Computer Tip 1

Did you know that you have a choice of which browser you use on your computer? You do!

A "browser" is the program which you use to interface with the Internet. The most-used browser is Internet Explorer by Microsoft. That's the one whose logo is the blue "e" with a yellow "planet" orbiting the "e." It is not necessarily the "best" browser nor is it perfect.

One popular and great alternative is Firefox. It's free and the one I used for a few years—until I discovered Chrome.

Chrome is a Google product. It is free (as is Firefox) and works well. It's biggest plus: it is simple to use! That's why I recommend it to anyone who asks about it.

The biggest plus: there's just ONE place in which to type whatever you want to see! I've seen computers with three or even four places. How confusing!

If you chose to, you can add several of your own favorites to the third line. Want to go to a site? ---just click the name!

And it has tabbed browsing. Firefox and Internet Explorer do, too. It lets you have multiple windows open to multiple websites simultaneously. It's very convenient; if you're not using it now, give it a try.

You can download Chrome right here: get Google Chrome.

There are lots of add-ons available for Chrome, most of which make specialized tasks even easier. But I won't go into that here.

If you have questions about Chrome, just ask.

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