One of the perks of working at Microsoft is you get to see the new software before it's released to the public. For the last four months, we've been using the new Internet Explorer. You may think we have to like Internet Explorer 5, but the truth is we really do like it.  In fact, we like it so much that we wanted to devote an entire edition of our site to how we've learned to save time using Internet Explorer 5. We've collected the following articles to help you harness the power of the Internet and use Internet Explorer 5 to find what you're looking for -- your way.

Internet Explorer:  the Top 10
We dispatched writer Gayle Picken, a long-time fan of the David Letterman show, to create her very own Top 10 list of Internet Explorer features and tell you how to make them work.

The search is over
Not being able to find what we're looking for is one of the most frustrating things about the Web. With Internet Explorer 5's incredible new searching power, finding even arcane subjects is a snap. To prove it, we sent Susan Hutton on a messy assignment to scour the Web for ketchup.  Armed with an appetite and the new Internet Explorer search capabilities, Hutton squeezed every ounce of her findings into this article.  Here, she tells you how she did it.

Who is Eric Berman?
You can't see software because it's hidden inside your computer.  But you can come face-to-face with someone who helps create it -- if you're lucky. At Microsoft, catching a program manager who's not buried with work behind their desks is like spotting a bald eagle in Manhattan. But our intrepid writers, Gayle Picken and Gordon Black, got their man. Read their interview with Internet Explorer Program Manager Eric Berman. See why his team made the choices that they did and what he has to say about the new browser's cutting-edge capabilities.

A new world of radio
Disproving the old axiom that you can't have your cake and eat it too, Susan Hutton got tuned to radio stations around the world while sitting at her desk. Best of all, for this article, she didn't have to worry about whether her boss was looking! Learn how you can move to the rhythm of Brazilian salsa and sway to Jazz from New Orleans using the Windows Radio toolbar.

Outlook Express is all grown up
Writer Gordon Black learned how to assume multiple personalities in his e-mail using the new Outlook Express program built into Internet Explorer. He lets you in on the secret of signatures as he explores the way Outlook Express and Internet Explorer sync up.

Download Internet Explorer 5
After you've perused our articles, download Internet Explorer 5 for yourself and use the time-saving features we've described, or discover your own techniques.