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Aug 31 2009   3:32PM GMT

Using Firefox when it’s being blocked



Posted by: Raj Perumal
Firefox, User Agent Switcher, plugin, add-on, Mozilla

Hi folks, as you know I’ve been recently testing out the new version of Firefox and it’s been great! But what do you do when people decided to block which version of a browser you are using in an environment and force you to use Internet Explorer?

You look for a Firefox plugin of course! :) There is a plugin from Firefox called the User Agent Switcher. This plugin allows you to make Firefox impersonate a different web browser such as IE 6, 7 or 8. Some of the other things you can do is impersonate search robots which is great for search engine optimization.

I have to say Firefox has been a heck of a lot more stable than it ever has been for me. It is now my default browser of choice and with all these extra add-ons it is making my browsing life extremely easy!

-RP

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Sep 7 2008   10:22PM GMT

New Web Browser Google Chrome Released



Posted by: Raj Perumal
Google, Internet Explorer, Web browsers, Firefox, comparison, Google Chrome, web browser comparison, google chrome vs

Hi folks, Google has just recently released their new web browser called Google Chrome. I recently had a chance to try it and I have to say it’s a great first effort on Google’s part.

 Don’t get me wrong, I still prefer Firefox personally but anytime another browser comes out on the market to challenge the dominance of Internet Explorer, that’s a good thing! It will be interesting to see where Google takes it from here.

 I think one of the things that makes Firefox so great is the large availability of third party themes and add-ons, it makes for a very powerful web browsing experience. If Google Chrome can embrace this it would make for a great Firefox alternative.  Also Google Chrome seems to be quite quick at rendering web pages as compared to the competition. That can only bode well for Google.

 -RP

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