Product,Reviews,amp,#58,Intern DIY Product Reviews: Internet Explorer
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When I began "surfing" there was no world wide web, and the concept of the "internet" was much looser and not nearly as well defined as today. There really was not even the concept of a "web browser" at all. Instead, there were dozens of much simpler, more specific browsers, each designed for a single purpose.I miss those days long ago, before Netscape and Internet Explorer came along. There was a little more magic, I think, and a larger sense of exploring the unknown wilds of cyberspace. It all seemed, I don't know, more fulfilling when I searched for hours using FTP and Archie for someone who had a copy of Dungeon (before it became Zork) or for a document about how DNS worked. I guess the difference is like flying across the country to Boston, taking the train, or driving there in your car. If the only thing of interest is the destination, then by all means take the fastest airplane. If, however, you want to enjoy the trip and take in the sights, you may want to drive.My first "browser" was via CompuServe. I don't know if you could really call it a browser, but it worked. There was only text, and it was very difficult to get around, but somehow we all managed to get along and we got what we needed. I followed CompuServe with America Online, which was, believe me, a huge step up. From there I skipped to Netscape, then to Internet Explorer.In my humble opinion, Internet Explorer (even those early versions) was a tremendous step up from anything else that was available. It wasn't that IE had any better features or anything like that - it was just that IE, well, felt better. The browsing experience was smoother, a little more refined, a touch classier.I found that Netscape stuttered. As pages loaded it would stop and start and stop and start, and I found it incredibly annoying. On the other hand, Internet Explorer was smooth; it seemed to load pages and graphics much cleaner.As the browser wars heated up the differences between the two major contenders became more and more pronounced. Both products added special tags, special capabilities and tons of improvements. Sometimes versions of both programs were released which were not adequately tested; this was a natural by-product of an honest-to-god war between the two browsers.I was happy with IE4, and I found IE5 to be just about perfect (although some tweaking of security was necessary to prevent serious bug infestations). Because of that, I delayed upgrading to IE6 until a few days ago - I was more than a little afraid of the new version due to many negative reports about smart tags and a few other features.As it turns out, IE6 is a fine browser, perhaps the best yet (although I have not yet played with the new version of Netscape). The browsing experience is very smooth, it's fast and efficient, and it seems to have just about everything you would expect.One of the features that I really like is the new privacy options. While this does not by any means terminate privacy concerns with this browser, it is a good step in the right direction. Whereas before, in all browsers, you can only treat all cookies the same (accept them, prompt for them or block them), IE6 allows you to control cookies on a site-by-site basis. Even better, you can separately choose to turn off third-party cookies, and you can even treat session cookies as a separate case. I like it. Now if they would just add something similar to get rid of those annoying pop-up windows ...On the downside - IE6 is huge. The browser takes a tremendous amount of resources: memory, disk and CPU. IE6 also significantly modifies your system (unlike Netscape or Opera), which can be alarming. And, of course, you can expect the usual two-to-a dozen emergency patches a month due to security holes. Some things simply do not change ...As should be obvious, I like this browser. It does what I expect from a browser - it lets me browse and gets out of my way. It's fast, it's smooth and it works well. That's all that I want. Article Tags: Internet Explorer
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