A web browser is the software loaded on your computer which you use to connect to the internet. There are many different web browsers including Windows Internet Explorer, Mozilla Firefox, Apple Safari and Google Chrome. You can download any of these web browsers for free!! The most popularly used is the Windows Internet Explorer.
I took an online tour of Google Chrome and found it combined a minimal design with sophisticated technology. Some of its more appealing features include:
*The address bar which doubles as a search bar and matches your bookmarks and history as you type
*Web page tools are all conveniently found in the page menu (cut, paste, copy, enlarge text etc.)
*Extra tabs at a click of a button, change tab position and view thumbnails of open tabs for easy selection
*Easy to use technology to make the web faster and safer
*Go incognito and leave no trace behind - I am not sure if it is a good or a bad feature! If your children knew about this feature there would be no way of checking up on them but if you were to buy your spouse a present online it would cover your tracks. I like to think the cup is half full!
I also took an online tour of Firefox to compare it to Google Chrome and this is what I found:
*First up is the humbly named Awesome bar (address bar) Type in the Awesome Bar and the auto-complete function includes possible matching sites from your browsing history, as well as sites you’ve bookmarked and tagged in a drop down. The Awesome Bar learns as you use it—over time, it adapts to your preferences and offers better fitting matches.
*Private browsing (incognito)
*One click bookmarking
*Location aware browsing – if you upload your location Firefox will suggest local websites and other local information
*Remembers your zoom settings and saves tabs and sessions
*The best feature of Firefox 3.5 is its many add-ons, I’m talking 1000’s! Google ‘Firefox add-ons’ to find out more! Everything you need to customize your browser and PC!
