If you see a blue e next to the Start button in the lower left hand corner of your screen, that is Microsoft Internet Explorer which comes free with Windows. By clicking on this icon, once, you start IE
Alternative Browsers and Email Clients
CIPCUG SIG for Monday June 7, 2004
a) What is a browser? If you are viewing this page online, you are using an Internet Browser. It is a program that allows you to browse or read Webpages. Your browser and version can be found by looking at the top right corner of this window. You should see the word Help. Clicking on Help and then About – you will find the name of the browser and the version number.
If
you see a blue e next to the Start button in the lower left hand
corner of your screen, that is Microsoft Internet Explorer which
comes free with Windows. By clicking on this icon, once, you start
IE
.....Since this SIG, Mozilla Firefox is sweeping the world as one of the BEST, fastest, most secure and resistant to spyware Browsers available.
b) What is an Email Client. An email client is the program you use to compose and read your email.
If
you see an envelop with blue arrows on your screen, that is Microsoft
Outlook Express. Clicking on this is how many people check their
email everyday.
95% of all people use Microsoft Internet Explorer (according to a Survey by "The Register" in England). Most people with Windows Computers use Internet Explorer for their browser and Outlook Express for the Email Client.
The Big common exception being AOL people – who by default use AOL's browser and email through that browser. (For those AOL users – YOU DON'T HAVE TO USE AOL's browser and start at AOL's home page. You can easily dial the way you normally do, then Minimize the window and start the browser of your choice) This tip is of particular interest when you get a Broadband Internet connection such as DSL or Cable. In that case, you don't need AOL at all. Dump it and save the $ per month.
While researching this topic, I found this web site which might be of interest
Browsers for people with disabilities
While researching this topic, I found this web site which might be of interest
Another website is Alternative Browsers which lists browsers for MAC and some of these work on Pcs too.
Another Another page about alternates And still another one shown here tech soup Tech Soup.Com or even here noaa.gov here the US Government in the form of NOAA lets us know of the alternatives to IE. (And this probably has nothing to do with the Federal Anti-trust Lawsuit) Nsurvey j
Advantages of some of these browsers is BUILT-IN mail client. Here is a screenshot of my OPERA browser on my personal homepage (Another SIG can cover making your own homepage with your favorite bookmarks)
As you can see you can check your email in the background while browsing and then view them in your browser.
Opera handles multiple email accounts, attachments, everything you would expect from any email client.
You can use the Filters (as seen above) which are like Outlook Express's Mail Rules
When you have mail, your screen looks like this:
I find it quite easy to use and very powerful.