The Mozilla Foundation has been getting a lot of press all over the world about one of their products, FireFox. Firefox is another Internet Browsing Application that is the first to be taking marketshare away from Microsoft’s Internet Explorer for the first time ever. I’ve been using it as my default browser since the start of this year and I can highly recommend it. Here’s my list of reasons why your average user should switch (there’s too many reasons for all other techies not to switch):

It’s smaller and faster – Lightweight and efficient, what more do you want? Better downloading options – If you hate being asked where to save things all the time, you have the option of selecting a particular directory for all downloads you choose to follow. So many useful (and some not-so-useful but fun) extensions – A good catalogue of extensions makes the browser even more useful and productive. The web developer console is especially useful for everyone despite its name. If you’ve ever been unable to right-click on a link to open it in a new window or save something, simply select Disable -> Disable Javascript from one of the menus and right-click to your hearts content. There’s no need to restart the browser. Tabbed Browsing – Better management of windows without having so many items in your taskbar. Intuitive Interface – A slick default interface makes it easy to find everything you need. Improved Security – Although everyone package has some vulnerabilities, the latest version of Firefox is the most secure browser you can get for your Windows box.