Which Internet Browser To Use

TRY ALL OF THEM...

Today almost all public & work environment computers have all 4 of the major browsers installed on them.  This gives the individual users the choice of which browser they want to use...  Why?? Think of it as having multiple salad dressing choices in your fridge... No particular reason, they all do the same thing, it's just a matter of taste..

You will also find that certain websites you visit "work better" if and when you use the browser that they've built their platform on... so for example if you are visiting any website from Google - Gmail, blogger, YouTube, Google drive, Google maps etc. then you might consider opening your CHROME browser to access those websites.

Computers and other devices with Windows Operating Systems come with Internet Explorer pre-installed, those with Android Operating Systems have Google Chrome installed, and Apple Operating Systems have Safari pre-installed, but you can use any of these browsers on your devices - simply download them: 

• Google Chrome ~ go to www.google.com
• Firefox by Mozilla ~ go to www.mozilla.com
• Safari  by Apple ~ go to http://support.apple.com/downloads/#internet

What is “Silverlight?

"Silverlight" a free Microsoft software Plug-In, similar to the Adobe Flash Plug-In.  These plug-ins are used by our Internet Browsers including Internet Explorer, (Chrome, Firefox and Safari).  This means that anyone with Windows XP, Vista or 7 Operating Systems most likely are also using Silverlight (along with Flash).  

Silverlight can also work on Intel-based Apple computers, and even works on Windows based smartphones – in December 2011, Microsoft introduced the 5^th version of Silverlight…

Both Silverlight and Flash are used to create “online presentations” such as videos and other animated graphic presentations – they basically run in the background and usually we have no idea that is what our computer is using to help us view what we are watching online…

Most computers have both on them and when you visit a website, it will use whichever “plug-in” is best..

Note: Plug-In’s according to Wikipedia.com are a set of software components that adds specific abilities to a larger software application. If supported, plug-ins enable customizing the functionality of an application. For example, plug-ins are commonly used in web browsers to play video, scan for viruses, and display new file types. Well-known plug-ins examples include Adobe Flash Player, QuickTime, and Microsoft Silverlight.