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Internet Explorer

Currently 80 percent of Web users surf with IE. Most websites function well  in IE, which supports advanced features like dynamic HTML. The advanced features often backfire, though, which is one of the reasons to use one of the alternative browsers discussed below.

One advantage of IE is that it's close to becoming integrated with the Windows operating system. The Justice Department doesn't like this, but from a usability perspective, integration is the best way to simplify user interfaces. We are not there yet, though.

Netscape

Netscape's main advantage is that it's not produced by Microsoft. Not only does it make some people feel good to avoid Bill G's clutches, but Netscape is available for many alternative operating systems and types of computers.

Also, the newest version of Netscape (version 6) is supposed to be much more compliant with the official Web standards than Microsoft's software, which tends  to have its own proprietary quirks. Unfortunately, Netscape has suffered from  very low code quality since the beginning, so it crashes much too frequently for  my taste.

Opera

Only about one percent of Web users use Opera, but this is enough to qualify it as the main alternative browser. The code is much more efficient and compact than anything produced by the big two, and the software is very robust. Thus,  Opera almost never crashes.

Opera is also fast, which can be a major advantage if you have an older  computer. By avoiding some of the advanced features IE and Netscape support, Opera gives surfers a more simplified and pleasant user experience.

iCab

"Your taxi for the Internet" is only available for Macintosh. This makes it  irrelevant for most people, but of great interest to Mac enthusiasts who can relive the exciting days in the 1980s when good software shipped for the Mac first.

The iCab browser puts control of the Web experience back into the hands of the users and offers options for disabling some of the annoying "features" of many websites, such as uninvited pop-up windows. It also gives users more  control over the appearance of webpages: certain over-designed sites, for example, are easier to read with iCab. If you are designing your own webpages, iCab has a useful feature that highlights any errors in the HTML code when it is  displaying a page.

Lynx

Lynx is a text-only browser. This means that it is great for people who  cannot see images or who do not want to wait while large graphics load. Use Lynx if you are using an old mainframe terminal that cannot display images, or if you have a very slow connection to the Internet.

Lynx is a useful tool for Web designers, because it allows them to get an  idea of how their website will convert to browsers for blind users. If you cannot use your website in Lynx, then it will not be accessible to many users with disabilities.

 

 

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