[OPLINTECH] IE 8 for public computers?

[Phil Shirley]

Should have said, in case it matters, these computers will have Windows XP.

Phil

Phil Shirley wrote:
> Would you put IE 8 on public computers now, or stick with IE 7?  It 
> looks like IE 8's Compatibility View feature is supposed to be able to 
> deal with all kinds of things, but I'm not sure how well it will work. 
> What concerns me most is web sites that require IE; we'll have the 
> latest version of Firefox as an alternative that should display most 
> things well, but it would stink if a site required IE but didn't work 
> properly with IE8.  I'm not finding anything that mentions any sites 
> failing to work with IE8.
> 
> This would be a good time for us to put out 8 because we're going to be 
> putting out new public computers.  I'd like to give patrons the latest 
> software, but I don't want people go go away frustrated because 
> something didn't work on our brand new computers.
> 
> Thanks.
> 
> Phil

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Phil Shirley
Technology Services Coordinator
Cuyahoga Falls Library
Cuyahoga Falls, Ohio
330-928-2117, ext. 109
pshirley at CuyahogaFallsLibrary dot org

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