Browsers And Search Engines

Major Browsers: Windows, Mac & Linux

Opera

Opera has managed to weather the browser wars since its original release in 1996. Constantly innovating, this browser is now a full-fledged Internet suite with web, e-mail, news (usenet and RSS) and chat with a wealth of features for new switchers and power users alike.

Opera also provides a mobile web browser, Opera Mini. In addition to Android and iOS, Opera Mini runs on most Java-capable devices, bringing the web to even low-end mobile phones. You can sync your bookmarks between Opera Mini and the desktop version of Opera using Opera Link.

• Features: Web · Email · RSS · Chat · Skinnable · Phishing Filter · Widgets · BitTorrent · Sync · Turbo Mode
• Import: Bookmarks from Internet Explorer, Firefox, Safari, Netscape, or generic HTML file; Mail from Outlook Express, Netscape, Thunderbird, Apple Mail, Eudora, or generic mbox file.
• Download Opera for Windows, Macintosh or Linux. Free.
• Discover Opera.
• Get Opera Banners or join Choose Opera.

Firefox

Mozilla Firefox has been the most successful alternative web browser since the “browser wars” ended. The flagship product of the Mozilla Foundation traces its lineage back to the original Netscape. Firefox was designed for simplicity, security, and extensibility, with hundreds of extensions available. The Mozilla Thunderbird mail & news client is a perfect companion. Both applications are open-source.

A mobile Firefox is available for Android and Maemo. For iPhone and iPad users, Firefox Home will sync your Firefox history, bookmarks and tabs to your phone browser.

• Features: Web · RSS headlines · Extensions for chat, customization, etc. · Skinnable · Malware/Phishing Filter
• Import: All settings from Internet Explorer, Opera, Mozilla, Netscape, bookmarks from generic HTML file.
• Download Firefox for Windows, Macintosh or Linux. Free.
• Read the Firefox Beginner's Guide.
• Get Firefox Banners from Spread Firefox.

Safari

Apple stunned the world in 2003 when they announced this browser for Mac OS X. It became so popular with Mac users that Microsoft stopped developing IE for the Mac! Safari is designed for elegance and speed, and is now both the default browser on the Mac and the most popular Macintosh browser. Starting with version 3, Safari is also available for Windows.

Safari is also the primary web browser on the iPhone, iPod Touch and iPad.

• Features: Web · Private Browsing · RSS
• Import: Bookmarks from any browser.
• Download Safari for Windows or Macintosh. Free.

Google Chrome

In 2008, Google stripped down the web browser to its essentials and rethought basic assumptions about what a browser should do. Focused on enhanced performance for web applications, Chrome stays out of your way and lets you focus on the web itself.

Chrome uses the WebKit engine (like Safari) and is similar to the default web browser on the Android mobile phone platform.

• Features: Web · Private Browsing · Malware/Phishing Filter
• Import: Bookmarks, History and Passwords from Internet Explorer or Firefox.
• Download Chrome for Windows, Macintosh or Linux. Free.

More Cross-Platform Browsers: Windows, Mac & Linux

Mozilla SeaMonkey

Originally created as an open-source testing ground for Netscape, Mozilla gained a following of its own as AOL put its stamp on Netscape. Mozilla implemented many of the features that have since made Firefox popular. Official development has moved on to Firefox, and the suite continues in the form of SeaMonkey.

In addition to Firefox and SeaMonkey, Mozilla's “Gecko” engine is the basis for a number of platform-specific browsers, including K-Meleon for Windows and Camino for Macintosh.

• Features: Web · Email · Chat · Editor
• Import: All settings from Netscape 4, bookmarks from generic HTML file. Current Internet Explorer Favorites appear in bookmarks menu.
• Download SeaMonkey for Windows, Macintosh or Linux. Free.

Windows Browsers

K-Meleon

Years before Firefox, K-Meleon was launched to create a lightweight web browser for Windows using the Mozilla core. K-Meleon's strengths are its speed and customizability.

• Features: Web
• Import: Will use your current Internet Explorer, Netscape/Firefox, or Opera bookmarks.
• Download K-Meleon for Windows. Free.
• Get K-Meleon Banners.

Macintosh Browsers

Camino

This browser's slogan is “Mozilla power, Mac style.” Designed to bring Mozilla's technology into harmony with Mac OS X, Camino integrates seamlessly in a way that Firefox hasn't yet managed.

• Features: Web
• Import: Bookmarks from Internet Explorer, Firefox, Safari, Opera, OmniWeb, iCab, or generic HTML file.
• Download Camino for Macintosh OS X. Free.
• Get Camino Banners.

OmniWeb

The first web browser released for Mac OS X, OmniWeb focuses on power features. Since version 4.5 it has been based on Apple's WebCore technology, the same engine used by Safari, with innovations such as thumbnails for tabs, auto-save sessions, and per-site preferences. “Sure, you can use a standard web browser, with standard features. But you didn't choose a standard software experience—you chose the Mac.” Includes RSS headline support.

Even if you're not a Mac user, it's worth reading through OmniWeb's features page just for the writing style!

• Features: Web · RSS
• Import: Bookmarks from Internet Explorer, Safari, or generic HTML file.
• Download OmniWeb for Macintosh OS X. Free.
• Get OmniWeb Banners.

iCab

Launched from obscurity as the first publicly-available browser to pass the Acid2 test (the first to pass was Safari, but only the in-development version), iCab 3 was the last modern web browser still built for Classic Mac OS through 2008. iCab 4 and later use the WebKit engine and are OS X-only.

iCab Mobile is also available for the iPhone, iPod Touch and iPad.

