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| Can Mozilla Firefox 14 Fight Back Google Chrome? Posted: 02 Aug 2012 10:00 AM PDT Unveiled this July 17th, Mozilla Firefox 14 packs a punch that restores faith in the viability and effectiveness of open source software. Featuring a gamut of improvements and updates, Firefox version 14 goes way beyond what versions 12 and 13, which were released earlier this year, have to offer. Let us take a look at what makes it uber cool especially when pitted against Google's Chrome. For one, there is a secure connection ensured every time one searches anything on Google, so you do not have to worry about prying eyes anymore. This is an antidote to all those who try to gather search based data. It is also an effective way of maintaining privacy over a local network, where an administrator might maintain a strict vigil bordering on privacy infringement. Another useful little feature is the option to choose whether to play plugins or not. This can be controlled by a simple click on the "Awesome Bar". And there is a reason it is called so. The “Awesome Bar” automatically completes URL's, giving additional speed and ease. So not only do you have quick assistance in reaching the web address you need, you don't have to worry about all the annoying flash content that assaults you when you open a page. There is good news for Mac users too. Though slightly later than its competitors, Firefox finally has full screen mode for the MAC OS X Mountain Lion. In competition is Google's Chrome which seems to have gathered popularity in leaps and bounds. This is because it stresses on a lean look which advocates a simple and secure browsing experience. And then there are the chrome extensions like the tab feeder. This lets you pin your favorite websites, integrates a feed from Instagram as your background and provides constant Ticker updates. Compared to Firefox 14, Chrome seems to be doing a lot better. Its market capitalization curve is steep, and some of the features it offers have no parallel in Mozilla's stable. An example is the ability to play HTML5 video. The user experience for Firefox might be slightly below the bar at times due to the numerous problems with flash based content and the occasional time lag in the interface. What Firefox scores on are issues of security and memory usage efficiency especially when it comes to using a score of tabs simultaneously. While Firefox's share of the browser market seems to be strong right now, growth seems to have slowed down. Firefox 14 seems poised to change that and offers some serious competition to the Google Chrome.  Related Posts
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| Posted: 02 Aug 2012 05:00 AM PDT Last month seemed like a turning point in terms of traffic for Technically Easy. Throughout the month I noticed that traffic was higher than it had been in previous months, especially compared to the beginning of this year. By the end of the month, the total number of visitors had once again reached 100,000 for the month. This is a good sign as Technically Easy hasn’t received 100,000 visitors for the month since January, and since that time the total visitors each month had dropped below 90,000. I’m hoping that this is a sign of better traffic going forward.
Reaching 100,000 Visitors – FinallyAt the end of last year I set out on a goal to reach 200,000 visitors a month by the end of this year. Unfortunately, after doing well at the end of 2011, 2012 started out in a bad way. January ended with over 100,000 visitors, but then the numbers dropped to below 90,000 for the next several months. Hitting 100,000 visitors a month seemed like a tough task, let alone getting to my goal of 200,000 visitors. I haven’t been able to pin down the cause of this issue, as it could be attributed to being a technology blog, or a Google algorithm change. Anyway, it looks like things are starting to look better. July started strong in terms of traffic, and remained that way throughout the month. The graph below shows the traffic comparison between July 2011 and July 2012. As you can see in the graph the month ended on a strong note, which will hopefully carry over into this month. Year-over-year say a nice increase in visitors with a much smaller increase in pageviews. The table below shows the year-over-year comparison.
I am hoping to continue with the year-over-year increase for this month as well, especially with the strong finish to July. Traffic SourcesOnce again, search engines topped Technically Easy’s traffic sources by a wide margin with almost 89% of visitors arriving by a search engine. The number of visitors from search engines was 89,545, which was more than total visitors for previous months. A continue to try to attract both direct and referral visitors with each generating 6.31% and 4.89% of visitors, respectively. These numbers remained fairly unchanged compared to the previous months, so I’ll continue to wage that battle. Overall, I am pleased with reaching 100,000 monthly visits to Technically Easy, and feel that I have finally turned a corner with regards to traffic. I anxious to see how the August traffic numbers will look, but hopefully I can continue the traffic trend throughout this month.  Related Posts
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