What Internet Browser is Right for You?

With the newly released Google Chrome internet browser there are many available options for you to surf your favorite websites, but are there any differences between the browsers? There obviously is, due to the shifting popularity between the new browsers as different features are added, but which one is for you? This article will provide a list of the different internet browsers and why you should use them.

Mozilla Firefox

Perhaps the hottest browser on the internet right now, Firefox has taken the net by storm soaring up the usage charts for internet browsers. Currently located at the number two spot behind internet explorer, Firefox is a clean and easy experience for new users coming from internet explorer. It has a much cleaner interface and will import any settings and favorites that you had configured with internet explorer. It’s completely free and is also open source meaning that it has a modding community that make their own improvements for the browser that anyone can use.

Internet Explorer

The most popular and classic browser on the internet, Internet Explorer (IE) is probably the browser most people who are reading this are using. Owned by Microsoft, part of IE’s success can be attributed to the fact that it’s the only default browser installed on Windows machines. IE’s strength comes from its low resource usage meaning that it’s a great browser for multi-tab usage and one that won’t eat up all of your computers RAM. IE is often scrutinized for having poor security, and is one of the points Microsoft is improving on.

Google Chrome

Google Chrome is Google’s sleek new browser that was released in late 2008. Chrome was marketed as an OS that doubles as a search engine, as the navigation bar is also used as Google search. In addition to the search function, emphasis was placed on making a search engine that was fast and that was secure. Chrome has delivered in becoming a safe browser that alerts the users anytime they’re visiting a site that could possibly be harmful and protecting them. Chrome is one of the smallest browsers in terms of usage, but it’s still technically a beta version and hasn’t caught on in full force.

So what internet browser is right for you? The answer is that you should try them all for yourself and decide! All of these browsers are completely free and all have defining features that are appealing to some people and a nonfactor for others.

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Originally posted 2009-11-27 03:42:15.

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