Firefox Makes Headlines !

Reuters Recommends News Article | Reuters.com: “LONDON (Reuters) – Since Microsoft won the browser wars in the late 1990s, its Internet Explorer software has been the way most people surf the Web. But with some slick new challengers on the scene, that may be about to change.

While Internet Explorer has remained largely unchanged for years, alternative Web browsers like Opera, Apple Computer’s Safari and especially Firefox are wowing users with innovative features and the promise of increased protection from hackers.

…Tabbed browsing lets you open dozens of sites within a single window, saving space on your computer desktop. If there are a number of sites you visit daily, you can group them into a folder and open them all at once….

Firefox rose from the ashes of Netscape, the first popular Web browser, which kick-started the dot-com boom before being vanquished by Microsoft’s Internet Explorer. Netscape was then purchased by America Online, which donated the software’s code to the non-profit Mozilla Foundation.” More >>>

Nice to see that Mozzila’s FireFox is getting the press it finally deserves. With more and more folks looking for Microsoft alternatives, this new generation of community developed browsers are likely attracting some attention out in Seattle. We use and love it. Download version 1.0PR the new pre release is still being shaken out. — ZZB

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