Web browsers are upgraded more than any other program and there seems to be a new version almost every month. It's hard to keep up with the latest developments they happen so fast and last year Firefox went from version 4 to 9, or was it 10? It was a lot of versions to be sure.
Most people use the regular version of Chrome and Firefox, but if you want cutting edge technology and want to be one step ahead of everyone else you should join the beta channel. I've been running Firefox betas for a long time and haven't had any issues with them at all, and I get the latest features before everyone else. You can get Firefox beta from here.
Once you start using the beta then updates automatically download and install just the same as the regular version, so you are always ahead of the crowd. One thing I would suggest doing though is to download and install the Add-on Compatibility Reporter extension. With the beta version of Firefox add-ons and extensions may be disabled simply because they haven't been tested and passed as OK and fit for use. Add-on Compatibility Reporter allows you to enable any auto-disabled add-ons. You can test them yourself and if they work then you can carry on using them. If there is a problem then you can disable the add-ons.
Internet Explorer beta, which is currently version 10, is available here, but it is only for Windows Developer Preview (Windows 8 in other words). You can download Windows 8 and install it on a PC or in VirtualBox if you really want to try IE10, but it's a shame it won't run on Windows 7.
The beta version of Chrome is available here. If you want to read all about the latest developments for the Chrome web browser you should regularly read the Google Chrome Blog and The Chromium Blog. Google offers even more and there is the standard release, a beta version, a developer version and a Canary build. The developer version or Dev Channel is updated with the latest features once or twice a week, but Canary offers almost daily builds! Download the Canary version of Chrome and it's no more than a day or so old! You don't get more bleeding edge than that! Get the developer version here and Canary here.
These are all Windows versions of Chrome, but you can get Mac and Linux versions too. All the download links are here.
Monday, 2 January 2012
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