just switch to another OS or something now? I mean they just insist on being this bizare quasi-commodore except with a) no good products, and b) money.
First, the interface is refreshing, until you have to pop open the hood, at which point, it is the same ole interface. Also, the lack of any ad-blockers or addons and such for it at the moment is disappointing but it is a beta so I don't think this one counts. Next, there are just some general flow and useability issues that hitch me and slow me down.
For instance, if I find a neato image, I can right click it, get the URL and link to it in Chrome. In IE, it doesn't give that option for some strange reason. One feature I did like about Firefox that is not in Chrome or IE9 is that when I right click something, I can open up properties and find out how large something is- like if I am wondering if a picture I am posting may be too large to streamline and maybe I should link to it...
But that all being said, good stuff. I'd give it a 7.5/10. It does its job and I don't think MS is counting on IE9 to be some huge revolution for the web, they are just trying to future proof their Browser which it does that and has some spiffy UI changes that come along for the ride.
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Okay, did you miss the part where it wasn't "the IE9 team"?
You probably did.
Because you didn't read it.
Oh well.
Weird, the Microsoft I know made Windows 7, which is my favorite OS ever.
I read it twice.
Looking at some of the comments, this is some bullshit about feeling entitled to different answers or whatever? Still failing to want to switch to Linux.
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I would probably be ragin' too, like 18 years ago.
I was super ragin' when I was 15. The man was keeping me down and shit.
Now I'm just happy I can play hundreds of awesome games on Win7.
Who mentioned linux again?
That's the UI convention for Windows. That bar is where you click and drag to move the window around. When there's crap up there, you can't do that anymore.
I still haven't found my perfect netbook browser.
Chrome does that, though - the tabs are on the same level as the minimize, restore down and close buttons. It does mean that you have to grab the little space in between New Tab and Minimize when you have tabs filling the bar and you want to move the window, but it's still doable.
Yes, jf your netbook has a good GPU then it's a big yes. In 3-6 months when all new netbooks are using Intel's new Atom based on Sandy Bridge tech or AMD's Bobcat then it will be a resounding yes. It will be the same for normal PCs as well. When companies upgrade their work stations to newer CPUs using these hybrid CPU+GPUs from Intel & AMD it will be nicer for everyone.
Remember IE9 is the first browser to not only use the GPU but also accelerates everything in the page. Not just Java Script. So SVG & Canvas elements will be accelerated as well.
or some shit like that.