A Tangled Web We Weave

There is no computer program used as often as a Web browser. Yet too many users never give the browser any thought, spending years with the default program installed on a once-new computer.But users have options, some of which could open up the Web in a whole new way.Each browser has its own list of features and some run faster than others, making the choice paramount to any frequent surfer.

It's a competitive time in the browser field, too, with both Microsoft's Internet Explorer and Mozilla's Firefox releasing new versions in the past few weeks.So, with these two new top contenders, there hasn't been a better time to take a step back and decide which browser is best for you and your computer.

Here's a look at the top four browsers on the Web.