The one in your browser tends to use less ram but lags more, and is in a smaller window.
Edit-Actually the difference is minimal the downloaded version you can mod on the using the minecraft forum there is a ton of texture mods to improve the visual quality. Doku Rpg, John Smith and Mixcraft are my 3 favs. Also if you decide to use the browser version you can simply hit F11 to full screen it.
If you have access to an account that has bought Minecraft, which is hard to do for free, then you can play in-browser and download the launcher to play offline.
you just have to download it on the computer you want that minecraft to be
AIM is a program that is downloaded and installed on a personal computer. AIM express is launched via a web browser, so that a program does not have to be downloaded.
I'm 99% sure that you can't, you have to get the downloaded launcher. You can get it here https://minecraft.net/download
there might be a problem with your computer. it might not be able to process it. or an account problem
Applet is an executable file that is automatically downloaded when we open a browser. Swing applications can operate on local data when the network is not there.
If you have downloaded minecraft to your desktop double-click the icon and login. then click single player and click on a world. If you are playing minecraft on the website click on in browser and click single player then click on a world
Yes. Minecraft Classic is free to play in browser, but Minecraft Alpha (and soon Beta) you need to pay 9.95 Euros (currently until Oct. 30, 2010, when it will change to 20 Euros) to buy the game. You can then either play in browser, or you can download it and play it directly off your computer.
You cannot downgrade the browser version of minecraft.
The default browser is the web browser that will be used when a link (from some other program) is clicked.
there is no difference
The UCSC browser can be downloaded from the UCSC website under the download section of the website. The download takes about 2 minutes and is installed automatically.