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William769 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Apr-26-06 10:22 AM Original message |
Internet explorer 7 (Beta) As I put on my flame retardant suit. |
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stepnw1f (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Apr-26-06 10:24 AM Response to Original message |
1. Looks Clunky |
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Toucano (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Apr-26-06 10:24 AM Response to Original message |
2. Puke! n/t |
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Commie Pinko Dirtbag (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Apr-26-06 10:24 AM Response to Original message |
3. Wow, it took only 6 years for them to copy Mozilla! Congratulations! -nt |
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Sal Minella (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Apr-26-06 11:00 AM Response to Reply #3 |
18. They lifted the whole "windows" concept from Steve Jobs, didn't they? |
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Beelzebud (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Apr-26-06 12:33 PM Response to Reply #18 |
27. And Steve Jobs stole it all from Xerox... |
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alfredo (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Apr-26-06 12:35 PM Response to Reply #27 |
28. Bullshit. Apple bought the technology from them and |
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Beelzebud (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Apr-26-06 12:37 PM Response to Reply #28 |
29. chill! chill! No need to freak out over a little joke... |
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alfredo (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Apr-26-06 12:40 PM Response to Reply #29 |
35. OK, but some people are still spreading that story as truth. |
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Beelzebud (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Apr-26-06 12:42 PM Response to Reply #35 |
36. Well it's a silly argument anyway. If not windows then what? |
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alfredo (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Apr-26-06 03:07 PM Response to Reply #36 |
63. I remember those pre Gui days. Even then we were trying |
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Sal Minella (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Apr-26-06 01:51 PM Response to Reply #28 |
56. I remember reading that the Powers-That-Were at Xerox at the time |
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William769 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Apr-26-06 01:58 PM Response to Reply #56 |
57. You are correct. |
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alfredo (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Apr-26-06 02:51 PM Response to Reply #56 |
61. It wasn't part of their core business. They made copying machines |
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QC (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Apr-26-06 01:37 PM Response to Reply #27 |
51. LIAR!!! Steve Jobs created the heavens and the earth and all |
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alfredo (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Apr-26-06 12:39 PM Response to Reply #18 |
33. They took the interface, turned it upside down and 180 |
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alcibiades_mystery (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Apr-26-06 02:01 PM Response to Reply #33 |
59. And Apple still sued |
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alfredo (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Apr-26-06 02:43 PM Response to Reply #59 |
60. There were several suits, one was settled out of court. That one |
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Greyhound (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Apr-26-06 03:10 PM Response to Reply #18 |
64. Actually Jobs and the Woz lifted it from PARC |
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Bush_Eats_Beef (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Apr-26-06 10:25 AM Response to Original message |
4. Well...awesome until it becomes an attack target. |
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alfredo (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Apr-26-06 12:49 PM Response to Reply #4 |
41. I think they are deveolping a series of fonts that can only |
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aquart (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Apr-26-06 10:26 AM Response to Original message |
5. I don't understand tabs. I just don't. |
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NMDemDist2 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Apr-26-06 10:33 AM Response to Reply #5 |
9. tabs ROCK |
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aquart (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Apr-26-06 10:38 AM Response to Reply #9 |
13. Still not understanding. |
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Atman (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Apr-26-06 12:37 PM Response to Reply #13 |
32. It's not the same as having "multiple open windows" |
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Roland99 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Apr-26-06 02:00 PM Response to Reply #9 |
58. I don't see how I lived without tabs before! |
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Sal Minella (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Apr-26-06 10:55 AM Response to Reply #5 |
17. I didn't either. Now I love them, 3-4 going at once on lively sites. |
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The Revolution (497 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Apr-26-06 11:11 AM Response to Reply #5 |
23. I don't either |
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William769 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Apr-26-06 11:51 AM Response to Reply #23 |
24. For one tabbing over multiple windows save alot of resources! |
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Beelzebud (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Apr-26-06 12:45 PM Response to Reply #5 |
38. I didn't either until I tried them out. |
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madokie (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Apr-26-06 10:28 AM Response to Original message |
6. Haven't tried it yet but will. hope you have a good suit, you'll need it. |
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William769 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Apr-26-06 10:30 AM Response to Reply #6 |
7. The new features that it offers are fantastic. |
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madokie (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Apr-26-06 12:28 PM Response to Reply #7 |
25. I'm trying it now and once I figure it out I'll like it |
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William769 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Apr-26-06 12:32 PM Response to Reply #25 |
26. Let me know what you think. |
