With the help of Digg, I have found one of the best Firefox extension ever. It’s called IE Tab and it has so many uses. IE Tab allows you to run Internet Explorer in a tab within Firefox.
Now why would you want to do this? Well for one you can run websites such as Windows Update and PC Pitstop without having to open IE. Another use would be for those pesky websites that only let IE users in.
If you’re wondering about security, don’t. Internet Explorer only runs when you specifically tell Firefox to use it, and if it is running there are status indicator everywhere to make you aware. When you click on one of your bookmarks Firefox resumes to the Gecko rendering engine without any problem at all.
If you find that you have some website you still need to use IE for, or if you’re a web developer like myself, I would highly recommend you install the IE tab extension right away.
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AWESOME FIND!!!! Ron, you’re the best! I was so sick of going into IE for a few things that only work there and now I can do it! Neato!
Just wondering, is there a install for this add-on for mac?
This is Stupid: How do you use it? i have it, but i don’t know how to use it exactly.
Hi - same question as mj - I’m looking for this tab extension for a MAC.
-Jude
There is no way to use IE on a Mac. If you’re looking for an easy way to view a page in Safari there is a extension called Safari View.
Same question than mj and Jude. I would like to know if ie tab works on mac os. I am creating a website and I want to view how it looks like on internet explorer.
Gigil, unfortunately, no. You can however run Internet Explorer on an Intel Mac, but there is no way to run it in a separate tab.
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