Geek Week Part II--Firefox Browser

If you read the instructions I posted yesterday for using iCal, you will see I recommended using the Firefox Browser. Firefox used to be called Firebird, and is a mozilla derivation, which means its roots are in Netscape.

With Internet Explorer development stalled by Microsoft, except in conjunction with new OS (is the Dept. of Justice on this?), I was thrilled as I found much new functionality in Firefox. It's nothing fantastic, but there is an obvious effort to think about the user. Less header space, for example, lets you see more of a page at one time. Password storage is also more robust.

When you install, it automatically imports the IE6 Favorites. And I've found very little trouble viewing web pages that probably were only optimized for IE6. The only trouble I've had was getting the Java plug-in to install correctly.

Go for it! And don't be afraid to make it your default browser.