Internet Browsers
FireFox 3 Browser - Truly the best browser currently. Much safer that Internet Explorer and much more customizable. The language of the internet is "html". The pages, such as this one, displayed in your browser are written in html. Firefox adheres to the html standard more closely than Internet Explorer, AOL, and MSN. This means that web pages display as they should be, not how Microsoft wants them to be. There are literally thousands of useful add-ons available (over 5000) plus plenty of themes to change Firefox’s overall appearance. Firefox3 includes strict anti-phishing and anti-malware measures. Built-in spell checker, full zoom and session restore and is everything a browser should be. (XP/Vista 32/64bit)
Google Chrome - An effective, standards compliant browser from Google. (XP/Vista 32/64bit)
Opera Browser - Popular, fast, low resource browser with many quality inclusions; Opera Link - Synch your Speed Dial, Bookmarks, Custom Searches, History and Notes between computers. Quick Find, Speed Dial, Feed Preview, Tabs & Sessions, Content Blocking, Zoom & Fit to Width. Good customization with hundreds of skins and setups. Add or remove buttons, toolbars or change the entire layout. Plenty of useful widgets available. Good security features too, Fraud Protection is powered with phishing information from Netcraft and PhishTank, and Malware protection from Haute Secure. Opera even has an email client built into the browser (Opera M2). Excellent all-round browser and good choice for those whose main need is for speed. (XP/Vista 32/64bit)
IE7Pro – Add-in for Internet Explorer which provides a vital ad-blocking service, adds tab management, spell checking, bookmark synchronisation, proxy switching, enhanced drag ‘n drop, mouse gestures, and more, including excellent crash recovery. A must have for all IE users.
Top Twelve Firefox Add-ins
- Tab mix plus - Customize the behavior of tabs and links.
- McAfee Site Advisor - Great program that checks websites, as you visit them, and indicates whether the site is safe (green), questionable (yellow), dangerous (red), or untested (gray). The program integrates into your browser and shows the sites reputation in a browser toolbar. Site Advisor is a reputable program and highly recommend.
- LocationBar2 - Highlights the actual root domain in your address bar. This is a good security feature that allows you to verify exactly what site you are on.
- ForecastFox - Displays live radar and weather info inside the Firefox browser.
- Foxmarks Bookmark Synchronizer - If you use Firefox this extension is a must. If you don't use Firefox this extension is the reason to switch! Access your bookmarks from anywhere, sync bookmarks between computers, and backup bookmarks.
- FEBE - (Firefox Environment Backup Extension) allows you to quickly and easily backup your Firefox extensions and settings.
- Web Developer - Adds a menu and a toolbar with various web developer tools. Great for those who design websites.
- Video DownloadHelper – Download videos, audio, and picture galleries from hundreds of sites. Hey folks, this one actually works!
- CoolPreviews – (Known formerly as Cooliris Previews). Just mouse over any link, and the preview window immediately appears to show you the content. To email it, just click.
- SearchStatus - Display the Google PageRank, Alexa rank and Compete ranking of a website anywhere in your browser.
- Adblock Plus – Blocks annoying ads and banners from displaying in web pages.
- NoScript - Allow active content to run only from sites you trust (like this one), and protect against XSS and Clickjacking attacks.