How to uninstall Internet Explorer 7

Luckily, you can remove IE7 from your Windows XP PC using Control Panel's "Add/Remove Programs." Nice to know it's not more permanently glommed onto Windows' innards.

Download of the Day: Internet Explorer 7 Release Candidate (Windows)

Microsoft takes Internet Explorer 7 out of beta and makes the release candidate of IE 7 available for download this morning. The 'softies say:

The RC1 build includes improvements in performance, stability, security, and application compatibility. You may not notice many visible changes from the Beta 3 release; all we did was listen to your feedback, fix bugs that you reported, and make final adjustments to our CSS support.
The RC installation requires not one but TWO restarts (it uninstalls any existing IE7 version first), plus it does a virtual pat-down and "validates" your copy of Windows AND it runs the Malicious Software Removal tool to make sure all's kosher on your PC. After all that, you're exhausted, but the new version does have a much speedier startup. IE7 RC is a free download, Windows only. Thanks, Stone! — Gina Trapani

Internet Explorer 7 [Microsoft via IEBlog]

IE Alias Adds Address Bar Shortcuts to Internet Explorer

Windows only: Add Firefox-style address bar shortcuts with IE Alias, a free add-on for Internet Explorer 7. While address bar alias shortcuts—as in typing "lh" to get to Lifehacker.com—have been available in packages such as IE7Pro (original post), IE Alias' tool adds the nifty ability to open multiple URLs with the same shortcut, giving Internet Explorer the same kind of "Open All in Tabs" convenience of, well, Firefox. IE Alias is a free download for Windows systems and Internet Explorer 7 only.