Usage share, in web browser statistics, is the percentage of visitors to a group of web sites that use a particular browser. For example, when it is said that Internet Explorer has x% usage share, it means that some version of Internet Explorer is used by x% of visitors that visit a given set of sites. Typically, the user agent string is used to identify which browser a visitor is using. The concept of browser percentages for the Web audience in general is sometimes called browser penetration.

Although everyone has choice to use browser of their choice, I personally feel that most of the net users are not so computer savvy and know the benefits of using other better browsers like Firefox.
Since most of the users are windows users and get IE for free, they are bound to use the browser, resulting in the statistics like the one above.

I am using Firefox since last 4 years now and find it no less than IE, in fact its the one browser which revolutionized browser concepts in a way.

Its free, fast, secure and very customizable web browser.




sources:
wikipedia
Market Share
Firefox

Tips for enriched life

A nice mail from somebody I would like to share with you all......

There are some tips on how you can maintain and improve upon certain aspects like Health, Personality ect..

Nice tips....

Health:

1.       Drink plenty of water.

2.       Eat breakfast like a king, lunch like a prince and dinner like a beggar.

3.       Eat more foods that grow on trees and plants and eat less food that is manufactured in plants.

4.       Live with the 3 E's -- Energy,  Enthusiasm, and Empathy.

5..       Make time to practice meditation, yoga, and prayer.

6.       Play more games.

7.       Read more books than you did in 2008.

8.       Sit in silence for at least 10 minutes each day.

9.       Sleep for 7 hours.

10.    Take a 10-30 minutes walk every day. And while you walk, smile.

 

Personality:

11.    Don't compare your life to others'. You have no idea what their journey is all about. 

12.    Don't have negative thoughts or things you cannot control. Instead invest your energy in the positive present moment.

13.    Don't over do. Keep your limits.

14.    Don't take yourself so seriously. No one else does.

15.    Don't waste your precious energy on gossip.

16.    Dream more while you are awake.

17.    Envy is a waste of time. You already have all you need.

18.    Forget issues of the past. Don't remind your partner with his/her mistakes of the past. That will ruin your present happiness.

19.    Life is too short to waste time hating anyone. Don't hate others.

20.    Make peace with your past so it won't spoil the present.

21.    No one is in charge of your happiness except you.

22.    Realize that life is a school and you are here to learn. Problems are simply part of the curriculum that appear and fade away like algebra class but the lessons you learn will last a lifetime.

23.    Smile and laugh more.

24.    You don't have to win every argument. Agree to disagree.

 

Society:

25.    Call your family often.

26.    Each day give something good to others.

27.    Forgive everyone for everything.

28.    Spend time with people over the age of 70 & under the age of 6.

29.    Try to make at least three people smile each day.

30.    What other people think of you is none of your business.

31.    Your job won't take care of you when you are sick. Your friends will. Stay in touch. 

 

Life:

32.    Do the right thing!

33.    Get rid of anything that isn't useful, beautiful or joyful.

34.    GOD heals everything.

35.    However good or bad a situation is, it will change.

36.    No matter how you feel, get up, dress up and show up.

37.    The best is yet to come.

38.    When you awake alive in the morning, thank GOD for it.

39.    Your Inner most is always happy. So, be happy.

Why do we crib about Traffic - Young India

Again a new post from Young India Initiatives...........

Dear All,

 

I have received quite a few inputs and remarks mentioning various problems. There is a huge list of issues we have to face in our daily life. We believe that these are getting completely neglected by leaders. We also crib about these issues as those are worsening day by day. As part of my habit, I try to analyze the problems with neutral and unbiased opinion. I know we have leaders most of which are of “do nothing” attitude. We also have leaders ready to take or snatch the credit of the work they neither did nor even thought of it in dreams. That’s the pity and miserable condition and we as human nature have tendency to blame them more.

We curse almost all possible people for our chaotic traffic situation. We blame traffic controller personnel. We shout at administration responsible for road construction work. But a simple observation which made me write this email – all these stakeholders are responsible for only up to 10% of traffic chaos occurring today across cities. Believe me. How many times you have noticed the traffic jams due to bad roads? How many times you have seen the chaos happening because of mismanagement of traffic controller? How many times you have seen traffic going beyond out of control due to administration issues?

I don’t believe in blame game … but for sure citizens are majorly responsible for the 90% chaos. Everybody has urgency to reach the destination on time, but as a habit … we don’t start bit early. For our convenience we called it as Indian standard. Everybody blames other on traffic rules violation … and self breaks the rules at every moment. We blame traffic controller for not controlling the traffic and managing it … but how many times we paid attention to him or his indication? Administration has made several roads unidirectional … then why do we still see the traffic jams there? It is again we who enters into wrong direction and creates the havoc. I am sure almost everyone has seen the deadlocks happening at the squares … it is the result of nature of urgency, competitiveness at wrong place and lack of understanding. Taking vehicle on reverse gear is huge compromise for us and we cannot live with that. It is the insult for a person if asked to take it reverse. It’s only in our country where we say and believe that “Rules are made to be broken”. This is something we believe as inherent part of life. This statement gives us thrill, a feeling of adventure.

It is safely assumed and has taken it as granted across country that the footpath on roadside are designed to be used by hawkers. Road side shops have first priority to use those and if there is any space left then pedestrians may use it. Bicycle riders find great pleasure and adventure to move on mainstreet though cycle paths are available in some part of country. People prefer to cross the road based on their choice than using zebra crossing or subways. I don’t believe all these can be and should be controlled only by those traffic guys. Also, no law and order system will be able to resolve these problems unless we want to. It is very easy to say and blame … but implementation needs lion’s heart. Implementation needs self discipline and self respect. Who will stop you … if you decide to stop at red? Who will punish you … if you decide to follow rules?

But yes … administration also needs to be aware of few things. Encroachments are never removed when those are happening. What keep administration waiting till those become bottlenecks? Many a times we see heavy earth movers, road rollers, cranes etc running at the speed of 10-20 KMPH and holding back the complete traffic at peak hours. Why do we have garbage trucks competing with private cars on high speed lanes? Why administration never restricts the entry for such heavy vehicles during peak hours? Why the construction materials are never removed in time from roads … those are left for no reason and cause traffic jams. I believe this degrading traffic situation is the result of our mistakes and can be solved to quite some extend by bringing awareness. 

Yours truly,
Young! India (“Y! I” should be read as “Why Not I?”).
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