Quero toolbar for IE 7
In the latest issue of PC World, I discovered an extension that makes the horrid new interface of IE 7 much more tolerable: The Quero Toolbar.
A lot of people will probably discover Quero for its ad-blocking capabilities, but it restores more of an IE 6 feel to the IE 7 user interface (which Microsoft absolutely botched), and even gives it a little of the feel of Firefox (although Firefox is much more customizable).
I don't much use IE, but there are those occasional sites that still work best in IE (or, in the case of several newly redesigned services at work, ONLY in IE and not Firefox -- obviously, nobody consulted me on this). So for those instances when IE is a must, this little toolbar is handy.
(Screenshot of my IE 7, with Quero toolbar installed)
One great hint from PC World:
After installing the toolbar, choose Hide standard address/navigation bar under the Appearance option.
You don't need the standard nav bar, as the Quero query box doubles as the nav box too (as the screenshot above illustrates). Very economical use of valuable screen space (why others can get it so right and the MS people can't get UIs right after all these years just boggles the mind).
Posted by Kevin Whited @ 02/10/07 13:00 | Tech | Technorati
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For IE-only sites, I'd try Avant Browser. It's IE based and I have yet to run into an IE-only site that it couldn't handle (though such a site may exist!).
Posted by R. Alex @ 21:02 on 02/11/07
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