• Features: Web · RSS
• Import: Bookmarks from Internet Explorer, Safari, Firefox, Opera.
• Download iCab for Macintosh OS X or Classic. Free limited edition, $20 or €15 for iCab Pro.
• Let iCab Smile campaign and banners.

Linux/UNIX Browsers

Konqueror

Konqueror is the web browser and file manager for the KDE Desktop. This highly customizable browser gained more attention when Apple selected it as the basis for Safari. Konqueror is tightly integrated with other KDE applications such as Kontact/KMail for e-mail, Akregator for RSS feeds, etc. (Konqueror can also run under GNOME or other desktop environments.)

• Features: Web · RSS via Akregator · Email via Kontact.
• Import: Bookmarks from Internet Explorer, Opera, Mozilla (and Firefox), Netscape, Galeon.
• Read about Konqueror for Linux/KDE.

Epiphany

Epiphany is designed for simplicity and speed. Originally an offshoot of Galeon, it now uses WebKit like Safari and Chrome. Epiphany is the default web browser on the GNOME desktop, and will also run under other environments.

• Features: Web
• Import: Bookmarks from Firefox, Konqueror, Mozilla, XBEL or HTML file.
• Download Epiphany for Linux/GNOME.
  
  
  
  10 Most Useful Search Engines

  1. Duck Duck Go

  

  At first, DuckDuckGo.com looks like Google. But there are many subtleties that make this spartan search engine different. DuckDuckGo has some slick features, like 'zero-click' information (all your answers are found on the first results page). DuckDuckgo offers disambiguation prompts (helps to clarify what question you are really asking). And the ad spam is much less than Google. Give DuckDuckGo.com a try... you might really like this clean and simple search engine.
  

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  2. Ask (aka 'Ask Jeeves')

  

  The Ask/AJ/Ask Jeeves search engine is a longtime name in the World Wide Web. The super-clean interface rivals the other major search engines, and the search options are as good as Google or Bing or DuckDuckGo. The results groupings are what really make Ask.com stand out. The presentation is arguably cleaner and easier to read than Google or Yahoo! or Bing, and the results groups seem to be more relevant. Decide for yourself if you agree... give Ask.com a whirl, and compare it to the other search engines you like.
  

  Visit Ask here

  3. Dogpile

  

  Years ago, Dogpile was the fast and efficient choice before Google.  Things changed, Dogpile faded into obscurity, and Google became king. But today, Dogpile is coming back, with a growing index and a clean and quick presentation that is testimony to its halcyon days.  If you want to try a search tool with pleasant presentation and helpful crosslink results, definitely try Dogpile.
  

  Visit Dogpile here

  4. Bing

  

  Bing is Microsoft's attempt at unseating Google. Bing used to be MSN search until it was updated in summer of 2009. Touted as a 'decision engine', Bing tries to support your researching by offering suggestions in the leftmost column, while also giving you various search options across the top of the screen. Things like 'wiki' suggestions, 'visual search', and 'related searches' might be very useful to you. Bing is not dethroning Google in the near future, no. But Bing is definitely worth trying.
  

  Visit Bing here

  5. The Internet Archive

  

  The Internet Archive is a favorite destination for longtime Web lovers. The Archive has been taking snapshots of the entire World Wide Web for years now, allowing you and me to travel back in time to see what a web page looked like in 1999, or what the news was like around Hurricane Katrina in 2005. You won't visit the Archive daily, like you would Google or Yahoo or Bing, but when you do have need to travel back in time, use this search site.
  

  Visit the Internet Archive here

  6. Yippy (formerly 'Clusty')

  

  Yippy is a Deep Web engine that searches other search engines for you. Unlike the regular Web, which is indexed by robot spider programs, Deep Web pages are usually harder to locate by conventional search. That's where Yippy becomes very useful. If you are searching for obscure hobby interest blogs, obscure government information, tough-to-find obscure news, academic research and otherwise-obscure content, then Yippy is your tool.
  

  Visit Yippy/Clusty here

  7. Yahoo!

  

  Yahoo! is several things: it is a search engine, a news aggregator, a shopping center, an emailbox, a travel directory, a horoscope and games center, and more. This 'web portal' breadth of choice makes this a very helpful site for Internet beginners. Searching the Web should also be about discovery and exploration, and Yahoo! delivers that in wholesale quantities.
  

  Visit Yahoo! here

  8. Mahalo

  

  Mahalo is the one 'human-powered' search site in this list, employing a committee of editors to manually sift and vet thousands of pieces of content.  This means that you'll get fewer Mahalo hit results than you will get at Bing or Google. But it also means that most Mahalo results have a higher quality of content and relevance (as best as human editors can judge).
  Mahalo also offers regular web searching in addition to asking questions.  Depending on which of the two search boxes you use at Mahalo, you will either get direct content topic hits or suggested answers to your question.
  Try Mahalo.  You might like it enough to even become a editor there.
  

  Visit Mahalo here

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  9. Webopedia

  

  Webopedia is one of the most useful websites on the World Wide Web. Webopedia is an encyclopedic resource dedicated to searching techno terminology and computer definitions. Teach yourself what 'domain name system' is, or teach yourself what 'DDRAM' means on your computer. Webopedia is absolutely a perfect resource for non-technical people to make more sense of the computers around them.
  

  Visit Webopedia here

  10. Google

  

  Google is the undisputed king of 'spartan searching'. While it doesn't offer all the shopping center features of Yahoo!, Google is fast, relevant, and the largest single catalogue of Web pages available today. Make sure you try the Google 'images', 'maps' and 'news' features... they are outstanding services for locating photos, geographic directions, and news headlines.
  

  Visit Google here