Thursday, July 25, 2013

Internet Web Browser of choice

I use and recommend two internet browsers to use.  Firefox as the primary and Internet Explorer as the back up.

Internet explorer is self explanatory. Sometimes there are sites that just simply doesnt display properly on other browsers.  So when i know i need to view a certain site that I trust is secure, I load up internet explorer to view it.  It's also the browser i integrate JAVA with because again, i trust the site is secure and I dont want java loaded on a daily basis for my usual browsing on my primary browser (Java is notoriously bad for security).

Otherwise my primary browser is Firefox.  There are many browsers out there, all of them fine.  Infact one can say there are just too many damn browsers out there, both on the desktop and the mobile.

To make a long story short, the reason firefox is my preference is due to the way they implement extensions.  Speed is not an issue for me to go to Chrome, and the adblock plus extension works best (most customizable/powerful) on Firefox.

My balance of an uncluttered browsing experience with the right amount of extensions has led me to be a Firefox user with the following 6 extensions (and with Java disabled):

  • Adblock Plus - Blocks ads by URL (unsurpassed customization compared to any other browser)
  •  NoScript - blocks scripts except those i explicitly approve
  • ForecastFox - Weather forecasts for the next 2 days unobtrusively in the bottom right of my browser
  • InFormEnter - Right click populate common info like name and address (especially in filling out address info when shopping)
  • WebSlingPlayer - I have a slingbox
  • X-Notifier - single point of access for all my various email accounts
While the default layout isn't bad, I also move around the the bookmark bar, url bar, tabs and stuff to customize the look of the browser. 

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