World Wide Web Browsers

The World Wide Web is the most common way to access information available on the Internet. The World Wide Web is a system for browsing Internet sites. It is called the Web because many sites are linked together. Websites are accessed using a web browser. A list of the most commonly used web browsers follows.

Firefox (recommended)

Firefox is a free Web browser for Windows and Mac OS X. Firefox is a safe browser that offers popup blocking, tabbed browsing, JavaScript support, and privacy and security measures. Firefox is available at the following link: www.mozilla.com/firefox

Microsoft Internet Explorer

Microsoft Internet Explorer (IE) comes with the Windows 98, Me, and XP operating systems. Windows versions of IE 6 have improved safety features. Although older versions of IE were available for Mac OS 9 and Mac OS X, as of January 31st, 2006 Internet Explorer for the Mac is no longer available for download from Microsoft. It is recommended that Macintosh OS X users migrate to more recent web browsing technologies such as Safari, Firefox or Netscape. There are no updated browsers for OS 9.

Netscape

Netscape is a free Web browser for Windows and Mac OS X. Netscape 8.x (not yet available for Mac OS X) is a browser that based on Firefox technology and offers popup blocking, tabbed browsing, JavaScript support, and privacy and security measures. Please note that Netscape 8.x does not come with an email program as did previous versions. Netscape 8.1 for Windows is available at the following link: browser.netscape.com/ns8/

Safari

Safari is the web browser developed by Apple, Inc., for Mac OS X. Beginning October 24, 2003 with the release of OS X 10.3 (Panther), Safari became the default web browser for OS X. Its features include popup blocking, tabbed browsing, JavaScript support, and privacy and security measures.

Updated 2006-04-24