Comments on: Top 10 IE7 Annoyances

By: I Hate Firefox and Thunderbird ~ Windows Fanatics

I Hate Firefox and Thunderbird ~ Windows Fanatics — Mon, 05 Mar 2007 17:46:34 +0000

[...] Yes, I realize that an increasing amount of people are using Firefox for Web browsing and Thunderbird for viewing email (as well as managing other information). I, however, am not a flyer of the Firefox flag. I support Mozilla’s efforts, but I don’t think their software is amazing… yet. And before you begin to criticize my choices, understand that I’m just as annoyed with IE7. I have Firefox installed on my machine, but the only time I use it is when I’m troubleshooting a Web page. Recently, Thunderbird users have been seeing mis-Capitalized Words in Lockergnome newsletters. At first, I thought it was a random hiccup - but then more subscribers started to complain. The common thread between them was the Thunderbird client. Tonight will prove my sleuthing efforts successful or void, as I believe I’ve identified the problem and fixed it. If not, then it’s back to the drawing board - back to trying to fix a problem that I inadvertently created. But is it really my problem, or is it the email client’s issue in the first place? [...]

By: YAMU: Top 10 IE7 Annoyances

YAMU: Top 10 IE7 Annoyances — Sun, 27 Aug 2006 14:06:14 +0000

[...] Top 10 IE7 Annoyances LOL, I just had to post about this, many of you are probably familiar with the name Chris Pirillo. Well, some weeks ago he published a list of top 10 IE7 annoyances. Quite a funny and revealing read, and he makes no secret of the fact he is a Maxthon fan too.Despite these snags, IE7 is certainly a better Web browser than IE6. Iâ€™m not even close to switching from Maxthon 1.x (though I donâ€™t like the way Maxthon 2.x is shaping up). Check it out! [...]

By: Paul

Paul — Wed, 26 Jul 2006 12:24:10 +0000

You say: ” Itâ€™s a modal icon – meaning it should only show up when thereâ€™s something there to see! ”
Sorry but that’s not how the modal word should be understood. I reached this page looking for “modal” and “save”. The save dialogue in IE7 is modal (inside the browser window), meaning it is alwasys on top and you can’t use other tab while saving is in progress. And this is annoying.

Modal ICON? What a heck is a modal icon?

By: G. Szusz

G. Szusz — Tue, 18 Jul 2006 23:01:14 +0000

…IE’s biggest error is that it has failed to appeal to the imaginative web-designer by bringing full-screen capability back as a default feature. Once again, design is limited to ” a page at a time”, totally blowing by the real potential of what a screen can do…and, please, no sob stories about spoofing…

By: I Hate Firefox and Thunderbird (GnomeREPORT)

I Hate Firefox and Thunderbird (GnomeREPORT) — Tue, 18 Jul 2006 10:32:41 +0000

[...] No phrase in the English language will get me into more hot water than the one I opted to use as the headline for today’s report. You must understand that I wrote it to get your attention. Do I have your attention now? Great.Yes, I realize that an increasing amount of people are using Firefox for Web browsing and Thunderbird for viewing email (as well as managing other information). I, however, am not a flyer of the Firefox flag. I support Mozilla’s efforts, but I don’t think their software is amazing… yet. And before you begin to criticize my choices, understand that I’m just as annoyed with IE7. I have Firefox installed on my machine, but the only time I use it is when I’m troubleshooting a Web page. [...]

By: John Ericson

John Ericson — Mon, 17 Jul 2006 15:07:12 +0000

” ‘Do you want to move or copy files from this zone?’ Yes, I do – or I wouldnâ€™t have tried it in the first place, you fool. Thereâ€™s no clear or easy way of eliminating this prompt, other than applying this registry hack.”

What registry hack?

