{"id":4848,"date":"2008-09-14T08:45:49","date_gmt":"2008-09-14T13:45:49","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/magic1host.com\/blog\/2008\/09\/14\/why-use-mozilla-firefox\/"},"modified":"2008-09-14T08:45:49","modified_gmt":"2008-09-14T13:45:49","slug":"why-use-mozilla-firefox","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/magic1host.com\/blog\/?p=4848","title":{"rendered":"Why Use Mozilla Firefox?"},"content":{"rendered":"
by Holly Smith<\/div>\n

Firefox is a completely free open-source web browser created by the Mozilla Foundation. Although many people haven’t heard of it before, it is a very popular alternative to Internet Explorer. In fact, Firefox’s latest version was so popular that it set the Guinness World Record for most downloaded software in a 24-hour period when it was released on June 17, 2008. <\/p>\n

Firefox’s main advantages over its competitors are its high level of security, speed and incredible customization options. It is designed to be easy-to-use, full of handy add-ons and extensions that make it more adaptable and, thereby, more beneficial for each individual user. <\/p>\n

Internet Explorer lacks the multitude of great add-ons (downloadable enhancements) that Firefox offers. Mozilla has cultivated and encouraged a very creative user-based community<\/a> that offers a wide range of options for customization. Thousands of add-ons of all different types are available for download at the Mozilla website, allowing users to personalize their Firefox experience.<\/p>\n

Another of Firefox’s attractions is its tabbed browsing. An extremely useful feature, tabbed browsing allows for multiple web pages to be displayed in a single web browser window. Different sites are separated by tabs, and the current active tab is displayed in the window. <\/p>\n

Internet Explorer 7 has since adopted this feature, but not has not implemented it as well as Firefox has. Unlike Firefox, Internet Explorer is only able to handle a few tabs at a time before it slows down considerably. Users have also cited unexpected crashes and freeze-ups when they attempt to navigate too quickly through multiple tabs. <\/p>\n

Another great advantage is Firefox’s small memory footprint (which has been even further reduced in Firefox 3). The program requires much less memory to open and run than Internet Explorer, and, in the event that it ever crashes or closes unexpectedly, it has a great built-in recovery feature that allows users to restore their previous Firefox session(s).<\/p>\n

Firefox offers its users with top-notch security against Internet-born viruses and spyware. Unlike Internet Explorer, Firefox utilizes incredibly superior built-in security measures that protect its users against any viruses, spyware and pop-ups that they may get while browsing the Internet. It is also constantly updated and patched in response to the latest security threats. <\/p>\n

Of course, Firefox has its disadvantages as well, mainly in the form of incompatibility. Some websites designed specifically for Internet Explorer will not display properly or at all with Firefox, especially pages with ActiveX and VBScript, which are not supported by Firefox. <\/p>\n

Mozilla is one of several free downloadable Internet browsers available. Smaller memory footprint, high levels of customization, faster load times and better security all make Mozilla’s Firefox a worthy competitor in the internet browser war. So try it out for yourself and decide if it’s the right browser for you.<\/p>\n

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About the Author:<\/div>\n
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Firefox is a completely free open-source web browser created by the Mozilla Foundation. Although many people haven’t heard of it before, it is a very popular alternative to Internet Explorer. In fact, Firefox’s latest version was so popular that it set the Guinness World Record for most downloaded software in a 24-hour period when it was released on June 17, 2008.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2046,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[25],"tags":[97],"class_list":["post-4848","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-computers-technology","tag-computers-technology"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/magic1host.com\/blog\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/4848","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/magic1host.com\/blog\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/magic1host.com\/blog\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/magic1host.com\/blog\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/2046"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/magic1host.com\/blog\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=4848"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/magic1host.com\/blog\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/4848\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/magic1host.com\/blog\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=4848"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/magic1host.com\/blog\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=4848"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/magic1host.com\/blog\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=4848"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}