March 8th, 2005



NOTE FROM KIM:
Bill Gates said that Microsoft will debut a beta
version of Internet Explorer 7 this summer.


The Top 8 Surprises
in Internet Explorer 7


8> With the new Crash Scheduler Wizard, those unpredictable crashes are a thing of the past.

7> New security/trust levels: Secure, Medium and “Ur pwn3d, b3y0tch!”

6> The “About” screen gives primary programming credit

“1,000,000 monkeys.”

5> It’s guaranteed 100% incompatible with non-Microsoft products!

4> It comes pre-installed with the latest malware, plus bonus “Create a Trojan” wizard.

3> It automatically blocks downloads of those nasty viruses such as Netscape, Firefox and Opera.

2> Good news: The browser is no longer part of the OS. Bad news: The OS is now part of the browser.

and the Number 1 Surprise in Internet Explorer 7…

1> An audible whine emerges whenever you visit apple.com.




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Credits:

Selected from 59 submissions from 20 contributors.
Today’s Top 5 List authors are:

Kevin van Houten, The Colony, TX — 1
Kim Moser, New York, NY — 2, 7, 8 (Hat trick!),
List Moderator, Topic
Bill Livingston, Decatur, AL — 3
Daniel Attema, Adelaide, Australia — 4
Matt Hurlburt, Stow, OH — 4
Doug Crews, San Diego, CA — 4
Matt Van Opens, Kenosha, WI — 4
Joe Terranova, Lake Orion, MI — 5
Allen Evans, Cedar Rapids, IA — 6
Gilberto Garc=EDa, Monterrey, Mexico — 7
Chuck Burke, Phoenix, NY — 7