‘Tis the season of charitable giving.  Have you ever donated money to the Mozilla Foundation, or considered doing so?

I know many people have a browser of choice.  I like Chrome, Firefox, and I even like Internet Explorer.  I use whatever works.  I find that while all three generally work on most sites, IE works best with Microsoft based technologies within web pages.  Chrome works generally best on anything related to Google, and Firefox often times works well when the others don’t.

Funny how that works out, huh?  Of course Microsoft technologies and websites work best with their browser.  Of course Google related sites work best with Google.  That’s precisely why they developed Chrome in the first place.  Both have a vested interest to make sure they give the best experience for their stuff with their respective browsers.

I think honestly all three would like everything to run best on their browsers, but that’s a tall feat, and of course what’s important to their respective interests come first.  And that’s why it worked naturally out that way.

But what are Mozilla’s interests?  Who funds them?  Royalties coming from in browser internet searches, and charitable donations, some from people like you and me.

And is it any wonder then that their browser fills in the holes nicely where Chrome and IE fall flat on their faces?  As an engineer who deploys EMC VNX’s frequently, I’ve found that Firefox has worked by far the best for me the last year or two (thanks evil Java!).

I know it’s not perhaps the most noblest of charitable donations.  I’m not even here to try to persuade you to donate $1,000, $100, or even $50.

But how about $5, $10, or $20?  Has Firefox bailed you out when all other browsers failed you?  Was that worth at least $5?

If so, consider donating!  It’s tax deductible, too.