"Rediscover the Web" - Superb wordings for such a fledgling of a company who is competing head-on with the Goliath of Software in the browser market for now. Firefox has been chipping away at Microsoft’s Browser Market Share slowly and steadily. It’s left to be seen what Microsoft can do with their IE7 offering.
Lot of people still use IE even today. I am sure it’s gotten into their systems a lot and these people do not want to switch because of numerous reasons like Bookmarks, Saved Passwords, History and a whole lot more... But, there is hope for such people with Firefox. I switched a long time ago.
Download it for yourself and check it out. It’s a lot more compatible with websites than it used to be earlier. Ofcourse with Microsoft running it’s monopoly all over the world, you can’t expect all websites to promote Firefox. That’s a death wish.
Go on, read what Blake Ross, the architect of Firefox has to say about IE7 here:
https://news.com.com/2061-10802_3-6090661.html
And here’s something about Firefox from a Windows Guru:
https://news.com.com/2061-10802_3-6090661.html
FEATURES:
I have been using Firefox for a long time now. It’s an excellent browser. You can customize it so much there’s absolutely no end to it. It’s really amazing what you can do. The download is less than 6 MB. Installation is easy and straight forward. Just follow the instructions and you can even import all your IE Settings during installation itself. Too good.
Just start using the original "tabbed browsing". CTRL+T is the way to go[ opens a new tab]. Just middle click with your mouse’s roller button on the tab and Voila! it’s closed.
Once you get a feel of it, start using it for everything you do on the web. Did I mention it’s much more secure than the current IE6 browser!!! Yeah it has some security issues as well, but way way less than IE.
It’s got a search bar on top which will not interfere in you browsing experience in any way and it’s customizable too. It loads google search by default. Just type in your search string and it automatically queries google. No need to go to https://google.com everytime :-) It’s got an efficient pop-up blocker too.
You can also set a Master Password for all your stored passwords. It will ask you for the Master Password once per session. Just type it in and continue your normal browsing.
The bookmarks toolbar is very useful. Customize your links in folders. Now’s the best part...You can open all the links in a particular folder @ one shot. Powerfull feature of Tabbed Browsing. Worth it, don’t you think.
Check it out...you will love it!
Download link: https://mozilla.com/firefox/. [You will also see a list of all the features on this page].
Addons: https://addons.mozilla.org/firefox/ [contains links to Extensions, Plugins, Search Engines & Themes]
Who says there is no Support for Firefox? It’s all there. You just need to have the patience to search and read the exhaustive help content.
Go here for all the Support you need:
https://mozilla.org/support/firefox/