Internet Explorer 8 to Be Released This Thursday

Microsoft plans on releasing the latest iteration of their Internet Explorer browser this Thursday at noon Pacific. I've certainly had my share of fun reviewing the features of internet explorer 8, but truth be told -  you may want to consider upgrading to version 8 for the security upgrades.

Keep in mind if you do upgrade, that you will have to make extensive use of "legacy browsing mode" to properly view sites that have improperly targeted IE6 & IE7's many quirks.

If you are interested in reading up a bit more on this release head over to Information Week:

• http://www.informationweek.com/news/internet/browsers/showArticle.jhtml?articleID=215901126&cid=ref-true

To download the beta of version 8 now, or grab the first release on Thursday - you can head over to Microsoft's official IE page:

• http://www.microsoft.com/windows/products/winfamily/ie/default.mspx

To read more about IE8 from the dev team head over here:

• http://blogs.msdn.com/ie/archive/2009/03/19/internet-explorer-8-final-available-now.aspx