Geeky Info

PCMagazine have an interesting article that looks at the alternative browsers to Microsoft Interenet explorers.

“Choosing the right Web browser is vitally important; after all, it’s probably the piece of software you’ll use the most. Your browser shapes the way you use the Web, affecting your methods of gathering information and the speed and ease with which you collect it. And since the top browsers are free, there’s no reason not to shop around.

But what should you look for in a browser? That depends on your priorities. For instance, most people use Internet Explorer 6, which lets them view ActiveX pages. This is a positive, in that it makes the Web more interactive, but ActiveX support can also be used as a back door for spyware. Firefox and Opera don’t support ActiveX, so they miss out on some functionality, but it makes for safer browsing. Netscape sidesteps the issue by offering both Firefox’s and IE’s rendering engines, so you can run ActiveX when you need to.”

I personally use firefox for its speed, and add on functionality. Basically if there is something you want to do with your browser there will be an add-on that have been written for firefox.

Check it here