10 Reasons Why You Should Be Using Firefox
Summary - Super speed, anti-phishing, anti-malware, automatic session restore, one-click bookmarking, easy customization, tabs instead of windows and more.
Firefox is a free and open source web browser from the Mozilla Corporation. A Net Applications statistic put Firefox at 24.43% of the recorded usage share of web browsers as of January 2010, making it the second most popular browser worldwide (next to Internet Explorer).
As a web developer, I love Firefox because it’s a standard compliant browser which means: it obeys the commands I enter when coding a webpage – some browsers don’t. Firefox supports many design features that won’t display in Internet Explorer.
I also love the many add-ons I use with Firefox that help me be a better web developer. I’ve been using Firefox since version 2 and I’ve had a great browsing experience so far. Here are ten reasons why you should use Firefox over Internet Explorer or Safari.
Private Browsing
Surf the Web without leaving a single trace.
Password Manager
Remember site passwords without ever seeing a pop-up.
Awesome Bar
Find the sites you love in seconds (without remembering long URLs).
Super Speed
View web pages way faster, using less of your computer’s memory.
Anti-Phishing & Anti-Malware
Enjoy the most advanced protection against online bad guys.
Session Restore
Unexpected shutdown? Go back to exactly where you left off.
One-Click Bookmarking
Bookmark, search and organize Web sites quickly and easily.
Easy Customization
Thousands of add-ons give you the power to make Firefox your own.
Tabs instead of windows
Do more at once with tabs you can organize with the drag of a mouse.
Personas
Instantly change the look of your Firefox with thousands of easy-to-install themes.