Exploring the Internet

Most people use Microsoft Internet Explorer or Apple Safari as their internet browser without ever actually exploring the different features and capabilities of the browsers that are out there. In the next week, I am going to be conducting a bunch of tests and create a bunch of reports about the different features and capabilities of the different browsers, which will lead to miLogos’ official endorsement of a particular endorsement. There will be three sections, and the bottom two after each section will be eliminated.

For example, the first section, conducted today, was the Speed Test. I started out with the following browsers:

-Microsoft Internet Explorer 8.0
-Mozilla Firefox 3.5.1
-Opera 9.64
-Apple Safari 4.0.2
-Google Chrome 3.0.192.2
-Flock 2.5.1
-Maxthon 2.5.3

In the speed test, I took into consideration how long it took for the program to load up initially, how long it took for it to load up a large webpage (www.wave3.com), how long it took to load up a high-traffic website (www.facebook.com), and how long it took to open a new tab. Taking all of these into consideration, the results are as follows:

1. Opera 9.64 (20pts)
2. Apple Safari 4.0.2 (10pts)
3. Google Chrome 3.0.192.2 (5pts)
4. Maxthon 2.5.3 (3pts)
5. Mozilla Firefox 3.5.1 (1pt)
6. Microsoft Internet Explorer 8.0 (0pts)
7. Flock 2.5.1 (0pts)

As noted before, IE and Flock have been eliminated and so will not continue into the next two sections: (A) Security and (B) User Interface. First place will always be awarded 20 points, second place will always be awarded 10 points, third place will always be awarded 5 points. In Section One, fourth place was awarded 3 points, and fifth place was awarded 1 point. Their total will be displayed next to their placement.

***Please keep in mind that although a particular browser may do well in one section of this experiment, all three sections are important when considering a new internet browser.***