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Mark is a retired Navy Commander, a veteran IT journalist, author, and award
winning game designer. His articles on gaming, broadband, internetism, and
computer hardware have appeared everywhere from Microsoft.com to Playboy.
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Source: http://www.markhwalker.com/

What, pray tell, is "internetism", please?

"Internetisms is the improper use of the English Language. This is mainly
used on IM Programs, Chatrooms, and so on."
Source: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Internetism

Does Mr. Walker have a different version of IE7 than I downloaded
(7.0.5700.6)?  I am unable to find a way to make a favorite page available
for viewing offline.  There is a checkbox for doing so in neither the "Add a
favorite" dialog nor the Favorite properties dialog.
D.G.

I have just installed IE7 and tried to make google my homepage, but it keeps
reverting back to dell myway homepage. I have tried several times to to
remove it from the homepage icon but it won't delete. What can I do?

I'm sorry, but it appears your navy commander has decided himself what the
customers need, in true military officer fashion. Was he in a hurry to be
promoted to captain and had to made a quick modification, then sell it as an
improvement?

Internet Explorer favorites organization has NOT been made easier. In fact,
the one option that was removed from a few versions back is the ability to
highlight multiple favorites for reorganization and to drag and drop from
favorites window to favorites window. The "click on, drag it up or down for
the length of the favorites list to a folder, drop it, click another, drag
it, ad nauseum" shows a true lack of not innovation, but ability to use a
computer. It is a true waste of time and efficient software utilization. I
would rather be able to open the favorites folder in a new window, highlight
what I want, then drop it where it's needed.

Please tell the commander that "being in charge" means knowing what's
needed, not what he wants to pass off as useful. And, change for the sake of
the "troops" is sometimes better than simply having authority to do as you
please for your ego.

Oh brother. Most of the touted "features" were there in IE 6 anyway... and
worked better. The blank page as home page for instance. In IE 6 it was no
problem.  It made opening a new browser window streamlined and lots quicker
than having to wait for all those annoying gizmos and doodads to load. Now,
in IE 7, a blank page takes *forever* to start... what's with that? It's
freakin' blank! Why does it take IE 7 five times as long to open a blank
browser page as IE 6 did? And what, exactly, does it think it's "connecting"
to? Blank should mean blank, and it should open fast. IE 6 could deliver
this, IE 7 it seems cannot.

Hi, I downloaded Internet Explorer 7 and set the Homepage under Tools;
Internet Options but Explorer opens to the following:
http://runonce.msn.com/runonce2.aspx.
I triple checked the home page and it is set.  Any suggestions?
thank you!

I find it very "interesting !??" that the section on explaining adding a page
to favorites did not go past the point of actually selecting where in the
favorites list you can add a favorite. I think this is because once you do
so, you expose what is in my opinion the single biggest flaw in IE7 - and the
cause of my now having uninstalled it. This is when you add a favorite and
you select the "Create in" drop down list, the thing 'opens each and every
folder in the tree! It seems as if the MS developers of IE7 don't have many
favorites, but my favorites tree consists of hundreds of folders (my
Webmaster folder alone has over 100 folders and many 100's of favorites - my
'business' folder has a similar structure. So when adding a favorite - it
takes "ages" to locate the folder where i want to add to. Exciting and
streamlined?? - i hardly think so

For the past year I have been able to access a website
(www.bmwsporttouring.com), where I log in with a user name and password and
am able to view posts as well as post posts.  For the past week, I have not
been able to access this website which was saved to my favorites.  In
addition, when I type in the URL, I see connecting and then receive the
message that I may not be connected, or the website is encountering problems.
I am able to access this website from another computer in a different room.  
I restored the system to the time I last was able to access the website and I
still can't access it from this pc.  Can you please help me?  Thanks!