14 DAY TRIAL // Internet Explorer 9 is nearly complete, and as Microsoft is gearing up for the RTW (release to web) milestone, the release Candidate (RC) build continues to be available for those users that want to get a taste of the next generation of IE. One way to get a tad more from the successor of IE8 is to access the “Power tips for Internet Explorer 9” webpage that the software giant has set up.
The page, which is live on the IE9 site on Windows.com, offers a total of four tips:
“1. Faster ways to get to your websites - Discover different ways to easily get to your favorite websites.
2. Top keyboard shortcuts - Learn how keyboard shortcuts can help you accomplish tasks more quickly.
3. Change and manage search providers - Take advantage of all that the address bar has to offer.
4. Manage add-ons - Find out how to manage add-ons, like toolbars, in Internet Explorer 9.”
While the recommendations from Microsoft might not seem as much, users should not shrug them off entirely.
Fact is that proper add-on management can speed up IE9 considerably, for example. I for one am always running without any extensions or add-ons enabled, and it’s just a pure browsing experience.
One thing that I do is always trying to steer clear of Flash content as much as possible. Poorly written ActionScript takes a considerable toll on IE’s performance, so I try to do without Flash as much as possible, which isn’t as difficult as you might think.
Changing search providers is a must-have option for me, and I cannot understand how there are still browsers, from companies claiming that they’re superior to IE9, that still do not allow users to select any search engine they want.
I’m also a keyboard junkie, and not using my keyboards would simply slow down my workflow quite a lot. And if the list provided by Microsoft is not enough for you, I have a few others you might like.
Each user has a specific collection of websites that are accessed frequently, and with the One Box and Pinned Sites, Microsoft makes it that much easier for them to go to the URLs they love as soon as possible.
Internet Explorer 9 (IE9) Release Candidate (RC) and Internet Explorer 9 (IE9) Platform Preview 8 (PP8) are available for download here.