Mozilla Suite

I have to admit that I went six months blissfully unaware of the problems a broadband user using Internet Explorer (IE as it shall now be known) experiences. It was not until I found my computer running slower, displaying irritating and often-inappropriate pop-up advertisements and crashing on frequent intervals despite regular security downloads from Microsoft. On running my spyware scanner and antivirus software I discovered my computer was plagued with Trojan's (software which consumes hard disk space and can make your computer behave strangely) and adware (programmes installed by websites to monitor and even hijack your internet usage). Irritated by the lack of ...

If you're reading this then you have an internet browser installed on your computer, and chances are that it's Microsoft's baby, Internet Explorer (IE). If you're like me, you probably didn't realise that there was any other choice but to carry on using IE, but there is and I discovered Firefox about 5 months ago and haven't looked back. ---Getting Firefox--- Firefox can be downloaded for free, from http://www.mozilla.org/products/firefox/. It's available in 32 different languages, including English (thank goodness) and for three different Operating Systems (Windows, MAC OS X and Linux i686). The actual download for Windows is 4.7MB and takes less ...

So what are the bets that you have heard something about this but are really not too sure what it is? Or maybe you are just too scared to take the plunge and leave Internet Explorer? Well, with any luck, this review will make sure you are a bit clearer on what Mozilla Firefox is and why you should use it. What is it? ********* Well, starting at the beginning, it's a web browser. As far as I am aware, about 90% of internet users will be using Internet Explorer (some monopoly Mr Gates!) and the vast majority of them will simply have no idea that this isn't the only way you can get onto the sites that they want to see. Firefox is ...