For the most part, they all do it fairly well. That means those ubiquitous applications have to pull a tremendous load. I would go so far as to say 90% of the work and entertainment you undertake on any computing device connected to the Internet is via a web browser. No matter your platform, you depend on a web browser. Why? First and foremost, the browser is one tool everyone uses. Why choosing the best browser for your workflow is so difficult On the Mac operating system, Chrome drains the battery faster than any other application with the exception of Final Cut Pro when rendering video. On Linux, I've had Chrome lock up the desktop on too many occasions. Why? Because the Chrome browser has become unreliable on so many levels. You see, there are still sites I must use that, for whatever reason, were designed with Google Chrome in mind. That's not to say I found myself using only one web browser-oh, no. SEE: 20 good habits network administrators need-and 10 habits to break (free PDF) (TechRepublic)
