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Browser Wars: The Truth about Firefox 4.0

I was just reading Maximum PC’s article reviewing modern browsers and they crowned Firefox 4 the best browser out there.  This is extremely unfortunate for a multitude of reasons and this post is my rebuttal.  It feels like Firefox 4.0′s feature list was created in response to using Opera and Chrome.  To put it more bluntly, [...]

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Chrome Ad Blockers: AdThwart Vs. AdBlock , Round 1

One of the most important aspects of a web browser today is how good it is at blocking ads. Users thinking about switching to Chrome from Firefox NEED to have a reliable ad blocker. The two best ad blockers are AdThwart and AdBlock. They both support EasyList, but that doesn’t mean they are both equally effective and user friendly.

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Chrome: New “Press Tab to Search” Feature

Google Chrome, Developer version 4.0.302.2 includes a new way to easily search a website.  When typing a URL into the address bar, an option comes up to “Press Tab to search”.  Have a look below: The feature looks great to me.  My only question is how Chrome decides which sites are available to search and [...]

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