The favorites bar in Internet Explorer 8 got better when a new feature called Web Slices was introduced. Web Slices keeps up with frequently updated web pages directly in the aforementioned favorites bar. A drop-down window showing the latest information on the stock market, weather, etc. This is actually quite an interesting feature for those of you who are still attached to Internet Explorer (I know you are out there somewhere).
How it works?
Internet Explorer automatically checks web pages for compatibility with the Web Slice feature, providing a green icon (shown below) when a slice is available. A quick click on the icon will add the site to your favorites toolbar at the top of the screen. Selecting the title of the website will take you to the actual website, but clicking the arrow to the right of the text will provide an updated drop-down window immediately.
In my experience, just surfing your favorite websites and hoping that they will be compatible with Web Slices has become quite tiresome. Instead, I found a list of websites that are compatible with Web Slice and can preview which ones support the feature. Then it’s easy to click on a picture of a website that will take you to a website where you can click a green icon to add the site to your favorites. Check out the screenshot of the website below.
When you add a site to your favorites bar (using the green button while on the selected site), you’ll be able to access a drop-down window that gives you the latest updates on news articles or changes in weather or stock by viewing the site for new material and staying connected. In the long run, it saves you a lot of time that should be spent browsing all the different websites you follow.
Internet Explorer may not be my favorite web browser, but I’m really impressed by the usefulness of the Web Slice feature and how much I’ve actually used it. The user interface still doesn’t seem to be perfect (bad read), but I applaud the developers for really coming up with a unique and interesting improvement to an outdated IE.
Try it out and let us know what you think of it below!
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