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Microsoft likes to say they're "innovative", but Internet Explorer is behind the times. Not just its terrible security lapses, but its lack of features too. Mozilla's new Firefox browser, which just came out of beta, is sweet. Once you've tried "tabbed browsing" you won't want to go back to IE. And there are lots of add-ins to customize things just the way you want. Awesome.
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