2008 Woodie Awards
Internet Explorer 7 vs Mozilla Firefox 2.0
Brian Moser
Issue date: 3/1/07 Section: Features
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Most of the campus is still using Internet Explorer 6, which has been the staple browser for windows users and the only browser used in the computer labs. With a huge recent update and Firefox's increasing popularity, users should make the switch to a more advanced browser.
First, windows users got a huge improvement with Internet Explorer 7. The major reason for upgrading to IE7 is the security holes that seem to pop up almost every day with IE6. Not to mention that IE7 is flawless, but Microsoft has put an emphasis on security this time around.
Another option for browsing the Internet is Mozilla Firefox. About a week before IE7 came out, Firefox updated their browser with their 2.0 version. Firefox has been browser has been a favorite of computer gurus everywhere because of its effective security and features. The main reason for the upgrade was more of a fine tuning than an overhaul.
We will look at the features of both, and you can decide whether you should use IE7 or Firefox 2.0.
Internet Explorer 7
The first thing you will notice about Internet Explorer 7 is the navigation bar and lack of the menu bar with the usual file, edit, view, etc. buttons. The back and forward buttons, along with the refresh and stop button, are considerably smaller and almost hard to find. The menu bar can be restored by right clicking by the other menu buttons and selecting "menu bar."
The biggest feature for IE7 is tabbed browsing. You can hold control while clicking on a link to open a Web site it in a new tab. This creates a new page opened in a different tab, but in the same window. Therefore, your browser is kind of like a file cabinet or organizer. You can open and access many Web sites at once without cluttering up the taskbar at the bottom of your screen.
Along with tabbed browsing comes a neat way to look at all of your tabs. By clicking on the button with four boxes that is to the left of the tabs, you can view each of the tabs as thumbnails and pick which Web site you want to view next.
First, windows users got a huge improvement with Internet Explorer 7. The major reason for upgrading to IE7 is the security holes that seem to pop up almost every day with IE6. Not to mention that IE7 is flawless, but Microsoft has put an emphasis on security this time around.
Another option for browsing the Internet is Mozilla Firefox. About a week before IE7 came out, Firefox updated their browser with their 2.0 version. Firefox has been browser has been a favorite of computer gurus everywhere because of its effective security and features. The main reason for the upgrade was more of a fine tuning than an overhaul.
We will look at the features of both, and you can decide whether you should use IE7 or Firefox 2.0.
Internet Explorer 7
The first thing you will notice about Internet Explorer 7 is the navigation bar and lack of the menu bar with the usual file, edit, view, etc. buttons. The back and forward buttons, along with the refresh and stop button, are considerably smaller and almost hard to find. The menu bar can be restored by right clicking by the other menu buttons and selecting "menu bar."
The biggest feature for IE7 is tabbed browsing. You can hold control while clicking on a link to open a Web site it in a new tab. This creates a new page opened in a different tab, but in the same window. Therefore, your browser is kind of like a file cabinet or organizer. You can open and access many Web sites at once without cluttering up the taskbar at the bottom of your screen.
Along with tabbed browsing comes a neat way to look at all of your tabs. By clicking on the button with four boxes that is to the left of the tabs, you can view each of the tabs as thumbnails and pick which Web site you want to view next.
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