Hi!
I'm using IE7 atm. Has anyone heard anything untoward about IE8?

not so far.. i have it.. don't use it much coz I use firefox and chrome.. pretty stable so far. But then..I use it when sites won't use any other browser..like banks etc..
upgrade..not a probs.
why not use chrome or firefox though? firefox comes with so much else you can use..and chrome too!

I use Firefox Fire FTP and I have used Chrome but since my last crash I just didn't re-install chrome. I'm just considering upgrading to IE8.

upgrade.. don't think you'll have any issues

Well IE8 has been out for a while, its faster then IE7, and conforms better to web design standards. It also has improved security. I think webdevelopers world wide would be very grateful if everyone that wont switch to firefox, chrome or safari will at least upgrade to IE8... lol

Having said that, i completely agree with Rosie. Firefox and Chrome are much better.

Personally i prefer Chrome's no-nonsense approach. Theres literally nothing you can clutter about your browser! No bloatware plugins, no toolbars, no pop-ups, it even warns me when i'm about to enter a website that contains potentially harmful content.

And if your browser does get slow, you can open the process manager and see which tab is creating the overhead of memory bloat and just close that one tab to solve the problem, rather then restarting your whole browser.

Also, if one tab crashes, the rest of your browser tabs still keep running, unlike IE.

And if you put it in porno mode, chrome wont use the browser to index your surfing behaviour either.

Then ofcourse there's the part where chrome is just plain faster (many, many times faster then IE8, and even more many times faster then IE7) and supports several web technologies that microsoft refuses to support, such as the canvas element, some css3 standards, svg, and html5.

The adress bar in Chrome is ultimately handy as well, as the suggestions include recently visited sites, recently typed searches, if you dont type a web adress but just keywords, and presse enter, it'll use your typing as keywords for a search engine of your choise.

You can even choose to search on specific sites. For instance, if i want to search for pixar on youtube, i'd type "youtube.com", press tab, and then type "pixar" and Chrome will immediately run your search for "pixar" on youtube.com's search engine, and give you the youtube search results page as answer.

Also, unlike IE, Chrome updates silently and invisibly in the background, so you'll allways get the latest security updates without even having to think about it, unlike Microsofts policy where, if a big security leak is released one day after patch tuesday (which happens frequently) you'll be vulnerable for at least a month untill microsoft releases a patch.

Once you're used to it, anything else just feels feeble and lacking functionality.

Many thanks for the advice!

I'm like yu, was using chrome but after my last disaster a few weeks back I never bothered reinstalling Google Chrome and find IE8 fine.. ...

After a full re reading of Rayraz's post I think I may well install Chrome again...I did notice it was very fast and had handy features, but never tumbled to the silent update feature as it ran so seamlessly...now that in and of itself is a great recommentation to Chrome.. ...

I've been using IE8 since it was first released...I love it and I've never had a problem with it.  I used it with XP and now I'm using it with Vista...

Installed IE8 and so far it works just fine! Thanks, you Guys!

I've had IE8 since its release with no problems.

hmm, looks at his windows 3.11 floppies and thinks........

Bryster, you may find on some webpages, usually those that have the latest scrips tend to give little problems, like some things not showing properly. I have the problem with Phoptobucket. The script that displays the direct links is usually under the thumbnail, but in IE8 it only appears if you click the thumbnail first which takes you to the full size pic, and then it displays the script correctly for the direct links.
If you do experience any problems with any web pages... usually forums, first try the 'compatibility view' in the 'tools' menu.

 Another way to get the compatibility view in IE8 is to click on the little icon at the right side of the url bar.

Oh thanks Rayraz, never new about that.

Thanks again. I'll keep those tidbits in mind.