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Internet Browsers Have You Scratching Your Head?

Overwhelmed by Internet browser choices? How do you determine which one is right for you? Here are some features of the top three browser picks so that you can decide which one is for you.

 

Mozilla Firefox 3.5

Many surveys have shown that users think Firefox is the king of browsers. It now works faster and uses less memory than previous versions. Another bonus – it works with all platforms including Windows, Linux, and Mac.

 

Private Browsing: This feature allows you to go undercover online, where your online fingerprint is completely untraceable.

Open Video and Audio: This is the first open source video and audio format which allows sites to display media content without plug-ins and other proprietary software.

Awesome Bar: This feature learns about you, and the more you use it, it adapts to your preferences by providing new matches from previous searches.

Instant Website ID: This allows you to avoid illegitimate sites, especially when making purchases. This feature gives you a quick identity overview of the site, company and its location.

 

Internet Explorer 8

IE’s new features may help it increase its competitiveness and become the favored choice once again. This may be your preferred browser if you are into gadgets and tools to gain efficiency when browsing.

 

Web Slices: Key lime pie? Not quite, but nearly as nice. If you frequent certain portions of a website, such as checking on auction items or stock quotes, then this web slice icon could be handy. It will provide you with updates on these sites directly from the favorites bar.

Accelerators: You can shorten browsing steps with a couple clicks of a mouse. You can highlight a street address and use the accelerator icon to get driving directions. Or you can even translate a word. IE offers several, different accelerators.

SmartScreen: It’s like having your own personal online bodyguard! This filter detects and notifies you of malicious websites and downloads that are reported as unsafe.

Parental Controls: This allows you to customize a security mix to protect your family.

 

Google Chrome

Google Chrome is very fast, intuitive, and applies the rule that “less is more,” giving Windows users a stripped down option without clutter.

 

Untraditional Toolbars: Chrome offers new tab attributes – drag tabs from the browser to make new windows, rearrange or delete tabs, and if one tab accidentally closes, you will not lose the other open tabs because they’re independently run.

Incognito Mode: Similar to Firefox’s Private Browsing feature, this mode allows you to view websites privately.

Task Manager: This feature shows the amount of resources being used by open web pages or plug-ins. If one’s slowing you down, you can terminate the process without even having to shutdown the browser.

 

Keep in mind that anytime new browser updates are released; be sure to check for compatibility issues with your current programs or the websites you use most often. Happy browsing!