Are you still running on Internet Explorer (IE) 6? Well, it’s time to upgrade! Although I really like the Safari browser for Mac, I know most of us aren’t that lucky to get one at work. The two top runners are Microsoft IE 7 and Mozilla Firefox 2. What both browsers have that IE 6 does not is tabbed browsing. This has been around for quite some time now, but I know some of you are still opening multiple windows while surfing the web (come on, don’t be shy…you know you’re still doing it). Personally, I use both browsers because I always want to make sure the websites I work on are viewing properly in both. However, my main browser is Firefox because of the del.icio.us toolbar icon for easy tagging, third-party add-in tools that aren’t available in IE 7, and it tends to be much quicker.
CNET did a review of both browsers and their choice for the top browser is….drumroll….Firefox!
Firefox 2 still rules the browser roost for now, despite a much improved version of Internet Explorer. The most obvious new feature for IE 7 (tabs) has been in Firefox forever, and the security additions from Microsoft aren’t enough for us to allay concerns over new possible exploits. Lastly, the extensibility of Firefox 2 is its knockout punch, and IE’s add-ons cannot compare. The flexibility and customizability of Firefox might be best suited to more advanced Web users, but it has earned its spot at the top of the browsers.
