For those that may not realize, Internet Explorer was at the height of it’s popularity within the last ten years. However as newer browsers were developed, they put Internet Explorer on the decline in it’s use and in it’s performance compared to these newer web browsers. If you’ve purchased a PC, then your computer already came with Internet Explorer (You had no choice).
But this browser has had many security issues in the past (As BBC News highlights in this article) and has also been one of the most “out of date” web broswser to use. We say “Out of Date” meaning, the browser has been one of the last one’s to stay up to date on the new ways websites are displayed; not always recognizing CSS2 or CSS3 standards. This has caused many websites to display very differently than more current web browsers display them.
While Internet Explorer is addressing their browser to be more compliant to today’s websites; we encourage you to check some of these top browsers that are widely used in place of internet explorer. Whether you are using a PC or a Mac, these are highly recommended to be the web browser of choice over internet explorer when viewing the web. They are listed below and they are all free.
Google Chrome: The new Google Chrome browser is stripped down for fast browsing, with superb built-in search features, private browsing and a task manager to help prevent crashes.
Camino: Camino is an open source web browser developed with a focus on providing the best possible experience for Mac OS X users.
Flock: Reviews recommend Flock 2 for people who ‘live on the web’ since it has all the speed, security and options of Firefox 3, but builds in a blog editor, photo-up-loader and big sidebar to keep current with social networking…
Opera: (Best for Older Computers) Reviews and tests recommend the free Opera web browser as fast and lean, especially for older or underpowered PC and Mac computers apt to bog down on more resource-hungry browsers.