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Speck Tater (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Apr-26-06 10:32 AM Response to Original message |
8. The interface looks like it was designed by... |
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WePurrsevere (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Apr-26-06 10:36 AM Response to Reply #8 |
11. My 1st thought was that was designed by Bush's backdrop designers. n/t |
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Submariner (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Apr-26-06 10:34 AM Response to Original message |
10. Sad to say |
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WePurrsevere (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Apr-26-06 10:54 AM Response to Reply #10 |
15. We usually use Slimbrowser or Avant instead of IE... |
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Submariner (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Apr-26-06 12:39 PM Response to Reply #15 |
34. I'll take a look at that |
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William769 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Apr-26-06 11:07 AM Response to Reply #10 |
20. LOL |
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SpiralHawk (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Apr-26-06 10:36 AM Response to Original message |
12. Why you no good dirty rat... |
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Rude Horner (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Apr-26-06 10:39 AM Response to Original message |
14. I'm using it right now |
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ET Awful (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Apr-26-06 10:55 AM Response to Original message |
16. Does it offer anything that Firefox doesn't? |
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William769 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Apr-26-06 11:09 AM Response to Reply #16 |
21. I do not know, I have never used Firefox. |
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SmokingJacket (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Apr-26-06 12:44 PM Response to Reply #21 |
37. Try it! It's very solid and almost never crashes or |
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Joanne98 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Apr-26-06 05:57 PM Response to Reply #37 |
81. Who owns Firefox? Will it be an IPO someday? |
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Jersey Devil (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Apr-26-06 11:10 AM Response to Reply #16 |
22. I have trouble with Firefox opening videos |
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boise1 (248 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Apr-26-06 01:00 PM Response to Reply #22 |
44. Try the "IE Tab" extension |
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Sal Minella (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Apr-26-06 04:02 PM Response to Reply #44 |
69. Download successful, icon in bar, still won't play comedycentral videos |
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boise1 (248 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Apr-26-06 04:51 PM Response to Reply #69 |
72. Works ok for me |
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Sal Minella (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Apr-26-06 07:13 PM Response to Reply #72 |
83. Opened Norton security, went to "Ad blocking", went to "Configure" |
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Ignacio Upton (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Apr-26-06 12:37 PM Response to Reply #16 |
30. What about those stupid "The Operation Timed Out" errors |
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mainegreen (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Apr-26-06 11:02 AM Response to Original message |
19. Without XUL, it's nothing. |
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Solon (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Apr-26-06 12:37 PM Response to Original message |
31. Just a little funny thing with that screenshot... |
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Atman (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Apr-26-06 12:46 PM Response to Original message |
39. I still don't understand why MS insists on giving so much real estate to.. |
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Atman (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Apr-26-06 12:47 PM Response to Reply #39 |
40. I hear it offers a direct link to your bank account! |
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discopants (457 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Apr-26-06 12:58 PM Response to Original message |
42. Funny that the Explorer logo is repeated 4 times in that one image |
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Xenotime (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Apr-26-06 01:00 PM Response to Original message |
43. Browsers suck... |
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Midlodemocrat (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Apr-26-06 01:01 PM Response to Original message |
45. Why can't I get it to download? |
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Solon (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Apr-26-06 01:04 PM Response to Reply #45 |
47. Here, let me help... |
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Midlodemocrat (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Apr-26-06 01:34 PM Response to Reply #47 |
49. LOL. Thanks. I do use Firefox. |
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William769 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Apr-26-06 01:38 PM Response to Reply #45 |
53. I don't know what to tell you, it worked fine for me. |
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madokie (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Apr-26-06 03:59 PM Response to Reply #45 |
68. I just downloaded it this morning just fine, and if I can figure it out |
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GoneOffShore (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Apr-26-06 01:03 PM Response to Original message |
46. It's not Firefox |
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Gold Metal Flake (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Apr-26-06 01:28 PM Response to Original message |
48. MS sez XP only. Anyone tried it with ME yet? |
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LiberalPartisan (844 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Apr-26-06 05:30 PM Response to Reply #48 |
76. FYI - M.E. end of life is July 2006 |
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originalpckelly (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Apr-26-06 01:36 PM Response to Original message |
50. IE is the the biggest piece of Bullplop ever put out. Just say no. (n/t) |
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William769 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Apr-26-06 01:37 PM Response to Reply #50 |
52. Tell us how you really feel. |
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jsamuel (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Apr-26-06 01:38 PM Response to Original message |
54. It is destroying my website... |
