A basic web browser lacking a variety of features (Microsoft Internet Explorer 8)

Member Name: shuttlex

Product:	Microsoft Internet Explorer 8
Date:	26/08/09 (24 review reads)
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Advantages: It exists

Disadvantages: Many

To surf the internet, a web browser is required. There are several major web browsers available from Firefox, the recent Google Chrome and Internet Explorer 8. Although I have Internet Explorer 8 installed on my computer it rarely gets used. The only time I use it is for webpages that are incompatible with Firefox. For example I have an IP camera, to log into the IP camera and view video over the network, you need to use a web browser. Unfortunately Firefox is not compatible so I have to use Internet Explorer 8.

Internet Explorer 8 is let down for several reasons. Other than tool bars, unlike Firefox there are no add ons available from 3rd parties. For example with Firefox there are ftp. download, java blocking, script blocking, dictionaries, basically a vast range of applications that can be installed into the browser. Unfortunately Internet Explorer is not open source and therefore has none of these apps making it useless for anything other than basic surfing.

Using Internet Explorer 8 has also been frustrating when trying to install video plug ins, the default security settings in the software block anything from being installed. One must enter the options menu and make the necessary changes.

Internet Explorer is not a bad browser, it still loads up relatively fast and doesn't tend to crash, it has all the necessary security features, however Firefox is far superior.

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