– Similar to IE, the German government has actually advised web users against using Chrome, but this time over privacy concerns. – There’s a lack of add-ons, mainly because if it being so new to the market. – It’s private browsing, called Incognito, appears in a pop up window, so you can operate private browsing separately but at the same time as your regular browsing. – Chrome uses a custom-built JavaScript meaning its up there as one of the fastest to run it. This will also increase speed, as one slow page won’t slow down the rest of your browsing. – The browser has process-isolated tabs and add-ons, adding both stability and security and meaning that if an individual page or add-on crashes, it won’t mess up the rest of them. Google’s own browser, and one of the newest kids on the block. However, it’s ultimately only to Mozilla’s credit that it patches the browser quickly when security glitches are noticed. – Firefox consistent updates have been known to drive a sane man crazy. However, this is largely due to the fact that many things IE needs are already running beforehand. – While it might load sites quicker than IE, it’s slower to launch than IE.
Pages that require ActiveX or VBScript are especially affected, as Firefox does not support these scripts due to their tendency to be used for spyware attacks. – Occasionally (although less often now), websites will not display or work correctly with Firefox as they’ve been built to work with IE. – There’s a whole load of add-ons to personalise your browsing experience, from a Facebook taskbar and Twitter client, to a blogging service and Google search bar. – Embedded memory means that if your computer crashes while you’re browsing a number of websites, or gets turned off by mistake, they will normally be restored when you re-launch the browser.
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