The More Browsers Change The More They Get The Same

Over the next few weeks I will be uploading several reviews of various browsers. They are meant to be reviews as much as guidebooks for those who still use internet explorer 6 and aren’t sure what to use instead of IE6. And to start I want to give you some reasons to upgrade your browser.

1) Security threats

If you are still using internet explorer 6 your computer is opened up to a multitude of security threats. The options are endless: viruses, Trojans, spyware, botnets, among other evil things that can be found online. And don’t think that just because you are careful, you won’t get viruses. Last week the website for Aptera Motors (a company who is building an ultra aerodynamic electric car) was hacked, and when you visited the site you would get a pop up that said it needed to scan your computer for Trojans. But instead of scanning your computer, it would shut you out of your computer, probably steal your information, and make it very difficult for people like me to help you fix it. The moral of this story is no matter what you do internet explorer 6 is an open door for computer infection.

2) usability

If you are still using internet explorer 6, you have a sort of rope holding you back. You can be freed from that rope with modern browsers, the latest browsers give you access to tools such as, tabs (they allow you to visit more than one site at a time without opening a new window), faster internet, and better protection, among many other features.

3) There are better looking browsers

This isn’t just personal preference, new browsers are designed to bring your attention to the website, and minimize the browser. Of course IE6 is also just an ugly browser.

Now on to the meat of these posts, The browser wars. For this review I will be focusing on many beta browsers, this means that the browser is not in its final state. My review may change when the final version comes out. I will include a full review with things I like, and things I dislike. At the end of each review I will have a summary of things I loved and things that made me angry. And at the end of all the posts I will declare a winner, and I will tell you what my favorite is. Please bear with me, as these are the first “reviews” I have ever written.