The importance of having two Web Browsers

For a lot of people, just using Internet Explorer is enough to satisfy their browsing needs. However the chances are you have noticed that some websites do not display correctly. A classic example of this is Internet Banking websites. Through Internet Explorer some of these can appear miss aligned or may not work at all.  This is to do with the way that web browsers interpret websites. This is why it is good to always have at least one alternative to Internet Explorer, as this will allow you to render the website in a different way.

There are a lot of good alternatives out their available for download and most of them are free. A popular one is Firefox; it’s very stable and does a good job of viewing most websites correctly, especially the Internet Banking Sites.  Another good alternative is Apples Safari browser which not only views most sites correctly but does a fantastic job of rendering sites that utilise HTML 5 animations. Internet Explorer and Firefox on the other hand are not so good at this which demonstrates why it is good to have an alternative browser.

Here are a few web browsers we recommend:
Firefox– A solid all-round browser which is fast & stable but not great with HTML5.
Safari – A fast web browser with excellent HTML5 capabilities.
Google Chrome – A clean and reliable browser which works well with internet banking sites.

Posted by Ethan Lane on 04/03 at 11:00 AM