Browsers 2010
by Paul Rayes
1. Definition of Browser
1.1. A software application for retrieving, presenting, and traversing information resources on the World Wide Web.
2. Opera 10.63
2.1. Pros:
2.1.1. Support for Mouse Gestures
2.1.2. Native text-to-speech
2.2. Cons:
2.2.1. Interface is not pretty
2.2.2. Menus can be hard to use
3. Google Chrome 7
3.1. Pros:
3.1.1. Best HTML5 support among stable browsers
3.1.2. When a web page crashes, the browser will stay running
3.2. Cons:
3.2.1. Privacy may be a concern for some, as it is run by Google
3.2.2. Does not have as many extensions as Firefox
4. Apple Safari 5
4.1. Pros:
4.1.1. Browser used for the iPhone
4.1.2. Beta version has even better HTML5 support than Chrome
4.2. Cons:
4.2.1. Has worst HTML5 support among all browsers
4.2.2. Least secure browser
5. Mozilla Firefox 3.6
5.1. Pros:
5.1.1. Supports many different web standards
5.1.2. Open-source with wide support for plug-ins
5.2. Cons:
5.2.1. Will use up a lot of memory when many plug-ins are running
5.2.2. Cluttered interface
6. Internet Explorer 9
6.1. Pros:
6.1.1. Has some of the best HTML5 support
6.1.2. Renders pages extremely fast
6.2. Cons:
6.2.1. Does not run on Windows XP
6.2.2. Requires fairly new GPU
7. Internet Explorer 8
7.1. Pros
7.1.1. Renders old, poorly written webpages using "quirks" mode
7.2. Cons:
7.2.1. Renders pages very slowly
7.2.2. Little support for modern features