Benefits Of The Firefox Browser

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Benefits Of The Firefox Browser

Although some would believe otherwise, Firefox was a project that stems back to the middle of the 1990's. Firefox was a direct result of the battle between Microsoft's Internet Explorer and Netscape Navigator. Because Netscape was beginning to lose control of the market share as time wore on, they released their source code to the general public. Once this source code was released the Mozilla Project was founded in 1998, in which developers from all around the world participated in making a browser superior to Internet Explorer. The project, previously known as Firebird, took the Internet community by storm as it was finally hitting mainstream success just years after its inception. As it would seem Firefox is outperforming Microsoft's Internet Explorer in key areas in browser design.

Security is a very big issue with Internet browsers. After all, there is no reason in entrusting a browser that has multiple security risks in it that can lead to identity theft, ruin one's computer, or otherwise damage an investment that goes into every computer. Mozilla Firefox recognizes this, and likewise does not allow Active X components that are largely attributed to spyware and security holes. Microsoft's Internet Explorer, on the other hand, has long been associated with security risks that are usually wide open for months at a time- compared to the mere hours or days that Firefox can fix their security holes.

Firefox browser is very light weight in terms of its installation setup which is just above 4.9MB as compared to IE which is around 80 MB. Firefox download is available for different platforms like Windows, Mac & Linux and hence is more versatile in usage.

Rendering is important in a browser, with much hype put around the Acid 2 test that measures how well a browser can display things correctly on a webpage. Firefox uses the Gecko engine, which is very precise and hasty, yet fails the Acid 2 test. But in comparison to Internet Explorer, Firefox does much better on the test in the end.

Any Firefox user is proud to brag to Internet Explorer users that they have access to colorful themes, helpful plug-ins, and powerful add-ons that help extend the functionality of the Firefox browser. Internet Explorer lags behind in this respect, as they are much more close ended in the ability to let browser users express themselves and their needs. Thus, Firefox is far more functional as a browser.

Another distinguishing feature of Firefox is the tabbed browsing. With Firefox 2 you can open any number of tabs, rearrange the order of tabs and save all the tabs as bookmarks for latter viewing. Firefox tabbed windows are much superior to IE 7 in terms of memory usage. However one feature which is still missing is the thumbnail preview of each tab as available in Opera browser.

The latest addition in the inventory of Firefox 2 is the session restore. If you are in the middle of typing a long e-mail and suddenly your system hangs or crashes, then Firefox latest "session restore" feature comes to your aid. It restores all your tabs that were there before the system crashed with all your work intact! Also, spell check feature, derived from word processor, gives you ability to correct your spelling mistakes online with a click of mouse.

As we look to the future, we can only hope that browsers will continue to be competitive and see who can make the better product. Things such as the Acid 2 test are being worked on by both sides, and will make an interesting next couple of years in the very least.

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