Is your web browser up to date?
Long gone are the days of Netscape vs. Internet Explorer. The field has opened up to Firefox, Safari, Chrome, Opera, and others to compete with Internet Explorer’s market-share. If you are still using the same browser that came pre-installed with your computer, you may be missing out on some neat features offered by today’s web browsers.
Firefox, for example, offers “Add-ons” to enrich your web-browsing experience. These applications, created by third-party developers, are installed and run from within your browser. You’ve seen the Apple iPhone commercials that say “There’s an app for that?” Well, Firefox has an “add-on” for that too. You can manage your RSS feeds, upload images to your Facebook page, and translate a web page into another language.
With Safari 4 by Apple (available for Windows computers too) you can have the browser read website content aloud to you, and apply custom fonts, sizes, and colors to websites to make them more readable.
“Under the hood” there are other changes to current web browsers that make pages load faster, fonts and graphics crisper, and bookmarks easier to organize.
If you are using Internet Explorer 6.0 or earlier you are missing out of what a web browser can do. I encourage everyone to try something new because I know you will like it!
