More Browsers In Depth

Use Your Browser as a Productivity Tool

If you spend time online as part of your daily routine, you know that staying productive while browsing the Web is a challenge. Fortunately some great websites and browser extensions are available to help transform your browser into one of the most powerful productivity tools in your arsenal. Elsewhere we've discussed how to avoid tech distractions in your daily life; in this article we'll discuss three of the most popular productivity and time management systems, along with some great browser modifications to help you stick to them.

Essential browser tools for Web developers

What are the most useful browser add-ons for Web designers and developers? We ask more than 20 professionals to weigh in.

Hands on: Firefox 11 improves syncing

Mozilla's Firefox 11 browser features some useful tweaks, especially in its syncing abilities, but no major changes.

Free and Affordable Software to Sync Your Work and Your Life

If you're like plenty of people these days, you have more than just one computer--and I don't mean just a traditional desktop or laptop PC, but also a smartphone or a tablet. A smartphone is little more than a computer wrapped around a cell phone; and a tablet, of course, is merely a computer in a convenient portable package.

HTML5 client-side storage tutorial: Beyond cookies

This excerpt from the HTML5 Developer's Cookbook takes you step by step through using HTML5's new browser-based storage.

Which Browser Should You Use?

Everyone needs a Web browser, but with so many different ones available, deciding which one is best for you can be hard. Are you looking for something blazing fast? Or is strong security your top priority? Or do you need lots and lots of add-ons?

The Best Browsers for Your Android Phone

In choosing a browser for your phone, you have to take into account the more tenuous data connection, the smaller screen, and the kinds of tasks that you need or want to do on your handset. Here's a look at some of the most popular Android browsers, to help you decide which one is right for you.

EPIC accuses Google of not being forthright in report to feds

Google -- the Internet search leader and purveyor of social networking, a smartphone operating system, email, maps and other applications -- is being accused of being evasive about how it protects the personal information of its multitude of users.

Should I Use the 32- or 64-bit Version of Internet Explorer?

DimplesAkaKaren noticed that Windows came with two versions of Internet Explorer. She asked the Answer Line forum which she should use.

6 Google Chrome remixes worth trying out

Chromium-based spinoffs bring privacy, security, social networking, and other interesting twists to Google's Chrome browser.

The Best Hope for the Future of Firefox

The clock is ticking. Google has extended its revenue agreement with Mozilla for another three years. Last year, 98 percent of Mozilla’s funds were from Google, and without it, development of Firefox would be severely hampered.

10 must-have tools for cloud power users

All it takes is a few simple browser add-ons and other tools to unlock the potential of the Web's most popular services including Gmail, Dropbox and more.

5 Reasons Chrome Should Be Your Work Browser

Web tracker StatCounter says that for the first time, usage of Google's Chrome Web browser has surpassed Firefox to become the second most popular browser, behind Microsoft[<a

How to Quit Flash: A Three-Step Program

Adobe made headlines last week by saying it would discontinue development on its mobile Flash Player after the upcoming 11.1 release. This week, "Occupy Flash", a campaign by anonymous developers, is calling on users to uninstall the Adobe Flash plugin.

A Potential Fix for the Outlook 'General Failure' Error

Back in July I promised to help track down a solution to the "General failure" error that appears in Outlook when you click a link embedded in an e-mail. Judging from the number of pleas for help I continue to get from readers, this problem hasn't gone away. And it appears to affect users of all browsers, not just Firefox or Internet Explorer.

Which Browser Has Your Back? That Would Be Firefox

Hard on the heels of recent reports that Google's Chrome browser may overtake Firefox by year's end, Mozilla on Monday released its annual “State of Mozilla” report including rosy financial results and a discussion of its efforts moving forward.

Dropping Safari for Chrome

I have long been a Safari devotee. But since the introduction of Lion -- or more accurately the introduction of Safari 5.1 -- Apple's Web browser quickly fell out of favor with me. Because of a few under-the-hood changes to how Safari does its thing, I've ended up abandoning the browser in favor of Google's Chrome -- an app I once said couldn't serve as my default browser. Times have changed: Safari's now absent from my Dock, and Chrome has claimed its spot.

Internet privacy: Cookies as a weapon

In November 2009 the European Parliament approved a directive on Internet privacy that, among other things, required user opt-in before websites could install cookies on the user's computer.

Stop Firefox from Opening on the Wrong Monitor

I'm a big fan of using multiple monitors. From a productivity standpoint alone, you can't beat keeping your browser open on one monitor and your e-mail client on another. Or your spreadsheet here and your word processor there. You get the idea.

Bring Back Internet Explorer 8

Uli Mrose updated Windows Explorer to version 9, but didn't like it. Here's how to bring back IE8.