All right, well everyone has different software on their computer. Some people have software they don't even know what it does, or why they even have it. On my computer I know nearly everything that I have and I have a special list on my backup drives that contain all the software I must have on my computer in order for my PC to run the way I prefer. Within the list I have anti-viruses, system cleaners, video editing software, video recording software, encryption software, and music/video software. In this blog I am going to be writing about some of that software that I need in order for my computer to run and do what I want it to do.
First I am going to be talking about one of the programs I use daily, and these are my web browsers. I currently have three web browsers on my computer. I have three web browsers on my computer because one cannot do what the other can do, and vice verca. The three I have on my computer is the usual Internet Explorer, Mozilla Firefox, and Google Chrome.
Internet Explorer- Well, the one and main reason I have IE on my computer is basically because it came with my computer. I really do not like to use this for much of anything, but I do have it set up for my homepage to go to my Kent State account, so if I want to do anything with my Kent State Collage stuff I just click on IE and it opens up. I also use IE to access certain Microsoft websites, because Chrome and Firefox are not compatible with some of their sites (which stinks, but oh well). Finally I use IE to download other web browsers. I know it sound's lame, but that is basically the only other good thing IE is good for, I have to admit, though, after the updates it has gotten better, but I still prefer Chrome and Firefox over it, they just feel better.
Mozilla Firefox- Well I hardly use this web browser either, but I still use it more than IE, simply because I like it better and it preforms the tasks I like out of it. Now I used to use Firefox when I was younger all the time (before Chrome came out) because it had apps. This was a new feature (to me) and it was intriguing for me to see what I can get and what made it look better than usual to impress my friends. I know that's lame, but it was true I liked Firefox because of it's ability to be customized so much. One of the add on's that I remember most with Firefox was Adblock Plus. This add-on made it possible to actually block ads. I didn't know back then that ads actually make money for people to run their sites, I just always blocked them because they were annoying and messed up my game, but now I don't block them because I am the one using ads now to make a little money on the side.
Yes Firefox is a good browser, but after a while it just started feeling heavy, it bugged out every now and then and it also started running extremely slower than normal. I believe it was from the add-on's (which is understandable because They do take more memory to run and stuff). I was trying to find something else, something better. Then one day in class I heard about Chrome.
Google Chrome- This is my default browser, I use Chrome all the time whenever I can. I am actually using a security enhanced version of Chrome called Comodo Dragon (link available by clicking the picture) This is basically like Chrome, but more secure. The reason it is secure is that there are more options available, it uses enhanced certificate validation, and warns you more directly when you are about to visit a website that has been claimed to be unsafe. There are more features to it but I am not going to go into it (It is also compatible with all chrome apps too). Chrome is a decent web browser for people who like to have a light weight browser with the option of adding on. What chrome basically is is just a web browser and nothing more (unless you want more). It starts out basic, and you can either keep it that way, or beef it up with games. It is your choice as to how you want to operate it.
For me chrome is faster than IE, and Firefox and it takes up less memory (depends on your apps too). I have recommended Chrome for many people. Yes Chrome is made from Google, but that does not mean you have to use the Google web search to find you things. You can change it to Bing, or Yahoo, or Ask, or whatever you want and when you want to search for something just type it in the bar that you type the website into and it will automatically do a Google, or Bing search for what you requested. Another neat feature with Chrome that I like is the ability to import browser data from another browser. What this means is, say you want to get Chrome, but you don't really want to because you have all your favorites, passwords (ect.) on your other browser and you don't want to retype all of them. With Chromes import ability Chrome does it automatically, so it is an easy switch over for you.
Now for the bad side of Chrome. (yes there is bad too) I have noticed that sometimes when I go to some places the flash player crashes unexpectedly, I am not sure why it does this but all you have to do is refresh the page and it is back. There are also some web pages that will not open because of their compatibility issues with chrome.
Internet Explorer- Well, the one and main reason I have IE on my computer is basically because it came with my computer. I really do not like to use this for much of anything, but I do have it set up for my homepage to go to my Kent State account, so if I want to do anything with my Kent State Collage stuff I just click on IE and it opens up. I also use IE to access certain Microsoft websites, because Chrome and Firefox are not compatible with some of their sites (which stinks, but oh well). Finally I use IE to download other web browsers. I know it sound's lame, but that is basically the only other good thing IE is good for, I have to admit, though, after the updates it has gotten better, but I still prefer Chrome and Firefox over it, they just feel better.
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