OK having said I have no use for tabs http://www.itpro.co.uk/blogs/davef/2008/04/14/slow-internet-explorer/ I was horrified to learn that MS Visual Studio 2005 (oh yes, I’m right up to date) uses the damn things instead of the old MDI type lots of code windows it used to have in MSVC v6.

After cursing and muttering I discovered that you can turn them off and go back to the old look. However, I have turned them back on - just as an experiment! In the spirit of open minded adventure I’ll give ‘em a try for a while and see how they go. Watch this rant…