IE7B2

I downloaded the beta 2 version of Internet Explorer 7.0 on Saturday, and it is huge improvement. I thought I would run it at home for a while before I loaded onto my laptop at work, just to make sure I liked it, but I'm definitely going to download it tomorrow at the office.

It has a much sleeker profile, giving you more screen real estate. There's a built-in search toolbar, and the menus and toolbars have been tweaked slightly, with better usability. It also has tabbed browsing, meaning you can open another browser without opening another instance of IE, like having multiple documents open in Word. Opening another window is as easy as one click on a new tab. I know all the other browsers have had this for years, but now that I have it, I can't live without it. It also incorporates RSS functionality, and has improved security. It only works with XP SP2, though, it does a little operating system check before you can install it. It also checks to see if you have a valid version of Windows.