Firefox has become an iconic figure when speaking about open source software, due mainly to the fact the each day it gains ground with respect to it's major competitor,
Internet Explorer. It's navigation system using tabs, it's extensions and the speed
Firefox allows navigation with, convert the program in an essential tool to work with Internet.
The
tab system that
Firefox was the first to implement, allows the user to open various websites from the same browser window. If you add that to it's
dynamic bookmark system (that allow you to tag specific bookmarks) translated into
greater browsing speed and simplicity, even for those who have just started using Internet.
The other important factor that should make everyone choose
Firefox as there default browser is it's
add-on manager. These small extras let us integrate nearly anything into Firefox: P2P
download managers, personal organizers, translation software, video games, e-mail... Apart from being able
totaly change our browser appearance by using new
skins and add-on's. Since it's a project that is constantly evolving,
Firefox allways keeps it's security protocol updated (protecting our computer against identity theft and
malware) and it
improves it's performance with each new version.
Firefox has become one of the Internet users prefered browser as compared to it major competitors (
Google Chrome, Internet Explorer, Opera or Safari) due mainly to it ease-of-use, it's
versatility and speed.
Latest new features:- Fixed several stability issues.
- Fixed two critical errors.