Internet Explorer 8 Beta

[TGMT²]

Originally Posted by philly387

What would you need a backup browser for?

One of the worst mistakes you can do on a computer is not have a back-up browser.

Suppose a file on your hard-drive that makes your browser work gets infected or unreadable. What are you going to do? You won't be able to access the internet to re-download it or another browser. You would basically be stuck.

It would be real easy to click another icon (Opera) on your desktop to get you up and running again.

Also last month IE7 had a Security Warning and was recommended not to use it until they fixed the issue. They had it fixed the next day, but having another browser on your computer made it easy to use something else while they fixed the problem.

MS issues brown alert over unpatched IE 7 flaw • The Register

[aspkin]

Right, I hate when I'm working one someone's computer and all they have is slow ass IE.

Then I have to wait 10 minutes for it to load a page, try and download Firefox just to get other things I need to fix their computer.

Multiple browsers all the way.

[GreenBean]

That was a test avatar. I like it heaps. Yep, that is a phoenix.
TGMA is correct. You have to be able to 'control' what you do when dealing with ebay.

[philly387]

Ahhhh now I see the light...