I’ve been a hardcore Firefox user for quite a while now (probably something along the lines of the entire 5 years it has been around). And while I almost refuse to use IE except when debugging a client issue, I have a full suite of Windows based browsers installed.  I will use Safari on occasion, and as I said, IE only on the rarest of occasions.

I have however started using Chrome more regularly. Typically I will use it when I want to view a site that I have an account on as if I were an un-authenticated user.  Why? You might be surprised at how many sites you thought you have follow links from that really are nofollowed when the site can’t tell who you are (ie basically how Google will see your link).

I also stuck to Firefox because of the plug-ins that I like to use.

That has made a little switch lately. I have found some great Chrome extensions that will make it a more useful tool for me. Of course I can take credit and say that I found all of these extensions myself.  That would be a lie. I found several of these extensions via a great post on Chrome extensions.  17 Google Chrome Extensions for Web Designers and Developers is a post that lays out (you guessed it) 17 great Chrome extensions that are perfect for what I need.

I’m still not a Chrome-only user, but I have already started using it at least once a day. We’ll see if it becomes a bigger part of my browsing day!

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