Browsers

As with most people, I have always used Internet Explorer.  However, this has proved to be so slow at times that I have downloaded Firefox for use at work.  The only problem with this is that it is not supported by our IT Department, so we are rather on our own if anything goes wrong.  That said, it is much faster than IE (especially the old version of IE that we have installed on our work PCs).  A major problem with using Firefox at work is the fact that you need to select the security exemption option every time you go into a website - a significant hassle.

I shall definitely try Firefox out at home, and probably Google Chrome as well.  I haven't had time to go into all the options concerning favorites, tabs etc, but it is good to know that the help sections will guide you through it.

I looked at the Opera website, but I won't be downloading it at work.  I had a look on Wikipedia Opera web browser to find out a bit more about it and discovered that it was the result of a Norwegian research project in which has grown into a major browser in its own right.   

There is so much information out there on how to get the best out of all these browsers, it can seem overwhelming at times, but when I have time I will definitely be working at familiarising myself with their respective features.