R.I.P. Netscape

December 29th, 2007

Miscellaneous

I’ve always been a big believer in competition being good for the consumer, and when it comes to web browsers, this could not be more true.  If Firefox and Opera hadn’t come along, we’d probably still be using Internet Explorer 6.0.
With that being said, I had a bit of a heavy heart as I read [...]

The History of Web Browsers

November 18th, 2007

Miscellaneous

As great as the Firefox web browser is, it hasn’t always been around.  Back in the early days of the internet, you were probably using early versions of Netscape Navigator or even Internet Explorer.
Sometimes its fun to take a look back over the history of these web browsers and truly develop an appreciation for where [...]

Build Netscape 9 Into Firefox 2.0

October 17th, 2007

Web Browsers

So, I’m sure everyone noticed that Netscape released an update to their Netscape 9 web browser earlier this week?   Oh, you didn’t notice?  You aren’t alone!   Saying it was barely mentioned by anyone is being generous, as I only saw the update mentioned in one place. 
If you’ve tried Netscape 9, you’ll know that it truly is a [...]