I downloaded Internet Exploder 9.0 last evening and am still in the test-drive phase, which means I ain't sure if IE9 is gonna replace Firefox as the broswer of choice here at El Casa Móvil De Pennington. A few things are immediately apparent: (a) IE9 is fast, faster than Firefox by a noticable margin and (b) the interface is much cleaner than FF, with more screen space dedicated to the web page you're looking at, as opposed to tool bars, menu bars, yadda, yadda. See for yerself:
The downsides, so far: (a) IE9 puked all over me last evening when I went to post that cat video, throwing a 404 "Page Not Found" error where the vid should be. I need to do some testing there. (b) IE9 STILL doesn't have a built-in spell checker and that might be the fatal flaw that prevents it from becoming the Browser O' Choice. I know there are add-ins in this space and I might play with that option a lil later. (c) 64-bit IE9 still doesn't support Flash. The 32-bit version does, so that's what I'm using. (d) IE9 only runs on Vista and Windows 7. That doesn't affect me personally, but if you're running XP you're SOL. If you're running something earlier than XP, well... I'll not insult you, even if you deserve it. I don't know if IE9 works on Fanboi hardware, nor do I care. Fanbois prefer Fanboi software anyway, like the "Let's Go Hunting In Africa With Native Porters and Shit" browser.
(Parenthetical diversion... FF has issues where videos are concerned, too. Note the Goo Goo Dolls mysteriously appeared in the screen shot above where the cat video should be. This "feature" has happened more than once to me in the past; the only cure is to paste the video embed code in the "Edit HTML" window of Blogger's post screen. WTF?)
The geeky set likes IE9... a lot. Here's one such review, if'n yer in to that sorta thang. My jury is still out, however.
Update, 1400 hrs: Well, I'm thinkin' the road test is over and IE9 ain't for me. IE9 doesn't seem to want me to log into the Disqus commenting application a few of my blog-buds use and apparently caused Google to doubt my identity, as well, seeing as how Google suspended my account for about a half-hour earlier today. The suspension might have been an unhappy coincidence but I question the timing. The lack of a spell-checker in IE9 irritates me, too. So... thanks but no thanks, Mr. Gates. Yer latest ain't seamless enough fer me.
IE9
Firefox 3.6.15
The downsides, so far: (a) IE9 puked all over me last evening when I went to post that cat video, throwing a 404 "Page Not Found" error where the vid should be. I need to do some testing there. (b) IE9 STILL doesn't have a built-in spell checker and that might be the fatal flaw that prevents it from becoming the Browser O' Choice. I know there are add-ins in this space and I might play with that option a lil later. (c) 64-bit IE9 still doesn't support Flash. The 32-bit version does, so that's what I'm using. (d) IE9 only runs on Vista and Windows 7. That doesn't affect me personally, but if you're running XP you're SOL. If you're running something earlier than XP, well... I'll not insult you, even if you deserve it. I don't know if IE9 works on Fanboi hardware, nor do I care. Fanbois prefer Fanboi software anyway, like the "Let's Go Hunting In Africa With Native Porters and Shit" browser.
(Parenthetical diversion... FF has issues where videos are concerned, too. Note the Goo Goo Dolls mysteriously appeared in the screen shot above where the cat video should be. This "feature" has happened more than once to me in the past; the only cure is to paste the video embed code in the "Edit HTML" window of Blogger's post screen. WTF?)
The geeky set likes IE9... a lot. Here's one such review, if'n yer in to that sorta thang. My jury is still out, however.
Update, 1400 hrs: Well, I'm thinkin' the road test is over and IE9 ain't for me. IE9 doesn't seem to want me to log into the Disqus commenting application a few of my blog-buds use and apparently caused Google to doubt my identity, as well, seeing as how Google suspended my account for about a half-hour earlier today. The suspension might have been an unhappy coincidence but I question the timing. The lack of a spell-checker in IE9 irritates me, too. So... thanks but no thanks, Mr. Gates. Yer latest ain't seamless enough fer me.
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