Most internet surfers use Internet Explorer as provided automatically with Windows simply because it does the job it promisses. However, what most surfers don't realize is that there are far superior alternatives to Internet Explorer than are not only better, but much safer as well.
My personal favorite, along with an ever-increasing number of surfers, is Firefox 2.
Why go through the "trouble" of changing your preferred internet browser? Well as you'll see, it's not any trouble at all, and it is absolutely free. Just check out these great features, and...
Enjoy a Better Web Experience
Have all of your pages open in one single window, easy to read and navigate.
Spell checking for things such as blog posting and web-based email, like hotmail and gmail.
How many times has Internet Explorer crashed and you have lost your place. While Firefox crashes much less, if it ever does, it will let you restore your old session, so your place is preserved.
Your News Feeds can be managed and viewed easily in Firefox as a Live Bookmark.
Summarizes important page information, such as auction statuses.
Top search engines and services can be integrated right into your browser. Some search engines will suggest keyphases for better more accurate searching.
Firefox’s pop-up blocker notifies you when pop-ups are blocked via the information bar or icon on the lower right of the screen.
Making the switch is easy; the design is familiar to most web browsers and easy to learn.
Stay Secure on the Web
Phishing Protection takes Firefox’s security to a new level, helping to safeguard your financial information and protect you from identity theft. Firefox will alert you when you reach a page suspected of forgery.
At the heart of Firefox is an open source development process driven by thousands of passionate, experienced developers and security experts spread all over the world.
Bringing you the latest security updates quickly and easily.
Firefox will not allow a Web site to download, install, or run programs on your computer without your explicit agreement. Period.
Firefox offers the ability to clear all your private Web browsing data with just one click with the “Clear Private Data” tool.
Personalize Your Browser
A personal favorite feature, let's you download extremely useful add-ons that will provide virtually any function you can imagine. (I will recommend some great ones in the future).
Easily manage your downloaded browser extensions and themes.
You can now quickly add, remove and re-order your search engines in the Search bar. Many websites also provide tools for this, such as Wordtracker and Godaddy.
All in all, Firefox 2 is a fantastic web browser and I HIGHLY recommend it. So...
