Internet Explorer cannot open the Internet site http:// Operation aborted.

It's the perfect storm of stupidity. First off, it serves me right for using an antique web browser. Secondly, who's doing this shitty HTML coding? Thirdly, why is there an option for turning on such horrible response behavior in IE and why must it be so mislabeled? I get this problem due to bad javascripting in the page, then the page blanks out and is replaced by this message. The workaround is to turn off the option for blanking the page off, by going to advanced options and unchecking "Show friendly HTTP error messages" box. The actual solution is to go and download the lastest overbloated copy of IE and reinstall it, introducing God knows what new problems. The complete write up is uncharacteristically on M$'s website here:

http://support.microsoft.com/kb/927917

Switching tabs

I keep futilely hitting Alt-tab to switch between browser windows, except that it's IE7 now and it uses tabs. Fortunately it turns out that IE7 responds to Ctrl-Tab to switch between tabs. Thank God.

http://www.online-tech-tips.com/internet-explorer-tips/how-to-switch-between-tabs-in-ie7-using-shortcut-key/