Explorer, Firefox, and now….Chrome

September 2nd, 2008 | 5 Comments »
Posted by Bruce Bishop under Tech

I like all things Google, the company makes great products and today it unleashs a new browser to compete with Firefox and Explorer.

Explorer still has the lion’s share of the browser world, but several of my coworkers have really fallen hard for Firefox. It’s hard not to like something that doesn’t crash as often as Explorer.

As for the new Google browser, I wouldn’t expect it to look too pretty — in the typical minimalist approach at Google, company officials promise something that just works and works well.

Google says, “On the surface, we designed a browser window that is streamlined and simple. To most people, it isn’t the browser that matters. It’s only a tool to run the important stuff — the pages, sites and applications that make up the web. Like the classic Google homepage, Google Chrome is clean and fast. It gets out of your way and gets you where you want to go.”

So, head over to Google Blog and keep an eye out for the big beta release of the Chrome Browser. It’s due today, and I can’t wait to see if the latest entry into the free browser market can take another chink out of the Microsoft armor.

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June 19th, 2008 | 1 Comment »
Posted by Bruce Bishop under Tech

The latest incarnation of the Firefox Browser has been available for a couple of days now and it boasts 15,000 upgrades. That is a pretty huge number for a browser that a lot of people already view as superior to Internet Explorer.

The new browser is 2-3 times faster than the last edition and offers a host of other features that make life on the net safer, faster, and more convenient.

Our Metro Editor, Julie Wallace is a true Mozilla fan and refuses to use Internet Explorer. I’m not as in love with Firefox as she is, but I do think Firefox is much more stable and really does handle video better.

Give the new browser a shot. You’re too late to be part of the 24-hour download record but you can join the nearly 12,000,000 people who have downloaded the browser in the last two days.
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