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20th January 2005, 08:11 AM
There is a new browser that is making waves!!
Mozilla Firefox 1.0 is the dream Internet browser you've been looking for. Featuring a host of small technical improvements, including tabbed browsing, built-in and customisable search bars, and a built-in RSS reader, Firefox browser is the one that should finally put a dent in Internet Explorer's unrivalled market dominance. Although its lack of ActiveX support might prevent some sites from working properly, after more than three weeks of use in our tests, Firefox 1.0 remained fast and stable, and displayed an impressive range of cutting-edge browsing options. We were able to view every Web site just fine, thanks. If you're fed up with the latest Internet Explorer security patch issued from Microsoft or with the latest virus to capitalise on some flaw in IE, you should switch to Firefox -- now.
And what's more, it's FREE!!
Firefox 1.0 runs on a variety of Windows operating systems, including Windows 98 through XP, as well as on Mac OS X and several varieties of Linux, including Red Hat Linux 8.0. By comparison, to get the latest version of Internet Explorer 6.0, you must already be running Windows XP SP2. If you're not, you'll have to pay for your operating system upgrade, as Microsoft no longer offers new versions of IE as standalone downloads. The hardware requirements for Firefox are minimal: PCs require only an Intel Pentium II or AMD K6 processor; Macs need a 266MHz PowerPC 604e, with 64MB of RAM and 52MB of drive space.
It takes about two minutes to download the Firefox 1.0 installer (http://downloads.zdnet.co.uk/0,39025604,39092983s,00.htm), and you have your browser up and running in less than 10 minutes. The Mozilla Organization offers a number of tools to ease the transition from Internet Explorer. For example, the application asks if you want to import your bookmarks from IE, and then did so with aplomb.
Firefox is more secure than Internet Explorer, in part because most criminal hackers look for holes in the industry leader - that's just efficient business. But there are also several structural differences that make Firefox an inherently more secure browser. First, Firefox doesn't support VBScript and ActiveX Controls, which are often the source of attacks and vulnerabilities within IE. Unfortunately, the lack of ActiveX support also affects the performance of some Web sites. For example, the pop-up menu at Slate.com, a Microsoft site, didn't work within Firefox, although one was still able to navigate the site. Also, while Outlook Web Access did work, some of its features were missing or rendered differently. But at most sites, Firefox worked just as well as IE 6.0.
Read more of this review at: http://reviews.zdnet.co.uk/software/internet/0,39024160,39173153,00.htm
Mozilla Firefox 1.0 is the dream Internet browser you've been looking for. Featuring a host of small technical improvements, including tabbed browsing, built-in and customisable search bars, and a built-in RSS reader, Firefox browser is the one that should finally put a dent in Internet Explorer's unrivalled market dominance. Although its lack of ActiveX support might prevent some sites from working properly, after more than three weeks of use in our tests, Firefox 1.0 remained fast and stable, and displayed an impressive range of cutting-edge browsing options. We were able to view every Web site just fine, thanks. If you're fed up with the latest Internet Explorer security patch issued from Microsoft or with the latest virus to capitalise on some flaw in IE, you should switch to Firefox -- now.
And what's more, it's FREE!!
Firefox 1.0 runs on a variety of Windows operating systems, including Windows 98 through XP, as well as on Mac OS X and several varieties of Linux, including Red Hat Linux 8.0. By comparison, to get the latest version of Internet Explorer 6.0, you must already be running Windows XP SP2. If you're not, you'll have to pay for your operating system upgrade, as Microsoft no longer offers new versions of IE as standalone downloads. The hardware requirements for Firefox are minimal: PCs require only an Intel Pentium II or AMD K6 processor; Macs need a 266MHz PowerPC 604e, with 64MB of RAM and 52MB of drive space.
It takes about two minutes to download the Firefox 1.0 installer (http://downloads.zdnet.co.uk/0,39025604,39092983s,00.htm), and you have your browser up and running in less than 10 minutes. The Mozilla Organization offers a number of tools to ease the transition from Internet Explorer. For example, the application asks if you want to import your bookmarks from IE, and then did so with aplomb.
Firefox is more secure than Internet Explorer, in part because most criminal hackers look for holes in the industry leader - that's just efficient business. But there are also several structural differences that make Firefox an inherently more secure browser. First, Firefox doesn't support VBScript and ActiveX Controls, which are often the source of attacks and vulnerabilities within IE. Unfortunately, the lack of ActiveX support also affects the performance of some Web sites. For example, the pop-up menu at Slate.com, a Microsoft site, didn't work within Firefox, although one was still able to navigate the site. Also, while Outlook Web Access did work, some of its features were missing or rendered differently. But at most sites, Firefox worked just as well as IE 6.0.
Read more of this review at: http://reviews.zdnet.co.uk/software/internet/0,39024160,39173153,00.htm