The newest incarnation of Internet Explorer - IE 8 - is now available for download. Will it follow the “rules” of website design? Or follow the “rules” of its predicessor, IE6, and muck up every site it browses? For those of you who are fans of Internet Explorer - here are the Top Eight Reasons to upgrade to IE 8.

  1. It’s Fast - surfing the web is now quicker than ever, thanks to performance enhancements that reduce how long it takes you to do a task. For example? A more intuitive address bar.
  2. It’s Easy - you don’t have to open up a new window to find information like driving directions—now you can get that info easily using one of our Accelerators. [No more stupid "IE needs to open a new window" windows?! Huzzah!]
  3. It’s Safe - no matter what you’re doing, you’ll stay safer using the SmartScreen filter. You’re instantly better protected against malicious software that can compromise your privacy and identity.
  4. Easily Keep Up with Sites - whether it’s news, stock quotes, or even auction items, now you can stay on top of sites that update frequently using Web Slices.
  5. Backward Compatibility - view sites with ease, even if they were designed for an older browser, with one click on the Compatibility View button.
  6. Crash Recovery - came across a site that caused a tab to crash? No worries, your browser session is stable, thanks to new tab isolation and crash recovery features.
  7. Surf in Private - InPrivate Browsing gives you the option to prevent browsing history, cookies, usernames and passwords from being retained by the browser.
  8. Customization - customize your browser by choosing from an ever growing collection of handy and easy-to-use Internet Explorer 8 add-ons from the Internet Explorer Add-ons Gallery.

Still not convinced? Well - go visit the Microsoft website and see for yourself!

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