Browser Comparisons - Convenience

1. Browser Comparisons - Convenience Internet Explorer 8 & 9, Chrome 11 and Firefox 4 Searching, Convenience & Add-ons

2. Browser Comparisons – Convenience Using your search engines • IE 9 – Click magnifying glass to right of address/search bar, choose search engine • IE 8 – Click search bar, choose search engine • Firefox - Click search engine icon, choose search engine • Chrome - Right-click address/search bar, select “Edit search engines” – change default, only default engine is used.

3. Browser Comparisons – Convenience Controlling your Toolbars • IE9, IE8 & Firefox – ALT toggles Menu Bar • IE8 & 9– rt-click next to tabs, select Menu, Favorite or Command bar. • Firefox – Click Firefox, Options, select Menu, Navigation & Bookmarks bar. • Chrome – Wrench, Tools lets you select “Always show bookmark bar”, that’s all.

4. Browser Comparisons – Convenience Controlling your search engines #1 • IE8 - Click down arrow to right of search bar, select “Manage Search Providers”, • IE8 & 9 – Turn on Command Bar, click Tools, Manage Add-ons, select Search Providers • you can set as default, remove, sort, disable or enable suggestions, or select “Find more providers”.

5. Browser Comparisons – Convenience Controlling your search engines #2 • Firefox - Click search engine icon and “Manage Search Engines” – move them up or down in list, remove or get more - Google is the default. • Chrome - Right-click address/search bar, select “Edit search engines” (or Wrench, Options, Search)– make default, remove or add; can also enable “Instant” for fast pages.

6. Browser Comparisons – Convenience Find in current page • IE 9 – Click magnifying glass to right of address/search bar, choose search engine • IE 8 – Click search box, click Find • Firefox – Click Firefox, Find, box is at bottom of page • Chrome – Click Wrench, Find, box is at top right.

7. Browser Comparisons – Convenience Zooming • IE8 & 9 • CTRL + zooms in, CTRL – zooms out or click Page, Zoom and choose percent • Firefox • CTRL + zooms in, CTRL – zooms out • Chrome • CTRL + zooms in, CTRL – zooms out, or wrench, Zoom and choose percent

8. Browser Comparisons – ConvenienceText search, e-mail, map, translate… • IE8 & 9 • Accelerator Button – highlight text & rt-click to blog, e-mail, search, map, translate • may add more functions from Internet Explorer Gallery. • Firefox • Highlight & right-click to search with Google • Add-on “Locator” for map; Google toolbar for translate, e-mail, Google Earth lookup. • Chrome • Highlight & right-click to search with Google • Add map or translate add-on from Web Store.

9. Browser Comparisons – Convenience Whole Page functions – e-mailing • IE8 & 9 – Command Toolbar, Page, “Send page by email” or “Send link by email” • Firefox – Click Firefox, Send link • Chrome – From Web Store, Extensions, try Google Share Button

10. Browser Comparisons – Convenience Whole Page functions - translating • IE8 & 9 – Command Toolbar, Page, Translate with LiveSearch (Bing translator), can specify ‘from language’, works with phrases, too • Firefox – use Google toolbar (I did) or from Firefox Collection, get Fox Lingo toolbar (I didn’t) • Chrome – Wrench, Options, Under the Hood, check “Offer to translate pages…” e.g. Taiwan Nat’l Palace Museum site or various Flickr.com photo comments

11. Browser Comparisons – Convenience Permanent tabs outside browser • IE9 & Win 7 - Pin tabs to taskbar • Drag tab to Win 7 taskbar • http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OvIU5bW6PgA • Chrome – App shortcuts on the desktop • For Apps from App Store - Click New Tab, right-click App, select “Create Shortcut”, choose where, click Create • For other apps – open site, click wrench, Tools, Create application shortcuts, choose where, click Create e.g. put Google Docs on taskbar or desktop, or a favorite online game or e-mail program

12. Browser Comparisons – Convenience Permanent tabs in browser • Firefox • Pin tab to tab bar – right-click tab, click “Pin as App Tab” • Chrome • Pin tab to tab bar – right-click tab, click “Pin tab”

13. Browser Comparisons – Convenience Useful New Tabs page IE9 includes “Your most popular sites” IE8 Offers closed tabs, InPrivate browsing & Accelerators Chrome Includes installed apps, Web Store, most visited sites and recently closed sites

14. Browser Comparisons – Synch • Chrome • Save under your Google account, transfer is encrypted • Choose to save bookmarks, passwords, autofill, browser settings, extensions, apps, themes • Click wrench, Options, Personal Stuff, Set up Synch • Firefox • Save encrypted data on Mozilla servers, get Synch account • Choose to save bookmarks, preferences, history, passwords, open tabs • Click Firefox, Options, Options, Synch tab

15. Browser Comparisons – Synch • Chrome • Warning - If someone else signs in to the sync feature with his or her Google Account on your computer, your settings on that computer will be added to their Google Account. (Avoid by using different User Accounts on the computer). • Firefox • To add PC, need e-mail address, password and Synch key on 2nd device, or enter code from the 2nd device on original PC if it’s available

16. Browser Comparisons – Convenience Snap & Web slices • IE9 & Win 7 – Aero snap vs. Chrome snap • View 2 tabs or windows at once • drag 2nd tab to right edge of Win 7 screen • http://channel9.msdn.com/Blogs/LarryLarsen/IE9-Tab-Aero-Snap • IE 8 & 9 – Web slices • on Favorites bar, click “Web Slice gallery” • checks sites for updates at user-set frequency, even when IE is not running • http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aqXR79P_Uzo

17. Browser Comparisons – Add-ons, Extensions and Apps – fun & useful • IE8 & 9 • Click gear, “Manage Add-ons”, “Find more…”, “Internet Explorer Gallery” for Pinned Sites, Add-ons • Firefox • Click Firefox, Add-ons, Get Add-ons, Firefox 4 Collection of Add-ons & Themes (see bottom right to browse all, check reviews • Chrome • Click New Tab icon, “Web Store” for Apps, Extensions & Themes

18. Browser Comparisons – Add-ons, Extensions and Apps – what I tried • IE8 & 9 – I’ve installed • Define with Wikipedia, an accelerator • Chrome – I’ve installed: • Google Mail Checker – extension, by Google • Google Docs – Apps, Productivity • Show on Google Maps • Google Dictionary • Share Button • Firefox – I’ve installed: • Flash Video Downloader (YouTube Downloader) • Locator - to map selected text

19. Browser Comparisons – Themes and Personnas • IE8 & 9 • None • Firefox • Click Firefox, Add-ons, Get Add-ons, at bottom right, “See all themes and Personnas” • Chrome • Click New Tab icon, “Web Store”, “Themes”

20. Browser Comparisons – References • PC Mag article: ”Chrome 10, Firefox 4.0, or IE9? The Browser Choice” http://www.pcmag.com/print_article2/0,1217,a=261944,00.asp?hidPrint=true

21. Browser Comparisons – References • IE8 & 9 • http://www.beautyoftheweb.com/?fbid=a2QJRHO8kzB • http://ie.microsoft.com/testdrive/Browser/Catalog/Default.html • http://ie.microsoft.com/testdrive/Default.html • http://www.zdnet.com/blog/bott/ie9-power-tips-the-secrets-of-pinned-site-shortcuts/2475

22. Browser Comparisons – References • Chrome • Sandboxing: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=29e0CtgXZSI • Extensions: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MC9Cppt-6J0&feature=relmfu • 10 features: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Xlh8gSF_hhE

23. Browser Comparisons – References • Firefox