The next release of Internet Explorer may include a private browsing feature that automatically deletes all traces of a user's web browsing activity. Presently Safari is the only well known browser offering such an option, which is sometimes to referred to as "porn mode", for reasonably obvious reasons... One obvious use case for privacy browsing modes is surfing the Net for pornographic materials without leaving traces, but other, ... Read full entry

If SitePoint's web stats are anything to go by, web professionals will have completely ceased using Internet Explorer in about five years time. The emphasis is on web professionals though (who, in this instance, make up the majority of SitePoint's readers), or those aware of the browser alternatives to IE. Many other internet users will continue to use IE given it is still the pre-installed default browser on ... Read full entry

Windows XP SP3 upgrade spells trouble for Internet Explorer The imminently due Service Pack 3 for Windows XP apparently doesn't permit rolling back to a prior version of the Microsoft web browser once a new version is installed. Writing on the MSDN website, Jane Maliouta said people who are trying out Internet Explorer 7 (IE7) and want to roll back to IE6 would need to complete that downgrade before installing ... Read full entry