By: John’s blog » Blog Archive » Funny comment on Microsoft and security

Mon, 17 Jul 2006 15:01:31 +0000

[...] Hilarious and quite an on the spot comment by jccalhoun on Chris Pirillo’s article Top 10 IE7 Annoyances Microsoft seems to have a very different definition of â€œsecurityâ€�? than I do. They seem to think that poping up a window that says, â€œAre you sure that you really want to do this???â€�? is some form of security. Call me crazy, but I think it would be better to actually make things secure rather than just put up warning signs. Putting up a flashing sigh that says, â€œpothole aheadâ€�? may make it more obvious where the pothole is, but it doesnâ€™t do anything about fixing the pothole. Microsoft needs to spend more time fixing the potholes and less time putting up flashing signs. [...]

By: Sid

Sid — Mon, 17 Jul 2006 11:24:25 +0000

Chris, I’m curious to know what exactly about Maxthon 2 bugs you. I’ve tried it, and it seems to me like an improvement over Maxthon 1 in every way possible.

Is it the UI?

By: Saqib

Saqib — Mon, 17 Jul 2006 11:04:16 +0000

My #1 new-feature request (which I know won’t make it in IE7) is some kind of decent download resuming, and not needing to open a new window for each file I download!

By: Roberto J. Dohnert

Roberto J. Dohnert — Thu, 13 Jul 2006 03:23:32 +0000

” Those who say this is not easily portable are rightâ€¦.when did you last see Windows XP for Power PC? ”

Your right there is no Windows for PowerPC, but there is Windows for Itanium, there is Windows for Opteron, and the is Windows for 32 bit. So writing in assembly is an idiotic suggestion

By: Selcuk Islamoglu

Selcuk Islamoglu — Thu, 13 Jul 2006 00:18:12 +0000

Actually with IE7, my biggest problem is definitely “resource hunger”. I made a little self test with like 9 tabs of same pages open in Firefox, IE7b3 and maxthon 1.x as you used (with IE7 beta3 engine). Results are amazing, definitely maxthon using 20 mb’s of ram with Firefox following with 45 mb’s with IE, 120 mb’s…

Oh and not to mention let me “put” File Edit View” menu bar to top, I’m not going to use Vista for a while! Oh and that’s possibly most disappointing appearance from Maxthon 2.0 screenshots to see title and menu at same while hoping it is different on final.

By: Darren

Darren — Wed, 12 Jul 2006 22:59:17 +0000

Top 1 annoyance with chris.pirillo.com:

#1. Your feed keeps getting refreshed, so Bloglines keeps displaying the same stories over and over again. I’m not sure if this is your fault of BL’s, but I’m going with you, as I’m not seeing the behaviour elsewhere in my 200 feeds.

By: Rod Trent at myITforum.com : Chris Pirillo needs to cut down on his coffee intake!

Wed, 12 Jul 2006 18:50:39 +0000

[...] http://chris.pirillo.com/2006/07/11/top-10-ie7-annoyances/ Published Wednesday, July 12, 2006 2:11 PM by rtrent Filed Under: Internet, Windows [...]

By: marc klink

marc klink — Wed, 12 Jul 2006 04:45:28 +0000

The major problem I see with IE7, and all MS stuff is bloat. Although I have a fast machine, not everyone does. This is why I am using Firefox less and less, and Opera more. They seem to be able to add features without bogging down a slower machine. MS needs to forget about the idea of reusable code ['cause that idea went south about 2 iterations of Windows ago] and get some assembly programmers to write tight code, with much testing to be sure of solidity. Those who say this is not easily portable are right….when did you last see Windows XP for Power PC?

By: jccalhoun

jccalhoun — Wed, 12 Jul 2006 03:47:42 +0000

I don’t notice the UI things, however, I have to agree with your first three. I think they are indicative of the most irritating features of all of Microsoft’s products starting most noticably with XP SP2. Microsoft seems to have a very different definition of “security” than I do. They seem to think that poping up a window that says, “Are you sure that you really want to do this???” is some form of security. Call me crazy, but I think it would be better to actually make things secure rather than just put up warning signs. Putting up a flashing sigh that says, “pothole ahead” may make it more obvious where the pothole is, but it doesn’t do anything about fixing the pothole. Microsoft needs to spend more time fixing the potholes and less time putting up flashing signs.