Opera, Firefox, Internet Explorer—everybody may and must decide which program to use for surfing. Professionals are glad, for newbies this can be messy. What now, which program to pick? Let’s talk about the backgrounds—and get some tips.

Soon, Google’s browser Chrome will be available without unique user IDs. Until now, Google sends a unique ID for each installation to its update service.

According to an agreement with the European Commission, Microsoft will give all Windows users in Europe the possibility to choose their favorite browser. From 17 March onwards, an update is delivered showing a ballott screen listing a number of browsers. On an exclusively created website, Microsoft presents all browsers installable for European Windows users. Even exotic browsers have managed to get on the list.

Since yesterday, the Google Chrome Extension Gallery is available. Some weeks ago, Google has integrated an extension system into their web browser Chrome. 300 extensions are ready for installation.

The HTTP protocol does not include any progress displayed to you while you send a file or large form to a webserver. Normally, web masters work around this issue by using a Flash object. But not everybody has Flash.

When it’s all about your own computer, things are normally not that important. But when you are abroad, for example using the Web on your friend’s computer or in a public school or library, you should be concerned about the security and privacy of your data. Especially when you want or have to [...]

“Windows Live is designed for you, but maybe not for your browser.”
This was what I saw on my screen when I opened Windows Live Calendar with Google Chrome. The alert advises me to use either Internet Explorer 6 or higher, Safari 3 or higher, or Firefox 2 or higher, in this order.
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Did you ever visit a site at home, but forgot its address at the office? The current developer version of Google Chrome can synchronize your bookmarks with your Google account, so everywhere where you are, you have access to the same bookmark data. The feature resembles Mozilla Weave Sync, which does the same [...]

What happens when you try to access the Windows Live Home site at http://home.live.com/ with 256 colors? Good question. The answer is: that depends on your browser. Why? Because the background art (the “wave”) is rendered differently, depending on what browser rendering engine is being used. But—have a look yourself:

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