My Computer Tips - PC, Mac & Smartphone hardware software tips » Browser Tips http://www.mycomputertips.net Information to help you get the best out of your computer hardware and software Fri, 06 Jan 2012 17:29:31 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 10 Reasons to Use Firefox http://www.mycomputertips.net/10-reasons-to-use-firefox/ http://www.mycomputertips.net/10-reasons-to-use-firefox/#comments Thu, 22 May 2008 19:07:23 +0000 admin http://www.mycomputertips.net/?p=3
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We often spend lot of time for using a Web Browser to access the Internet each day. Reading news, checking emails, shopping and compare online as business broadband comparison,  asking for prices, chatting with your friends, and even writing reports can be done via your web browser. It means the web browser is one of very important applications running on your computer box. So, using a proper web browser will help you to speed up the performance of your work and to avoid troublesome problems. This article will tell you the reason why you should use Firefox as the default.

10. Small and slick

Firefox is known as a light web browser which can be downloaded and installed quickly.

9. Intuitive user interface

It takes you only seconds to become comfortable with its interface.

8. Tabbed browsing

Firefox integrates tabbed browsing seamlessly into everyday browsing life by opening tabs if a user holds Ctrl while clicking on a link. Fast, efficient, and intuitive.

7. Popup locking

Firefox offers a powerful solution by blocking popup windows by default but informing the user through an unobtrusive icon when popups have been blocked.

6. Quick searching

Firefox comes with an easy way to perform searches while browsing. Typing Ctrl-K conveniently brings the cursor to a Google search-field on the toolbar.

5. Powerful extensions

Firefox allows you to customize the browser through extentions. It currently has over 150 extensions which are easy to install just a few clicks.

4. Better bookmarks

Although all browsers have bookmarks, Firefox has a group bookmark feature.

3. Web development tools

Firefox comes with a comprehensive suite of extremely helpful web development tools which can be easily added as extensions.

2. Speed

Although Firefox takes longer to open, we found it faster for browsing. This was more apparent when we were browsing multiple sites.

1. Free and open source

It’s cross-platform and comes with numerous language extensions. The source code is freely available, so anyone can open up Firefox’s hood and see how it works



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