Tuesday, June 23, 2009

Surf web fast & Secure

If you are Windows user then you know how slow is internet explorer and also how risky to Malware or virus. we can also explore internet with Firefox, opera and newly added browser by Google called Chrome , all of this provided better experience than IE in any aspect whether its speed or security or feature. So , in this blog I am going to discuss to how to surf net fast and secure.


Google Chrome:



Here are some key features of "Google Chrome":


· One box for everything
· New Tab page
· Application shortcuts
· Dynamic tabs
· Crash control
· Incognito mode
· Safe browsing
· Instant bookmarks
· Importing settings
· Simpler downloads

Version: Chrome
4.0.206.1
Features: Fastest like Firefox, Private browsing, gorgeous look.
Size : 11.2 MB
Licence : Free to use.

Download


Mozilla Firefox :
World Best browser for surfing internet in terms of speed , security , features and addons.
The browser provides virus, popup and spyware protection in a simple, easy to use tabbed interface .

One box for everything
Type in the address bar and get suggestions for both search and web pages.

Thumbnails of your top sites
Access your favorite pages instantly with lightning speed from any new tab.

Shortcuts for your apps
Get desktop shortcuts to launch your favorite web applications easily and quickly.Now Private Browsing is available.

Features: Fastest , Secure, nice look.

Version: Firefox 3.6 Alpha 1 / 3.5.3 / 3.0.14 / 2.0.0.20

Acid test result: 93/100 remarks: Pass

Size : 7.74 MB

Licence : Free to use.


Download



Opera :
One of the fastest, smallest and smartest full-featured web browser.

Some Outstanding Features:
Speed Dial.
Now you have a new way to access your favorite Web sites. Just open a new tab to get your Speed Dial. It's easy to populate and addictive to use.
Find out what other people are putting on their Speed Dial.
Thumbnail preview.
It is easy to have many tabs open at once in Opera. But exactly which tab had that video you wanted? Hover your mouse on any tab to see a thumbnail preview.
Opera mail.
Our built-in POP/IMAP E-mail client is a combined e-mail program, news reader, mailing list organizer and RSS/Atom newsfeed reader.


Version: Opera Web Browser 10.10 Build 1778
Features: Fastest like Firefox, , gorgeous look.
Size : 10 MB
Licence : Free to use.




Internet Explorer:
If you talk about market share of this browser then its has more 50% market share toping Firefox.This is world most used browser but not secure and fast compare to firefox and opera.

Some Outstanding Features:
ActiveX Opt-in
· Disables nearly all pre-installed ActiveX controls to prevent potentially vulnerable controls from being exposed to attack. You can easily enable or disable ActiveX controls as needed through the Information Bar and the Add-on Manager.

Simplified User Experience
· The Internet Explorer 8 frame is reorganized to make it noticeably simpler, more streamlined, and less cluttered with unnecessary items. This maximizes the area of the screen devoted to the webpages that you want to see and makes performing the most common browsing tasks easy.

CSS Improvements
· Addresses many of the major inconsistencies that can cause web developers problems when producing visually rich, interactive webpages. Improved support for CSS2.1, including selectors and fixed positioning, allow web developers to create more powerful effects without the use of script.

version: Internet Explorer 8
Acid test result: 12/100 remarks: Fail
Size:
16.1 MB