Michael Verhoeven Browsers 2010

by michael verhoeven

1. Mozilla Firefox

1.1. Pros:

1.1.1. 1

1.1.1.1. reported to be the fastest browser when it comes to download speed

1.1.2. 2

1.1.2.1. scored 100% in three categories

1.2. Cons:

1.2.1. 1

1.2.1.1. downloads cannot be resumed if interrupted

1.2.2. 2

1.2.2.1. takes a lot of memory to run

2. Explorer9

2.1. Pros:

2.1.1. 1

2.1.1.1. has topped all other browsers in conforming with the HTML5 specification

2.1.2. 2

2.1.2.1. scored 100% in five of the seven categories, including audio, video and XHTML5

2.2. Cons:

2.2.1. 1

2.2.1.1. only HTML5 category in which IE9 lags behind its rivals is getElementsByClassName functionality, with IE9's 83% score placing last behind all other browsers

2.2.2. 2

2.2.2.1. Beta verison

3. Explorer8

3.1. Cons:

3.1.1. 1

3.1.1.1. has lowest benchmar score of 32

3.1.2. 2

3.1.2.1. its slow

4. Sources

4.1. All sources must be from October/Nov 2010; use this search: http://bit.ly/cwWsuW ; minimum 5 sources, collaborative effort

4.1.1. Shorten your URLs at the following link:

4.1.2. http://bit.ly/

4.2. http:

4.2.1. http://bit.ly/bFEv1V

4.3. http:

4.3.1. http://bit.ly/aLTpC5

4.4. http:

4.4.1. http://bit.ly/cCTynF

4.5. http:

4.5.1. http://bit.ly/aZvByN

4.6. http:

4.6.1. http://bit.ly/cggVQn

5. Define: Browser

6. Opera

6.1. Pros:

6.1.1. 1

6.1.1.1. New rendering engine

6.1.2. 2

6.1.2.1. scored 100% in three categories

6.2. Cons:

6.2.1. 1

6.2.1.1. To update it should download the master files agai

6.2.2. 2

6.2.2.1. A bit slow in reading the script on multiple pages

7. Google Chrome

7.1. Pros:

7.1.1. 1

7.1.1.1. has hightest html5 benchmark score of 262

7.1.2. 2

7.1.2.1. scored 100% in four categories

7.2. Cons:

7.2.1. 1

7.2.1.1. Lack of Add-Ons

7.2.2. 2

7.2.2.1. Privacy Concerns

8. Apple Safari

8.1. Pros:

8.1.1. 1

8.1.1.1. scored 100% in two categories

8.1.2. 2

8.1.2.1. import of bookmarks

8.2. Cons:

8.2.1. 1

8.2.1.1. dragging bookmarks into tabs deletes them

8.2.2. 2

8.2.2.1. no setting to show when tabs are open or closed