The Best Web Browser

By Tyler Downer
2/9/08

Not Another Battle in the Browser Wars!

Now before you say, "Oh boy, not another quack trying to sell his browser", or "The Browser Wars ARE over you know", I am not out here to to sell you something. I am going to present a case for each of the 3 major browsers that are out today and tell you about why I recommend them .Browsers are one of the main portals through which we communicate with the internet, t as such they are vulnerable to attack. You need a browser you are are comfortable with and is secure, here are the 3 major players, enter the giant, Internet Explorer, or IE.

Internet Explorer 6 and 7

Internet Explorer has two major versions out today, IE6, released in 2000, and IE7, released in 2007. Internet Explorer 7 is soon to be the only supported version. Produced by Microsoft, 6 and 7 can only be installed on a Windows operating system. What more, IE7 can only be installed on Windows XP or Vista, anything lower and you are stuck with IE6 .Also, IE can not be uninstalled from a Windows PC without much trouble, making migration to a different browser difficult, Microsoft's whole idea. If you can only have IE6, you should definitely migrate to something more modern, read on to chose a better version. Even if you have IE7, you should seriously consider changing to a different browser. Why? Because IE, as one of the most used browsers, is also the most targeted by hackers, making it more vulnerable. Also, IE has a long history of being the least compliant with the latest internet standards, making web pages display incorrectly. IE7 does have some pluses, but all of them are available in both of the browsers we consider next, so read on and think about changing your browser.

Netscape

The aging behemoth, now full of moth balls. Those of you who can remember Netscape Navigator 4.x, will see that the company, owner by AOL, is still tying to preserve memories of the past, when Netscape was the dominant browser. With an interface full of bells and whistles that most will never use, like sitemail and Netscape friends, the browser is full of clutter, reminding one of an old attic. Although Netscape 9.x has much better security and standards support that IE, its slow startup time and excessive options make it a bad choice to move to. If you are already using Netscape, you could continue using it. You might be interested to know that Netscape is ending support for the browser and helping with development on Firefox. No more security patches are being released for Netscape and it will soon be obsolete. I strongly urge you to move to the next browser we discuss, for Netscape will rapidly become obsolete and outdated.

Mozilla Firefox

Firefox, what a weird name. But this little browser is the trim, lightweight champion of the browser wars. Based on the same Gecko engine as Netscape, FireFox is very similar to it's relative. However, it cuts out most of the bells and whistles, letting you decide what you want to add on as a free extension. Firefox is rapidly replacing IE as the world's primary browser. It can run on almost any computer, even one as old as Windows 95. It is an Open Source program, which enables bugs and security holes to be fixed almost as soon as they are found. Netscape was based on exactly the same base as Firefox, but with a Navigator twist. Firefox is very fast, is very secure, and has the best standards support of any browser. Here's our rating of FireFox.

There it is

Although we left out some of smaller browsers, such as Safari and Opera, we wanted to show you how different the 3 biggest browsers are. IE, the sinking boat, Netscape, the ancient relic, and Firefox, the rising star. We leave it to you to decide what browser to go with. After all, it will be your constant companion on the web, so you had better like it.

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