The Fox is in the Henhouse
I’ve been meaning to do this for a couple of days, but better late than never: if you are still using Internet Explorer, go download Firefox now. That link should be the last one you ever click with IE.
“But hold on,” you say, “I’m just a mindless follower, and IE still has over 90% of the browser market. Shouldn’t I just use what everyone else does?”
Yes, you might think that, but you’d be wrong. Over 90% of people don’t drive a new BMW, but if I offered you one in exchange for your ‘99 Taurus, would you turn me down? That’s the deal here. You can continue to use an outdated browser so beholden to commercial interests that it can’t even be bothered to block unrequested pop-up windows, or you can use a free, fast, open source browser that you can customize with any combination of thousands of extensions that seamlessly improve your browsing experience. If you’ve ever valued any computer advice I’ve given you, go install Firefox now. Then go install some of these extensions. I’ve found all of them useful, I bet you’ll at least like a couple:
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evan :: Nov.11.2004 :: Notices :: 6 Comments »