Alternative to Internet Explorer
mozilla.org
Tired of Internet Explorer or Microsoft products in general. Maybe, you're like millions of Internet users worldwide who hate Spam and Pop-ups. If so, then clearly, it's time for a change. And Mozilla might just do the trick. It worth at least a visit to their website to learn what this open source Internet Suite can do for you.
Currently, I'm working with Mozilla 1.5 instead of the standard Windows products. Primarily, I'm using it for e-mail and browsing. The Pop-up blocker has worked seamlessly since I installed it. As well as the Spam filter software. I receive well over a hundred e-mails a day from readers, friends, colleagues, and my share of unsolicited commercial crap. Thus far, it has worked splendidly.
The Mozilla browser has a great tab browsing function allowing multiple pages to be run from tabs located around the border of the browser. Saving relevant bookmarks allows users to pull up a host of web pages with the push of one button. Instead of having a handful browsers each running separately as with Internet Explorer, these tabbed pages are easy to access.
At this point, my only concern is over the speed of the browser. It does its job but it doesn't seem to work as smoothly as Internet Explorer. With Explorer I rarely see the image placeholder while a page is instantaneously downloading. I can't say the same for the Mozilla browser. This may be an issue with my set up or a bug they are working on, only time will tell at this point. However, as I said, it does its job. If you are a power Internet user this is worth a test drive.
Firefox is another alternative if you don’t want the full suite of Mozilla and are willing to test out the latest enhancements to the browser. Personally, I’ve found Firefox to have fewer issues and move faster than Mozilla. This may be a fluke so I’m going to run it through a series of tests to make sure. I’ll report back on Technovations in the next few weeks.
