Reviews > Apps > Firefox

So, for today's app review, I choose Firefox... even though I pretty much said everything in Firefox vs. IE, I want to revisit it. I know I've ranted and raved about it before, but I really want everyone to get it, so, here it is. It has extensions, add-ons, plug-ins, themes (skins), and so many more features. With nearly infinite possibilities, it's the best browser all-around. Firefox 2.0.0.13 is the current version, or you can get the Firefox 3 betas, the most recent of which (beta 5) is almost totally stable, but does not have support for all add-ons that Firefox 2 does (make sure you get the correct language version though- it comes in over 40 languages!) And did I mention the download manager? It's a built-in accelerator and with my crappy slow internet, I was getting 60 kbps on average. The look has been revised for Firefox 3, too, which is scheduled to launch sometime in June or July, I think. If you don't believe me, try it out for yourself, and you'll love it from the first.

Faceoff: Firefox vs. Internet Explorer

I have people tell me all the time that Internet Explorer is better than Firefox, but here's the truth: IE, compared to Firefox, sucks. Period. There's no doubt about it, Firefox is the all time champ. It's free, open-source, and oh-so-customizable that IE decided to rip it off! Tabbed browsing? Firefox first (ok so Netscape had it first, but Netscape was also Mozilla-essentially Firefox before it became Firefox.) Extensions? (They're called add-ons in IE, but still...) Firefox first! Themes? Well...this one is hardly fair since IE doesn't even have themes and skins yet. But most likely, they will, after the style of Firefox once again. Firefox even supports opening a tab with an IE emulator for content that is IE only. And it can view content that has to be specially formatted for IE (Microsoft's fault again.) aAnd if all this isn't enough...you just gotta try it out fo yourself. Download the most recent version of Firefox here, or get the the new beta (not as stable, but almost perfect) right here (just make sure you download the right language version- there are over 40 supported!)