Internet Explorer 8, for Windows XP

I upgraded but as I use firefox I really have no experience with IE8

The Security now podcast people claim that it might be a little earily to up grade to 8 as security holes are normally found in such programs in the first few months of it being widely used.

I upgraded several days ago and posted a question about the accelerators here:

http://able2know.org/topic/131911-1

I am finding it to be a lot slower than IE 7. I think it is due to all the new filters they've created in an effort to make the browser more secure.

IE 8 also has conflicts with several programs on my PC, Skype being one of them. It required deletion of Skype's quick launch icon in the task bar and reinstalling Skype did not remedy the situation. It is still useable, but I have to go to the start menu to launch it now.

I don't really understand the purpose for the Suggested Sites or Web Slice Gallery yet and am not using them. To me, they seem to be nothing but usage tracking devices designed to overcome the cookie blocking most users invoke.

Once you get used to using them, you'll like the accelerators, especially for sites like Digg, Facebook, Stumble It, etc.

There are accelerators for many types of sites. You can view a list of them here:

http://www.ieaddons.com/en/

And further reviews and descriptions of the new IE 8 features here:

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Internet_Explorer_8

The new features do not make up for the slowness of it. If I can't figure out how to overcome the slowness, I'll probably be reverting back to IE 7 soon.

This is a good review to read:

http://windowssecrets.com/comp/090402/#story1

An April 2, 2009, review by the editor and network engineer Mark Joseph Edwards in the newsletter Windows Secrets said:

Excerpt:

Thank you for the info. I myself am figuring at least to hold off in the short run. I'm not a big fan of change with or PC. There has to be a real good reason, in my opinion.

Thanks again.

It's enormously slow on my computer.

Can't say as I found it slow. It did fix a few things that I was having problems with in IE 7. The compatibility button is a great feature. I use it on a particular site where I get reports and the reports did not show properly. Clicking the compatibility button on this site corrects the problem immediately.

I like IE 8

So, you're recommending?

Just stating my experience. May be different for some. All in all, I can't see any reason not to go with it.

Thanks. I'm just a bit concerned due to the mixed reviews I've been reading up on.