My new favorite thing to do on Facebook is to have discussions on my wall via the comments. I propose a question or thought as part of my status update, and then everyone else supplies their opinions by leaving a comment on my status. It’s fun. This past week I asked about Gmail and web browsers. I took a screen shot of both discussions. Read through and feel free to comment here if you didn’t get a chance to on Facebook.
I have been using Gmail since 2004 (the year it started) and I have always felt that it has been way ahead of the competition in terms of features, usability, and speed. However, I also have a Yahoo, Hotmail, Live Mail, and a few other accounts. I use these all for specific things (like handling spam). Gmail has always just worked well for me. It has features that I can’t live without anymore like labels (better than folders), search, filters, chat, labs, themes, todo list, etc. You can read more about Gmail on their blog. Let’s see what everyone else said.
Ten years ago you either used Microsoft Internet Explorer or Netscape Navigator (RIP). Nowadays the “Browser Wars” have returned, and there are at least 5 major players in the game:
As a web developer, knowing which browsers are used and how they are used is important. Each browser displays things differently and responds to commands differently. They all seem to mostly adhere to the web standards as determined by the W3C, but none of them are perfect. In my mind, the best browser is the one that most closely follows the web standards and offers the best and most unique features, or… whichever one you like best. My only wish is that Internet Explorer 6 fade away into non-existence. Here are everyone’s responses to what browsers they use.
Stay tuned on Facebook for more discussions.
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