Saturday, January 17, 2009

Netscape Replacement

Question
Also since Netscape is not going to support or update the product. What would be a good, and easy fix for a new browser that is not IE

Response
I would recommend Safari, but there are still some issues with some sites that don’t work it. Mozilla, or the full package is SeaMonkey. They are both built off of the original browser Mosaic. The Mozilla Foundation formed when AOL opened up Netscape, after purchasing it a few years back. I also recommend AdBlockPlus. Does wonders on eliminating net ads.

Opera is another option, but haven’t heard too much buzz about it recently. Obviously you have to keep IE up–to-date but run FireFox. IE7 is actually fairly safe now, with the information bar preventing auto-installs. But if you don’t like it you don’t like it.

Firefox
www.mozilla.com/firefox/

IE7
www.microsoft.com/windows/downloads/ie/getitnow.mspx
www.google.com/toolbar/ie7

IE8Beta
www.microsoft.com/windows/Internet-explorer/beta/default.aspx

SeaMonkey
www.seamonkey-project.org/releases/

Opera
www.opera.com/download/

AdBlockerPlus
https://addons.mozilla.org/en-US/firefox/addon/1865

Safari
www.apple.com/safari/download/

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