Flaming canine, the fat lady singing and other stuff

DON'T download the beta test version 1.5 of Firefox. The beta version has been in use at the beach house for several days and it has some problems. That's why it is a "beta." Firefox is certainly recommended. Use the very stable version 1.06. It is a super alternative to Internet Explorer. Since Microsoft won't let anyone other than XP users have Internet Explorer 7 when it is issued, you may really want to look into other ways to browse the internet. Here is an excellent Firefox installation guide.

Opera is another browser available. The latest incarnation is version 8.0. You can download an ad driven copy here -> Opera. After using the ad free version for a while it has to be reported that this is a nice browser. It's just not worth $30.00 or so when Firefox is a free download that does a better job. The verdict is not completely in on Opera, but it is not happy with Blogger and has a few other issues. Anyone using Opera? Post a comment or email. Be nice to get different opinions.

Several other browsers are available. Go to MajorGeeks and click on Browsers in the 'Files' list. There are many alternatives and a lot of add on tools in this list. Avant and Maxthon have been used here and found not impressive, especially Avant. Netscape is getting good reports since they adopted the Firefox engine. Just remember that Netscape was the whiner that created all the hoopla about Internet Explorer being bundled with Windows for free back a few years ago. NOTE: It is sad that MajorGeeks actually has a link to the gross, putrid Yahoo Toolbar in this list.

"Life is a great big canvas; throw all the paint on it you can."
-Danny Kaye