Testing Internet Explorer 7 Beta 2

First, let me remind you that we do not suggest that our Clients install any beta software on their production computers. Betas always have problems and will most likely cause you grief. Let us geeks do the beta testing.

I had installed IE 7 beta 1 on one of my computers and had problems with several sites including Blogger, this blogging site. I waited a little while after beta 2 came out to download and try it. I finally did it earlier this week and so far no problems.

Some things I like in IE 7 are tabbed browsing and an RSS reader. Tabbed browsing allows you to open several websites or webpages at a time and tab between them. You can save sets of tabs for easy recall. This is very useful for me. I am just playing around with the RSS Reader so I'll have to let you know what I think later. Generally I use FeedDemon for RSS feeds, and I am very happy with it so I don't know if I will end up using the IE reader at all. But I will give it a shot.

Notes From Microsoft Seminar

I attended a Microsoft seminar in Branford yesterday. The seminar covered Windows Vista, the Windows XP replacement, and Office 2007, the next version of Microsoft Office. Both products are scheduled to ship in January 2007.

I really like what I see in Office 2007. The user interface is very intuitive. Several very good features have been added. Files are now saved in XML format which is an open standard and it seems to make them smaller in size as well. The newest version of SharePoint Services was also demoed. In combination with Office 2007, this will form an excellent document mangement and workflow product.

We will be setting up demonstrations of Windows Vista and Office 2007 later in the year to give our Clients a chance to see what's new. Stay tuned!