Tuesday, May 22, 2012

Browser wars are continuing

    For years, Internet Explorer has been the top web browser.  It comes installed with all versions of Windows and thus is used by many.  Though IE has been replaced as the top browser.  Google Chrome has taken over the top spot.  That's the story that StatCounter is reporting.  Whether the survey is accurate or off some, they underlying story is that Chrome is rising and moving past FireFox (a personal favorite of mine) and IE is losing users.  If you haven't tried Chrome or Firefox, I would encourage you to install it and give them both a try.

   One of my favorite things about Firefox is all the add ons that you can add.  There are ad blockers, download helpers, customizations and on and on and on.  Once you have Firefox, just start Firefox and click on "Tools" and "Add-ons."  Google Chrome also has add-ons, click on the wrench (located to the right of the address bar), click on "Settings" and then on "Extensions."  From there you can browse the gallery of available extensions.  To start with, you may want to look at the popular extensions/add-on for Chrome or Firefox. 

Tech G33k


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