I just upgraded recently to IE8 from IE6, and found it painless. Things seem to run a little faster. The menu bars are different, but change is good sometimes to keep out of the rut and keep the synapses firing. I like the multiple tabs feature. Maybe this was possible before but completely missed my consciousness... There seem to be several new features which I have not explored yet, but the same ole stuff I always did can still be done. No problems.