Browser Comparisons - Convenience

Internet Explorer 8 & 9, Chrome 11 and Firefox 4

Searching, Convenience & Add-ons

Browser Comparisons – Convenience Using your search engines

IE 9 – Click magnifying glass to right of address/search bar, choose search engineIE 8 – Click search bar, choose search engineFirefox - Click search engine icon, choose search engineChrome - Right-click address/search bar, select “Edit search engines” – change default, only default engine is used.

Browser Comparisons – Convenience Controlling your Toolbars

IE9, IE8 & Firefox – ALT toggles Menu Bar IE8 & 9– rt-click next to tabs, select Menu, Favorite or Command bar.Firefox – Click Firefox, Options, select Menu, Navigation & Bookmarks bar.Chrome – Wrench, Tools lets you select “Always show bookmark bar”, that’s all.

Browser Comparisons – Convenience Controlling your search engines #1

IE8 - Click down arrow to right of search bar, select “Manage Search Providers”,IE8 & 9 – Turn on Command Bar, click Tools, Manage Add-ons, select Search Providers you can set as default, remove, sort, disable or enable suggestions, or select “Find more providers”.

Browser Comparisons – Convenience Controlling your search engines #2

Firefox - Click search engine icon and “Manage Search Engines” – move them up or down in list, remove or get more - Google is the default.Chrome - Right-click address/search bar, select “Edit search engines” (or Wrench, Options, Search)– make default, remove or add; can also enable “Instant” for fast pages.

Browser Comparisons – Convenience Find in current page

IE 9 – Click magnifying glass to right of address/search bar, choose search engineIE 8 – Click search box, click FindFirefox – Click Firefox, Find, box is at bottom of page Chrome – Click Wrench, Find, box is at top right.

Browser Comparisons – Convenience Zooming

IE8 & 9 CTRL + zooms in, CTRL – zooms out or click Page, Zoom and choose percent

FirefoxCTRL + zooms in, CTRL – zooms out

ChromeCTRL + zooms in, CTRL – zooms out, or wrench, Zoom and choose percent

Browser Comparisons – ConvenienceText search, e-mail, map, translate…

IE8 & 9 Accelerator Button – highlight text & rt-click to blog, e-mail, search, map, translate may add more functions from Internet Explorer Gallery.

FirefoxHighlight & right-click to search with GoogleAdd-on “Locator” for map; Google toolbar for translate, e-mail, Google Earth lookup.

ChromeHighlight & right-click to search with GoogleAdd map or translate add-on from Web Store.

Browser Comparisons – Convenience Whole Page functions – e-mailing

IE8 & 9 – Command Toolbar, Page, “Send page by email” or “Send link by email”Firefox – Click Firefox, Send link Chrome – From Web Store, Extensions, try Google Share Button

Browser Comparisons – Convenience Whole Page functions - translating

IE8 & 9 – Command Toolbar, Page, Translate with LiveSearch (Bing translator), can specify ‘from language’, works with phrases, too Firefox – use Google toolbar (I did) or from Firefox Collection, get Fox Lingo toolbar (I didn’t) Chrome – Wrench, Options, Under the Hood, check “Offer to translate pages…”

e.g. Taiwan Nat’l Palace Museum site or various Flickr.com photo comments

Browser Comparisons – Convenience Permanent tabs outside browser

IE9 & Win 7 - Pin tabs to taskbarDrag tab to Win 7 taskbarhttp://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OvIU5bW6PgA

Chrome – App shortcuts on the desktopFor Apps from App Store - Click New Tab, right-click App, select “Create Shortcut”, choose where, click CreateFor other apps – open site, click wrench, Tools, Create application shortcuts, choose where, click Create

e.g. put Google Docs on taskbar or desktop, or a favorite online game or e-mail program

Browser Comparisons – Convenience Permanent tabs in browser

FirefoxPin tab to tab bar – right-click tab, click “Pin as App Tab”

ChromePin tab to tab bar – right-click tab, click “Pin tab”

Browser Comparisons – Convenience Useful New Tabs page

IE9 includes “Your most popular sites”

IE8Offers closed tabs, InPrivate browsing &

Accelerators

ChromeIncludes installed apps, Web Store, most

visited sites and recently closed sites

Browser Comparisons – SynchChrome

Save under your Google account, transfer is encrypted Choose to save bookmarks, passwords, autofill, browser settings, extensions, apps, themesClick wrench, Options, Personal Stuff, Set up Synch

FirefoxSave encrypted data on Mozilla servers, get Synch accountChoose to save bookmarks, preferences, history, passwords, open tabsClick Firefox, Options, Options, Synch tab

Browser Comparisons – Synch

ChromeWarning - If someone else signs in to the sync feature with his or her Google Account on your computer, your settings on that computer will be added to their Google Account. (Avoid by using different User Accounts on the computer).

FirefoxTo add PC, need e-mail address, password and Synch key on 2nd device, or enter code from the 2nd device on original PC if it’s available

Browser Comparisons – Convenience Snap & Web slices

IE9 & Win 7 – Aero snap vs. Chrome snapView 2 tabs or windows at oncedrag 2nd tab to right edge of Win 7 screenhttp://channel9.msdn.com/Blogs/LarryLarsen/IE9-Tab-Aero-Snap

IE 8 & 9 – Web sliceson Favorites bar, click “Web Slice gallery”checks sites for updates at user-set frequency, even when IE is not runninghttp://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aqXR79P_Uzo

Browser Comparisons – Add-ons, Extensions and Apps – fun & useful

IE8 & 9 Click gear, “Manage Add-ons”, “Find more…”, “Internet Explorer Gallery” for Pinned Sites, Add-ons

FirefoxClick Firefox, Add-ons, Get Add-ons, Firefox 4 Collection of Add-ons & Themes (see bottom right to browse all, check reviews

ChromeClick New Tab icon, “Web Store” for Apps, Extensions & Themes

Browser Comparisons – Add-ons, Extensions and Apps – what I tried

IE8 & 9 – I’ve installedDefine with Wikipedia, an accelerator

Chrome – I’ve installed:Google Mail Checker – extension, by GoogleGoogle Docs – Apps, Productivity Show on Google MapsGoogle DictionaryShare Button

Firefox – I’ve installed: Flash Video Downloader (YouTube Downloader)Locator - to map selected text

Browser Comparisons – Themes and Personnas

IE8 & 9 None

FirefoxClick Firefox, Add-ons, Get Add-ons, at bottom right, “See all themes and Personnas”

ChromeClick New Tab icon, “Web Store”, “Themes”

Browser Comparisons – References

PC Mag article: ”Chrome 10, Firefox 4.0, or IE9? The Browser Choice” http://www.pcmag.com/print_article2/0,1217,a=261944,00.asp?hidPrint=true

Browser Comparisons – References

IE8 & 9 http://www.beautyoftheweb.com/?fbid=a2QJRHO8kzBhttp://ie.microsoft.com/testdrive/Browser/Catalog/Default.htmlhttp://ie.microsoft.com/testdrive/Default.htmlhttp://www.zdnet.com/blog/bott/ie9-power-tips-the-secrets-of-pinned-site-shortcuts/2475

Browser Comparisons – References

ChromeSandboxing: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=29e0CtgXZSI Extensions: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MC9Cppt-6J0&feature=relmfu 10 features: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Xlh8gSF_hhE

Browser Comparisons – References

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