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Tuesday, September 4, 2007

Web Design: Browse around for a better browser

A Web browser is a software application that enables a user to display and interact with text, images, and other information typically located on a Web page at a website on the World Wide Web or a local area network.

Click here to read Wikipedia's comparison of different web browsers They even have a time line of which was invented when.

If you'd like to learn more about each one or even download it, click on the browser's name in the market share chart below- I've added links to their sites.
Market Share for August, 2007
Internet Explorer - 78.68%
Firefox - 14.56% ( I prefer this one because it is safer and more customizable)
Safari - 4.68% (From Mac, now available for PCs too)
Opera - 0.88%
Netscape - 0.71% (started back in 1994)
Opera Mini - 0.27% (for mobile devices like phones & PDAs)
Other - 0.22%

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