Internet Explorer Version 8 ( ie8 )

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Version 8 of Internet Explorer is in development.A beta version will be made available in the first half of 2008. From the blog and based on the conferences of MIX 2007; RSS, CSS, Ajax, microformats, more options for user interface customization and improved web development tools are possibilities for inclusion into the forthcoming version of Internet Explorer, with security still being the top priority.

Microsoft is investing in support for more of the CSS 2.1 specification as well as changes to the DOM for interoperability with other web browsers. HasLayout functionality will also be done away with in IE8.IE8 includes a new rendering mode known as "IE8 standards mode". IE8 standards mode breaks compatibility with previous versions of Internet Explorer by more strictly adhering to web standards. IE8 standards mode is not enabled by default, but can be triggered by inserting a special flag into a web page.

IE8 supports Data: URIs, HTML object fallback, abbr tag, CSS generated content and display: table display type, in addition to fixing a lot of CSS and HTML parsing bugs.As a result, according to Microsoft, an internal debug build of IE8 passes the Acid2 test in IE8 standards mode. However, the version of IE8 that will be released will not pass Acid2 as it will require pages to specifically request to be rendered in IE8 standards mode, and Acid2 does not request this.

IE 7 Update No Longer Requires WGA Validation

Microsoft has announced that the new update for Internet Explorer 7 no longer requires Windows Genuine Advantage validation. This means that users with pirated copies of Windows XP will be able to download the latest IE 7 from Microsoft’s site (assuming they haven’t already downloaded it from somewhere else : ).

Microsoft Program Manager, Steve Reynolds, had this to say on the official announcement:

Because Microsoft takes its commitment to help protect the entire Windows ecosystem seriously, we’re updating the IE7 installation experience to make it available as broadly as possible to all Windows users. With today’s “Installation and Availability Update,” Internet Explorer 7 installation will no longer require Windows Genuine Advantage validation and will be available to all Windows XP users.

At first glance, this would seem like hardcore tactics to erase Firefox from the picture. Another possibility, is that Microsoft is trying to find out how many people use pirated copies of Windows XP.

Source:www.brownbaron.com

LOL :D

Google Toolbar For Internet Explorer Updated!!

The updated Google toolbar for Internet Explorer now includes support for Google Gadgets, Autofill, the ability to save your settings online, clip and collect content as you browse, and Google Notebook.

Adding Google Gadgets means adding customizable buttons, one of which, lets users browse through a list of featured YouTube Videos.

Here’s a video of the updated toolbar for IE.

Source:www.brownbaron.com

IE7 Pro: Tweak Internet Explorer 7 To Your Hearts Content

IE7 Pro is an amazing add-on for Internet Explorer 7 (and IE6) that lets you change all sorts of crazy stuff in IE. What can you change?

* Double-click to close tabs
* Open new tabs from address bar
* Crash recovery to save all open tabs if the browser dies on you
* Move IE menu bar above address bar, like it used to be
* Get rid of search bar
* Ad blocking (Flash, rich media, ones that fly around the screen, pop-ups/unders
* Drag and drop to open links, search, save photos
* Mouse gestures
* Save web page as image
* Greasemonkey user script-like functionality

And that’s just a partial list! Check it out at IE7Pro.com and wonder how you ever lived without it.

IE7Pro 2.0

IE7Pro 2.0 has been released on Jan 2,2008
E7Pro is an add-on for Internet Explorer which adds a lot of features and extras which make your Browsing faster,More Responsive and Sleek.IE7Pro is a must have add-on for Internet Explorer, which includes a lot of features and tweaks to make your IE friendlier, more useful, secure and customizable.

IE7Pro includes Tabbed Browsing Management, Spell Check, Inline Search, Super Drag Drop, Crash Recovery, Proxy Switcher, Mouse Gesture, Tab History Browser, Web Accelerator, User Agent Switcher, Webpage Capturer, AD Blocker, Flash Block, Greasemonkey like User Scripts platform, User Plug-ins and many more power packed features. You can customize not just Internet Explorer, but even your favorite website according to your need and taste using IE7Pro

Changelogs: IE7Pro 2.0 (Jan 2,2008):
1. Move to full modular version, Hope it will increase the stability
2. Add MiniDM as a simple replacement for IE default download window
3. Add hotkey CTRL+M to minimize IE windows to tray icon
4. 64bit version released (http://www.ie7pro.com/download.php)
5. Google sponsored search added


IE7Pro Features

Enhance Internet Explorer's Tabbed Browsing Capabilities
1. Double click to close tab.
2. Open new tab from address bar.
3. Enable/disable tab browse history manager.
4. Enable/disable crash recovery
5. Move the IE menu bar above the address bar
6. Hide search bar.
7. Modify the maxium number of parallel connections to the web server.
8. Select the external program to view page source
Super Drag and Drop
With Super Drag and Drop enabled, you can open new links by simply dragging and dropping the link on the page. You can also Drag and Drop to search selected words with the default search engine or save the selected photo when Shift is held down.
Mouse Gesture
Mouse Gesture allow the user to execute commonly performed tasks (open/close a tab, go back, go forward , print , scrolling page etc.) by drawing a simple symbol on the screen.
Crash Recovery
Crash Recovery automatically restores all opened pages after a crash happened.
Save Page to Image
Flexible and easy-to-use tool that converts html page from any URL to image. It captures the whole web page's content into JPG, BMP , GIF , PNG or TIFF on the fly.
Quick Proxy Switcher
Different internet connections do often require completely different proxy server settings and it's a real pain to change them manually.
AD Blocker
Blocks all forms of advertising, including Flash ads, rich media, fly-ins, slide-ins, pop-ups, pop-unders, spyware and adware ads, and messenger ads.
Greasy monkey alike User Script
IE7Pro Script is to Internet Explorer7 as Greasemonkey is to Firefox. It lets you remix the Web via scripts.
Inline Search
Adds the inline search bar like firefox has, finds as you type, use the F3 and Enter Key to cycle between multiple results, highlight all results.
Spell Check
IE7Pro Spell Check will check any text you enter and alert you to possible errors by adding a red underline to any potentially misspelled words.

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Get earlier version of internet explorer

This earlier version of internet explorer that i found in some source

Internet Explorer 1.0 (1.1 MB)
Internet Explorer 2.0 (1.2 MB)
Internet Explorer 3.01 (Win3.11) (4.5 MB)
Internet Explorer 3.02 (Win95) (10.6 MB)
Internet Explorer 3.02 (WinNT) (8.7 MB)
Internet Explorer 4.01 SP2 (52.1 MB)
Internet Explorer 5.5 SP2 (84.1 MB)
Internet Explorer 6.0 (76.7 MB)

Internet Explorer 7 Commercial Video

I get it from youtube..what you think about this video..