11 free ways to beef up your Web browser Here are seven ways to pump up your browser, whether it's Microsoft's Internet Explorer or Mozilla's Firefox. Browser Showdown: IE 8 vs. Firefox Microsoft Internet Explorer 8 is here at last--the newest entry into the ongoing browser wars. Microsoft packed a healthy number of new features into IE 8, and made security a top priority in its newest version of this venerable Web browser. IE 8.0 loves add-ons, search, acceleration Amid increasing pressure from competing products from the likes of Google, Mozilla and Apple, Microsoft has released the biggest upgrade to its flagship Web browser in two years with Internet Explorer 8 (IE 8). TechWorld takes the most popular browser on the Internet for a spin and the result is a more extensible and powerful Web experience. Browser battle: Firefox 3.1 vs. Chrome vs. IE 8 Mozilla's second alpha of Firefox 3.1 is upping the ante in the next-generation browser battle. So how do the main contenders stack up so far now? One thing's for sure, the Firefox team has taken note of Google's recent Chrome release and worked hard to make sure its offering can hold its own. Google Chrome: Is there anything under the hood? The recent introduction of the Google Chrome browser wildly succeeded in setting the Web abuzz. Web digest after Web digest regurgitates the main points about the obvious user interface features and the cute corroborating comic, but is there more? The answer is yes, a bit of which — like it's foundation and some user-facing features — has already been around the browser world for quite awhile. But others, like several network-focused measures, will serve to be notable advances. Recent Clear Choice Test: Analyze this: Low-cost WLAN spectrum analyzers do the trick While it's seldom necessary (post-installation, anyway) to test the physical-layer behavior of a wired LAN infrastructure, the same cannot be said for wireless LANs. Slideshow: Cisco, Fluke, AirMagnet sweep WLAN analysis tools test All seven products tested offer enterprise-level spectral analysis. How we tested the WLAN spectrum analyzers Our test procedures included the installation/configuration and feature comparison of all products, and well as evaluation of the capabilities of each product when exposed to both Wi-Fi (a competing connection on the same channel) and non-Wi-Fi (microwave ovens and cordless phones) interference. As is typically the case, products were rated on installation, ease-of-use, features, and documentation. April giveaways galore Cisco Subnet and Microsoft Subnet are giving away training courses from Global Knowledge, valued at $2,995 and $3,495, and have copies of three hot books up for grabs: CCVP CIPT2 Quick Reference by Anthony Sequeira, Microsoft Voice Unified Communications by Joe Schurman and Microsoft Office 2007 On Demand by Steve Johnson. Deadline for entries April 30. Network World on Twitter Get our tweets and stay plugged in to networking news. |
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