IE7 [Part 2]

Downloading IE7

After some playing, we discovered that IE7 does not work on windows 2000. You can't get the menu bar (file, menu etc) to be at the top of the page. This may sound a silly point but I found it extremely annoying that the menu bar is below the navigation / address bar.

The next problem I discovered (my colleague did, too) was that it plays with your file associations. You will no longer be able to use ftp in Windows Explorer, random files are opened in IE7 instead of the normal program.

When my colleague then tried to uninstall IE7, it got even worse and he was forced to reinstall it just so he could use his machine properly!

Overall, it looks like an old version of Netscape, it just does nothing for me compared to Firefox. The tab browsing does seem very similar to Firefox, which is a good point as well as IE6 plugins working too. I expected that I would need a download a new version of my plugin's (Google and Alexa).

Downloading IE7

Well, I was on a mission to download the new IE 7. So I thought, hmm, lets go to IE7.com. What I found was unexpected and somewhat amusing.

What a Relief

Last weekend, Compsoft took part in Sport Relief 2006. The aim was to generate over £300 for charity by staff members completing a 1 mile walk / run.

Many of us took part in the race and those who did not, supported us. In total, 11 people took part including Mark Tillison's 6-year-old son.

The extra extra mile!
Certain staff members including myself decided that one mile was just not enough! So we proceeded to run it again! Obelisk Product Manager, Mike Massey managed to come 3rd in the second attempt with an impressive time of 5:19. I managed to knock over 1 minute off my first time with 7:32.

Results
Though no one knows the total amount raised by Compsoft yet, the target of £300 has been exceeded

Well done all!