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Ask anyone who uses the internet what browser they use and you'll get a multitude of answers, but the four most common ones are Google Chrome, Mozilla Firefox, Internet Explorer and Safari.
Why, may you ask, are there multiple browsers for the simple act of navigating the internet? The answer to that question is simply this: customization.
Lets start with Google Chrome. Google Chrome is a browser powered and created by Google. This browser claims to be fast, not just with loading pages, but also with the start up time. It's also a simply designed browser with a clean look with ultimate customization on the tabs and the search and navigation boxes. Chrome has upped the ante with a built-in malware and phishing (attempt to gain passwords, usernames and credit card information) protection. Beyond all these nifty features, there are plenty of extensions and themes that allow the user to modify the browser to his or her hearts content. Pretty cool, huh?
Next in line is Mozilla Firefox. This browser contains some the coolest features out there, including Private Browsing, a Password Manager, an Awesome Bar (defined as something that lets you "find the sites you love in seconds, without having to remember any chunky URLs"), Super Speed, Anti-Phishing and Anti-Malware, Session restore, One-Click Bookmarking, Easy Customization, Tabs and Personas. Mozilla offers the greatest variety of Add-ons, over 6,000 of little extras that you can choose to download to manage the browser your way. They also offer Personas, which are themes that allow you to change the look of your browser.
Microsoft's Internet Explorer is probably the most comfortable browser for internet users. The newest version, Internet Explorer 8, is a big departure from the old and stodgy style of previous versions. While Internet Explorer lacks the customization of Google Chrome and Mozilla Firefox, it has been updated with search suggestions, tabs, visual suggestions and a smarter address bar.
Safari is a web browser made popular by in the increase in Apple users. This is the go-to browser for Apple lovers but is also available for Windows-based PCs. The design of Safari is very simple and streamlined, with a small border and a scroll bar only when necessary. It's a fast browser as well. Safari is one of the most well-used browsers for web-developers as well, due to the fact it incorporates a Standard look to all sites on the web. It also contains Private Browsing and stores text from every page you have visited in the past, making it easier to find the sites that you forgot about.
With all these differences, it can be hard to choose just one of these browsers to surf the web and that's OK. From simple to customizable, these browsers offer something different to each user.
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T-Tech Solutions
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