Browsers Problems
Feb 9th, 2009 by jeb
Browser Problems. The Microsoft Windows Internet Explorer browser is known to exhibit problems when viewing videos, the worst of which is painfully slow webpage load time with websites that have multiple embedded videos (like this one...), taking more than ten times longer than other browsers.
We strongly suggest that you use another browser when viewing videos, and consider the fact that the other browsers are not only faster in other respects but are also more secure. If you do not have another browser installed, it is not a technically tough thing to accomplish, just download and install and use -- all browsers function on the same basic premise with menus and options differing only slightly... Below are our recommendations for your best alternatives as of mid July of 2009 -- but first we must disclaim that the various browsers are constantly leap-frogging each other with new versions and consequently there is constant change....
Chrome: Google's browser, said to be the least vulnerable to exploitation ("hacking") and it usually ranks as the fastest browser, very good for basic surfing. Click on this link to download Chrome.
Firefox: in our opinion, the best browser overall, very secure, very fast, adding powerful functionality with the add-on extensions. Click on this link to download Firefox.
Safari: by Apple for the Mac and Windows, combines many of the best features of Chrome and Firefox and is fairly fast. However, Safari has been reported to be somewhat easier to exploit ("hack") than the other browsers, so you might want to avoid sensitive surfing and online financial transactions with it... Click on this link to download Safari.
Opera: Good, fast, and secure, but last on our list of alternate browsers -- still, way ahead of Internet Explorer.... Click on this link to download Opera.
Any comments on this subject are welcome. We will try to update this information if we determine that the always volatile browser situation changes significantly.