Internet Explorer 7 Beta

A couple of days back I installed the Internet Explorer 7 Beta just to give it a go. At first, the interface seemed really different and I thought it would take a bit of getting used to. However, after a few hours of using it, I have found that it isn’t all that bad. The tabbed browsing feature makes browsing a bit cleaner. Since I am the type of person who likes to open many links from a page in a new window, the advantage of tabbed browsing means I can have multiple pages from a single site linked to their own button on the taskbar. For example, I can open a few pages from one site and a few from another yet have it grouped down to just two different buttons on the taskbar (since I don’t use the “group similar taskbar buttons” option in Windows).

Overall, I reckon that the changes implemented in this version of Internet Explorer are good changes and are a step in the right direction. I think I will keep using this Beta version until the final version is released as I do not see the need to revert back to Internet Explorer 6. If you are into these kinds of things, I would suggest giving this version of Internet Explorer a go. Being a beta, there are going to be some bugs in it, but I am still yet to detect one. Since this is going to be the future version of Internet Explorer, I don’t see any harm in trying this out now to get a feel for it, and this way you can get a feel for it so you will be ready for it when it is released. If you would like to give it a go, you can download it from here.