WHAT ON EARTH IS A BROWSER? Is it Time to Change Browser?
In a nutshell, a Browser is the software that you use to look at the Internet. All PCs are sold with Microsoft’s “Internet Explorer” so many people have never changed.
France and Germany both declared Internet Explorer too unsafe to use. Version 9 has certainly fixed some of the problems but there are a number of alternatives – all of which are free.
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• Firefox – It’s fast, secure and easy to use. Download at
www.mozilla.com
• Google Chrome –It’s fast and you can search direct from the address bar. Download at
www.google.co.uk/chrome
• Safari from Apple – this sleek alternative from Apple is fast and secure. Download at
www.apple.com/safari
• Opera – great built in security but not widely used.
www.opera.com
Wikipedia monitored the browsers that were
used on their site in May 2011 – 39% used Internet Explorer, 26% Firefox, 16% Google Chrome and 10% Apple.
nternet Explorer has had a string of well documented problems. Just over a year ago,
As most of the world’s viruses are caught from web pages, security is a key issue in browser choice. Firefox and Opera both score well. All the latest versions of these browsers look similar – losing the “chunky” buttons and streamlining the amount of space that the browser takes up. They all have “tabs” so you can have multiple web pages open at the same time.
Don’t forget that a browser just allows you to
see web pages – and these pages will take up the majority of the screen. Like all things, it’s down to personal preference.
Try a new browser out – try all of them! They are all very easy to install and if you don’t use them, then it really doesn’t matter.
Heather Betts
Dartmouth Computing 01803 834377
heather@dartmouthcomputing.com www.dartmouthcomputing.com
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