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jsamuel (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Apr-26-06 05:42 PM Response to Reply #54 |
78. wasn't as bad as I first thought, it was just one setting I had to change |
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Ioo (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Apr-26-06 01:40 PM Response to Original message |
55. I don't understand, why would I get IE7 - already have it, called FireFox |
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charlie (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Apr-26-06 03:03 PM Response to Original message |
62. Gack |
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Greyhound (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Apr-26-06 03:13 PM Response to Original message |
65. You say you like M$ but fail to give any reason why. |
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William769 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Apr-26-06 03:24 PM Response to Reply #65 |
67. I trust them, |
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Greyhound (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Apr-26-06 04:06 PM Response to Reply #67 |
71. OMG, are you serious? |
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William769 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Apr-26-06 05:15 PM Response to Reply #71 |
73. You try to talk the talk & try to walk the walk but you still come up |
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Greyhound (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Apr-26-06 05:33 PM Response to Reply #73 |
77. Your mind is clearly made up so I'm not going to spend a lot of time |
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William769 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Apr-26-06 05:53 PM Response to Reply #77 |
80. The X files |
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Toucano (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Apr-26-06 08:24 PM Response to Reply #73 |
85. "If what you say is true, he'd be in prison." |
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Name removed (0 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Apr-27-06 06:56 PM Response to Reply #85 |
102. Deleted message |
jsamuel (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Apr-26-06 05:46 PM Response to Reply #67 |
79. Comp. Scientist - I trust open source, not MS, that is why I trust Firefox |
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Tactical Progressive (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Apr-26-06 07:33 PM Response to Reply #67 |
84. Gates is like Thomas Edison |
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William769 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Apr-26-06 09:11 PM Response to Reply #84 |
87. Oy vey! |
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Atman (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Apr-26-06 09:26 PM Response to Reply #87 |
90. Oh yeah, look! You've got a "rofl" smiley! You sure proved your point! |
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William769 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Apr-26-06 09:49 PM Response to Reply #90 |
92. Talk about delusional ! |
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Atman (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Apr-26-06 10:10 PM Response to Reply #92 |
94. Yeah, Jobs is in SUCH bad shape! |
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William769 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Apr-26-06 10:15 PM Response to Reply #94 |
95. Just think of where he could be sitting. |
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SoCalDem (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Apr-26-06 03:20 PM Response to Original message |
66. I fell for it and now I cannot play any video on it so I went with Firefox |
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madokie (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Apr-26-06 04:05 PM Response to Original message |
70. Well you asked me this morning to let you know what I thought |
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William769 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Apr-26-06 05:17 PM Response to Reply #70 |
74. We are a dying breed on DU. Go figure. |
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madokie (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Apr-26-06 06:17 PM Response to Reply #74 |
82. Yea we are. I started with dos 3 and went to windows only after |
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LiberalPartisan (844 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Apr-26-06 05:26 PM Response to Reply #70 |
75. I've been testing IE-7 since alpha. |
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OPERATIONMINDCRIME (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Apr-26-06 08:26 PM Response to Original message |
86. Cool. Did You Download It Yet? Is It Ok? And Thanks! |
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William769 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Apr-26-06 09:12 PM Response to Reply #86 |
88. Works like a dream for me! |
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Atman (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Apr-26-06 09:29 PM Response to Reply #88 |
91. No one has said you're lying, William. |
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OPERATIONMINDCRIME (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Apr-26-06 11:52 PM Response to Reply #88 |
97. Your Opinion Is The Only One That Matters Right Now, So Thanks! |
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madokie (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Apr-26-06 09:15 PM Response to Reply #86 |
89. works for me just fine, not sure about me though |
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William769 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Apr-26-06 09:51 PM Response to Reply #89 |
93. Practice makes perfect. |
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Gold Metal Flake (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Apr-27-06 08:49 AM Response to Reply #86 |
98. I D/Led and loaded it yesterday evening. |
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William769 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Apr-27-06 10:56 AM Response to Reply #98 |
101. Great! |
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Imagevision (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Apr-26-06 11:17 PM Response to Original message |
96. you can also drag all tabs anywhere left to right |
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B3Nut (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Apr-27-06 08:57 AM Response to Original message |
99. IE7 broke a major filesystem function |
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William769 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Apr-27-06 09:42 AM Response to Reply #99 |
100. Theres a tool out there called |
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Gold Metal Flake (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Apr-27-06 07:01 PM Response to Original message |
103. Ah found a bug. |
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