There is actually quite a lot of reasons why Microsoft Internet Explorer (IE) should be banned and if you really wanted a list I’m sure you’re probably better of visiting the wikipedia entry for IE. The problem I have with it at the moment is the fact it can’t display websites properly as it doesn’t fully support the standards that form the foundation of how web pages are created. That coupled with the fact that almost 75% (estimated) use IE as the browser (firefox anyone?). That means that even when I managed to get the first page of MyNewReg.com working correctly it still took 2 days of tinkering to get it to work in IE. The good thing is that it finally does!
One of the great ways you can find out what your page looks like in lots of different browsers is by using Browsershots. I’m a very proud Mac owner so testing in IE was a bit of a hassle but I’m pretty happy with the results. I still have the front page and the search results page to do. I can reuse parts of what I have already which should speed the process up a bit. It’s a great feeling to finally be able to interact with a real website. Feels like a good step forward.