Internet Browsers

A different choice

I do not know if you enjoy surfing using microsoft's Internet Explorer.
There are choices out there, I am sure that every one knows about that
Firefox, Opera, Safari, Konqueror, Flock

I will suggest 3 browsers that I personally prefer. Firefox ,Safari, Flock
If you frequent hack sites , I would suggest Firefox.
If you want a pleasent surfing experience, use Safari
If you use facebook , Fickr or frequent youtube, You will love Flock

I am unable to access the downloads of certain websites using Safari. However Firefox is able to download.

Both have features like dictionary, and tabbed browsing etc. They both have some similar aspects that users can make use

Press "CTRl + click" to open up a link new tab

Press CTRL+T to open a new tab
Press "CTRL + Tab" to go to the next tab
Press "CTRL + SHIFT+Tab "to go to the previous tab

Press 'CTRL + a number". It opens up your favorite bookmark [Safari only]

Double click on a word to select it, Click and hold and drag to select more words

Press the spacebar to scroll down a page

Type the name of a website and press

"CTRL + Enter"

The browser will type the www and .com for you.
"SHIFT + Enter"

The browser will type the www and .net for you.
"CTRL + Shift + Enter"

The browser will type the www and .org for you.

Press "CTRL+ scroll" the mouse to increase/decrease font size

Press "CTRL+0 "to reset the fonts
Press "Shift + R" over a image. Reload the image, Use if the image is pixelated



1 Firefox.

This flexible browser has got advantage over microsoft in terms of Plug-in's. It has a lot of different add ons that increase the functions of the browser. I am not referring to google bar or yahoo search bar..

One of the good plug in' s personally like is the Magic's video Downloader
This Plug in allow's users to download Videos from websites like Youtube
However, it is not 100 percent fool proof, there were times the video could not be downloaded.

For serious hardcore users who really want to download, they can use a separate program.

Moyea FLV Downloader
The amazing thing about this program is that, you can close the video yet the program finishes the entire download for you.
The program keeps on capturing till the video is done

Firetune

Firefox browser can be tweaked to surf faster with the help of a software. Just install this baby and it will fire up your firefox for a even faster surfing experience.

2 Safari

This browser has got great layout with minimum clutter of toolbars and icons. It also has it's own font settings that make the words turn out pleasing to the eye.
Before you even finish typing the address in the address bar, choices would show up for you to choose, predictive intelligence. This browser has got all its own plug-ins built in, flash, java. It never crashes unlike windows explorer. I would recommend this browser for users who do not have a lot of computer knowledge and do not want to go through the hassle of updating updates.

3 Flock

This browser is basically firefox with enhance features like a new thing that is called "my world". Clicking on to this tab will open up some of the most frequent sites or updates that you look at everyday, For example, if you login to facebook, it will load all the status updates of your friends and you don't have to navigate painfully in facebook to find them. It loads photos from your Fickr account, and all these can be hidden or looked at instantly like a bookmark toolbar.

Add ons and for browsers.

There are 2 important add ons that is a must for all browsers,

Flash player

This update/add on will enable the browser to watch flash content like youtube videos and play online games. A lot of fancy animation and banners on various websites require this to work.

Java

This add on is required for web sites that require java runtime, or banking services.

Java technology allows you to work and play in a secure computing environment.