*** Internet Browsers ***
    There are four major Internet Browsers generally used with Windows and MAC computers, along with some others. The four most used are...
     In the MS Windows environment, the first three are the most popular and all four are available for the Apple MAC computers. In the Windows environment, Internet Explorer is the default browser, unless set to a different one by the user. IE used to be tightly tied to the Windows operating system, but due to legal rulings in Europe, it had to be un-bundled. The titles above are links to their download sites. With IE you will get version 9. For earlier versions, click the ones in the parentheses. IE9 only works in Windows Vista and Windows 7. IE8 will work with Windows XP and later.

    Firefox, Chrome and Safari are less dependent on the Windows versions, but you may
 have problems in Windows 98 should you still use that.

    Any of the browsers can be set to be the one that starts when you select a link in an email or other program. The one you use is really up to your own personal preferences. In various reviews, one may be thought of as the best choice. Some think IE should be the choice, others think it should be Firefox, Chrome etc. A lot of web sites may have items that work better in one than another. Like said; it is your own choice. When creating pages for HughPurvis.Com, they are first tested using IE (version 8) as it is the default on the developer PC. Once a page is well along in the design cycle, it is tested using the other three. All pages are eventually tested in IE versions 7, 8 and 9 and Firefox versions 3, 4 and 5. With Chrome and Safari only the latest is used.