IE8 Beta 1 Experience

Today I have just installed IE8 just to try it. Which the new features focus on Developers for web page debugging.

Installation
The installation take up more than five minutes, since it downloaded some security updates for Windows that is needed by the browser. The it required you to restart because of the Windows update it downloaded.

First run
IE8's start-up is faster than the start-up time of IE7. I think it also (correct me if I'm wrong...) low in process resources. It looks the same IE7, nothing new in the design, except for the Favorites bar which is like the Bookmarks toolbar by Firefox. It has this new button that says "Emulate IE7", which is one of the features of IE8 that it can emulate IE7. On the address bar, it highlights the domain name of the site you are viewing. Closing the browser is slow.

Actions
I uninstalled it. No explanations.

Updates
IE8 beta 2 is due release in August.

In case you want to try IE8b1 download it here.
If you're installing, it is better to create a restore point first before you install.
Using Vista and uninstalling it IE8? Go here.

Web Developer's must have FF add-ons...

Firebug
A must have for all web developers, it has it all. From DOM inspection, JavaScript debugging, HTML and CSS live modification. [Download]

ShowIP
A simple tool that retrieves that IP address of the website currently viewed. [Download]

MeasureIt
A tool that lets you measure that page or an element in the page in pixels. [Download]

Firesizer
Simple yet functional tool that lets you resize your Firefox window to a specific width and height. This tool is great for developers that needs to look the layout of their site in low resolution screens. [Download]

Web Developer
As the name says, it is a tool for Web Developers. Contains various tools that can help you in developing a website. [Download]
Note: This tool is good but honestly I don't use it. Why? Because it slows me down.

FireFTP
FTP Client embed in Firefox. [Download]
Note: For beginners, this tool can help you understand how to use a FTP client. For me, I don't use it, because it only uses one(1) connection at a time. Not recommended for multiple file uploading.

Dummy Lipsum
A tool that helps you insert automatically "Lorem Ipsum..." dummy text. This is great for filling-up forms that gives you a problem on what to insert in a field. [Download]


For more Firefox Add-Ons Web Development related just click the link below.
https://addons.mozilla.org/en-US/firefox/browse/type:1/cat:4

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