Browser Wars: Part 2

OPERA

First time i ever used opera was way back in 2000 or something. It was a great replacement for the Internet Explorer. I loved it, It had a download manager, i could browse in tabs, i could view my history easily, i could see my history of downloads easily, the rendering was really great, the bookmarking was great …so on and so forth. But as soon as Firefox entered the arena, Opera took a beating. Although opera is really fast, Looks REALLY REALLY great compared to the other browsers you get the feeling as if you are missing out on something.

If you ask me an analogy in the mobile world, i’d say, Firefox is the Nokia and LG is the Opera. Although the LG phones look really nice, with a smooth interface, the shiny finish, the perfect shape you can flaunt your new phone but most people dont do that with a nokia but interestingly its the nokia people who have the last laugh. With all the apps that you can install in a nokia phone and all the tweaking you can do and the ruggedness of the phone the end result is .. MANY HAPPY NOKIA USERS.

The same goes for Opera, although i agree that it is fast and everything it still doesnt beat the firefox…

Pros

1. Fast
2. Really good looking
3. Smooth interface
4. Pleasant Browsing experience

Cons

1. No good addons as of now
2. Rendering is not perfect in some websites although mozilla is 100% successful in this
3. Not lightweight as the Chrome….

SAFARI

Finally apple, the BIG BIG BOSS of hardware design wanted to enter the browser wars itself with a big aim of capturing its own place in all the windows as well as MACs. Although it captured a place in every MAC, like it was supposed to be, it wasnt a big success in the Windows arena. Say why … ? I’ll tell you why

Safari is a really fast Browser, Comparatively maybe even faster than the Firefox, but where it failed was the size (as in every apple product). But sometimes you feel its worth it to have such a heavy browser in your pc just because it works so well. Safari is the smoothest browser ive ever seen. The interface looks OH SO GOOD. Have you ever handled an iPhone? and Have you ever handled an Samsung Corby?… Now thats the kind of difference you will notice when you start using the SAFARI…

Pros

1. Really smooth and very fast…
2. Nice simple interface like the chrome.
3. Eh … ive got nothin else…

Cons

1. Really heavy, like the iTunes which looks as though it took over your computer the moment you install it …
2. is it really worth that much space.. ? thats for you to decide..

 

To be continued…

Browser Wars Part 1

So there is a review about this everywhere... doesnt mean i shouldnt be writing one isnt it.....
The most frequently asked question in the internet world today is ... WHICH IS THE BEST BROWSER!!!!...
and ill certainly provide you with an answer, if not an answer, a comparison so you can choose what you want...

Note: All thoughts expressed here are personal. You might like it or not like it. These are just recommendations.

There was a time i know when the word browser pointed to Internet Explorer and Internet Explorer only... well maybe Netscape Navigator(yeah .. dont search for it online ... they stopped making it.. its OUT.... ). Then later i remember using Opera which looked way better than the internet explorer 6 and had a lot of options as well...
But ever since the time when mozilla released its MOZILLA FIREFOX... there has been browsers coming out competing for their share of space in our hard drives...
Here are some of the major browsers listed in my order of liking..

1) Mozilla Firefox
2) Google Chrome
3) Opera
4) Safari
5) Avant
6) Internet Explorer
7) Maxthon
8) Sea Monkey

I wish Microsoft would stop making internet explorer. Somehow it always ends up the least favorite no matter how many chances i give it. I end up going back to my good old powerful firefox.

Google Chrome:
Although many prefer Google Chrome i personally dont feel like using it. Dont know why. But i feel like a much more powerful user of the web when i use Firefox. But what i like about google chrome as in any google product is SIMPLICITY. Everything is as simple as THAT. The interface is clean and only the things that you need are there before you (all the basic tasks), the rest are there somewhere. Most people dont even need these options. Now this is where it hits me. I dont like things that are too simple. I like complicated as well. So using Mozilla makes me feel more of a tech savvy person.

Pros
1) Very simple interface
2) Fast and Secure
3) Great Looks
4) Ease of Use

Cons
1) Too simple
2) Not enough addons as of now

Mozilla Firefox
Guess ive already spoke a lot about the firefox even on other headings, apologies, but thats how much i like it.
What i like in the Firefox...
1) Millions of addons to do what ever you want...
2) Personas to make look like how you want it to look.
3) Secure and Fast
4) Options options and options
5) Open Source

Addons:
Addons are something that is really great about the firefox. They keep coming and coming. Some of my personal favourites are..
1) Delicious - Online Bookmarking service from Yahoo!
2) Download Helper - To download videos from any where and save it in flv or mp4. The best out there as of now.
3) Fast Dial - the first time i saw it, it was in opera, and mozilla's got it now. Check mozilla's website for more info.
4) Download them all - Download Accelerator for Mozilla, Really Good.
5) Stumble Upon - Personally love this one, If u like Browsing the web learning new stuff, Please install this add on... You will love it...
6) Scribe Fire - For those prolific bloggers.

What i don like about the firefox...
Probably the only thing that i dont like about the firefox is that it slows down when u start adding addons continously and also as the installation ages. I dont know why it happens but it does. I thought it was my processor or somethin with my pc. But its not. This is my personal opinion. You might want to clear this up with some one else.

To be continued