Browser Statistics

Just check out the statistics. FF has surpassed IE in market share as of January 2009! IE had 44.8% but FF had 45.5% ! You can see that every month IE loses market share as FF grabs more. FF owns almost half of the market and it’s growing every month. Remember when IE owned 96% of the market? Never again!

If you want to see this site in all it’s glory than view it in Firefox.

IE 6 is 8 freakin’ years old! That’s a dinosaur. If you like using IE at least upgrade to the latest version. IE 6 does not support a majority of css properties that are common place in today’s web design. If you’re into designing your own blog or web site, good luck trying to make it compatible in IE 6. What looks great in FF and safari looks absolutely horrendous in IE 6.  I avoid the headache altogether and just give people the opportunity to upgrade when they go to my sites. It’s free and easy.

Why I highly recommend you should use Firefox:

#1 Faster Browsing

Firefox is open source, so it is available for any programs to develop it for themselves and for all of us. That means Firefox has become the fastest browser available.

#2 Tabbed Browsing

Having multiple windows open at once makes browsing annoying and confusing. Firefox has tabbed browsing, so you can open links in background tabs and read them when you’re ready. Imagine surfing YouTube videos and being able to open five at once in separate tabs to let them load while you watch one. Then, just click on then next tab and your next video is ready to watch. To open a new tab, you just have to hold Ctrl while clicking a link.

#3 Integrated Search Engine

Firefox comes with Google built in to the browser itself so that you don’t have to open a Google search page. It takes up very little space on the toolbar and is extremely easy to use. With just a click, you can use that same search box to search Yahoo, Amazon, Ebay, Wikipedia, and almost any other site you use.

#4 Popup Blocker

It’s blocking capabilities are unparalleled. For sites that you need to see popup windows, you can easily access the list of websites that the Firefox will allow.

#5 Security

Most malicious plugins that bug your computer with viruses and malware are programmed for Internet Explorer. Firefox spares you the crashes and slow performance other browsers fail to protect you from.

#6 Download Manager

Firefox’s download manager allows you to control your downloads in a more streamlined fashion. For example, you can pause your download and continue it at a later time. The download manager also stores download information like size and location. It also gives a small notification at the lower right side of your screen after your download is complete.

#7 Blocking Images

When visiting a site full of ads, your surfing is not only slower, but it is also very annoying. Firefox allows you the option to disable images on any pages you wish, preventing your browsing from slowing down. You can then unblock images with just a click.

#8 Cleaner Interface

Firefox is not filled with clutter and buttons that take up space and make the browser look messy. It dedicates 4% more of its space to actual web pages than Internet Explorer does.

#9 Page Previewing

When you right click on a page and select “page info” you can see a window that displays vast amounts of information about the web page including general information as well as all the links the page contains.

#10 Less Hard Drive Space

Firefox is almost half the size of Internet Explorer which means that it takes less time to download and it takes up less of that precious space on your hard drive. That means your computer as a whole will run faster.