The internet has revolutionized the way we are living. With just a click of your mouse you can find anything you want to know on the internet, for instance about your work, about your studies, hotels, etc., just about anything under the sun. With the use of the internet, you can do online shopping, chat with your friends, and much more. That’s the power of the internet.

I’m not going to discuss about the internet in this article. However, I would like to talk about the finer points of the web browsers, the Internet Explorer 8 and Firefox 3.6, to let you decide which one you would like to use. It is a known fact the Internet Explorer 8 is more popular than Firefox 3.6 as of now.

The Firefox 3.6 web browser is just a few years old, but has already picked up rapid strides and recent research has also shown that Internet Explorer 8 is being used lesser by many people as compared to a few years back. The reason for the decline is that many people are downloading other web browsers which are more user-friendly and help them to perform their tasks easily through better navigation facilities.

This is also one of the reasons why FireFox has become popular, as you can download additional add-on packs. It is very user friendly also, as you can change the color of the tabs to suit your personality. Firefox also has good security when compared to other web browsers and it can protect you from viruses and spyware.

The Firefox browser has a pleasant look which makes navigation very easy and you can find what you want. You can do your work more efficiently by using Firefox. Even if you are new to the internet, you can check out the help files which can explain everything to you.

But in spite of all this, it is not surprising for people to still go back to internet explorer, as it has a great interface and influence on them. Being on the system by default, gives it the added advantage over others.

Many people like to use different browsers to get the best, as different browsers interpret the coding in different ways. Sometimes when you open the same website on the internet explorer, it could look different on FireFox. However, both the browsers have their own pros and cons.

The Internet Explorer 8 ranks quite low for those of you who like to chat. Similarly, the Firefox 3.6 crashes more often than other browsers, which makes it difficult to recover tabs after the crash and loads slowly.

Just for your information, according to NSS Labs tests, out of the five browsers Google Chrome 2, Microsoft IE 8, Mozilla Firefox 3.6, Apple Safari 4, and Opera 10, Internet Explorer 8 outperformed its competition and tied with Firefox in another test.