Who needs Internet Explorer anyways?

That's right, everyone should ask themselves this question these days. Microsoft's Internet Explorer (MSIE) is falling behind in developing the latest and secured web browser for its customers/clients while Mozilla and soon Google have taken the lead.

Mozilla's latest release of Firefox version 1.0 web browser is the best browser there is out there now. It has integrated the most recent development of RSS 2.0 (Really Simply Syndication), which is a dialect of XML (Extended Markup Language). If you're an avid reader of news, daily updated articles or commonly blog journals, then RSS would serve you best. So, what is it with RSS and Firefox?

In simple explanation, everytime you're online and when Firefox is opened, it automatically checks the bookmarked syndcation for latest entries. For example, I read Michelle Tan's blog and I've RSS'ed her and I will know when she has updated her blog with a new posting without going to her blog's web address. I think it's also known as 'Live Bookmarks'. It's that simple and will save you lots of time and bytes (if you're pay-as-you-surf user). Learn more about why you should have Firefox by going to its website.

MSIE has not integrated this feature yet but somehow, with my gut instinct, they soon will.We're talking about pure competitition here and Microsoft (Nasdaq: MSFT) can't afford to lose out.

It's been a while now since I heard of Netscape. MSIE must have a period of dominance that it shrinked Netscape so small that it sort of dissipates into thin air. It's version 7 was the last I heard of. But you know what, even with Netscape's browser it's "engine" is built on Mozilla who authored Firefox. So, there you go...

Forget about Opera (although it has some very nice features like mouse-controlled browsing) and MSIE, and other unpopular and unsecured web browsers. Who needs it anyway?