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FoxIE expands browsing options for Internet Explorer users - level 100

I haven't used the stock Internet Explorer in several years, and many people agree that it lacks some essential features found in other browsers like Maxthon and FireFox. For instance, both of these browsers have tabbed browsing and other convenience features like pop-up blocking and some ad-blocking available.

Maxthon is a browser shell that uses IE as the rendering engine. Firefox is a shell also that uses the Mozilla engine. Browser extensions exist for both, but certainly more exist for Firefox.

I have used Maxthon since it was renamed from MyIE2, and MyIE2 befor that. Maxthon served me well while Firefox was making it to version 1.0. I've now fully converted to Firefox as my main browser. I wasn't satisfied by the stock Firefox, but I'm completely satisfied now that I've installed extensions like the developer toolbar, IE Tab (that embeds the IE engine in a Firefox tab), and others.

Since I develop web applications, I need to evaluate the experience in Internet Explorer still, so I still have to deal with that.

There is an extension for Internet Explorer that I really like initially. It's Foxie. It adds a tab bar to IE as well as search box and other features like a adware/spyware firewall. It's early in it's development, but I'm impressed.

Published Dec 01 2005, 08:08 AM by Jeffrey Palermo

Comments

Jim L said:

I can't agree more about he usefulness of IETab and IEView. The webdeveloper ext simply rocks!

I also cannot live without "Resizable TextArea" and "Colorzilla". The do come in handy :)

Thanks for your post. I am checking out FoxIE now :D

# December 1, 2005 10:02 AM

Joshua Flanagan said:

I've switched back to IE now that the 7beta is available (to MSDN subscribers). It brings IE back to feature parity with Firefox (sans extensions), and restores the 100% compatibility with the web I browse (note the qualification) that Firefox still lacks.

However, when doing development, Firefox with the Web Developer extension has no peer.

# December 1, 2005 12:48 PM

FoxIE Narc said:

I would think twice before touting the greatness of an application that not only rips off the likeness of FireFox, but uses illegally reverse-engineered code to provide its add-ons.

Read more, and pass it on. Boycott FoxIE!!

FoxIE rips off CC Cleaner blatantly:
http://forum.ccleaner.com/index.php?showtopic=2272

I had it removed from download.com:
http://www.download.com/Foxie-Privacy-Security-Productivity-Suite/

Note the comments still exist:
http://www.download.com/Foxie-Privacy-Security-Productivity-Suite/3640-2144_4-10453026.html

# December 8, 2005 9:35 PM

JarC said:

FoxIE Narc should get his facts straight, the links referred to deal with a tool called Foxie Cleaner, which has nothing to do with the IE toolbar add-on FoxIE

# December 24, 2005 10:50 AM

JarC said:

oops, get my own facts straight, its just a small part of the toolbar...wel in that case it ain't a rip just a lookalike...

# December 24, 2005 10:52 AM

About Jeffrey Palermo

Jeffrey Palermo is a software management consultant and the CTO of Headspring Systems in Austin, TX. Jeffrey specializes in Agile coaching and helps companies double the productivity of software teams. Jeffrey is an MCSD.Net , Microsoft MVP, Certified Scrummaster, Austin .Net User Group leader, AgileAustin board member, INETA speaker, INETA Membership Mentor, Christian, husband, father, motorcyclist, Eagle Scout, U.S. Army Veteran, and Texas A&M University graduate.