Ok, it's on.
For the past 2 or 3 weeks, FireFox has decided to start randomly locking up on both my desktop PC and my laptop. It sometimes takes 3 or 4 tries to get it up and running from a closed slate. I'm sure it's just some unhappy extension breaking it, but it's given me a reason to try something new.
So, I've decided to try the latest beta (beta 3 for those of you keeping score at home) of IE7 for a while to see how it fares against what I've come to know and love about FireFox.
After the IE7 base install, the stupid thing wouldn't even even allow me to navigate to a page. After clicking the new "Reset..." button from the Internet Options control panel, things started up and are now running.
I tried the original IE7 beta and liked it. Microsoft finally decided to catch up to the rest of the world. But I'm very curious to see if it will get me to switch back permanently.
Here goes nothing...
About Brian Peek
Brian is a
Microsoft C# MVP who has been actively
developing in .NET since its early betas in 2000, and who has been developing
solutions using Microsoft technologies and platforms for even longer. Along
with .NET, Brian is particularly skilled in the languages of C, C++ and
assembly language for a variety of CPUs. He is also well-versed in a wide
variety of technologies including web development, document imaging, GIS,
graphics, game development, and hardware interfacing. Brian has a strong background in developing applications for the health-care industry, as well as developing solutions for portable devices, such as tablet PCs and PDAs. Additionally, Brian has co-authored the
book "
Debugging ASP.NET" published by New Riders, and is currently
co-authoring a book titled "
10 Coding4Fun Projects with .NET for Programmers, Hobbyists, and Game Developers" to be published by
O'Reilly
in late 2008. Brian also writes for MSDN's
Coding4Fun website, contributing
articles on a monthly basis.