27 Tools-in-1 Wichio Browser 1.5
	W9x/Me/2000/NT/XP
60-day trial
Location on CD: software/windows/browse/wichio/

Wichio is a Web browser with 27 handy utilities, including pop-up blocker, download manager, email alerts, trace route, and control of background and text colours on any Web page.

URL: www.wichio.com

Adobe Acrobat Reader 6
	W98SE/ME/NT4SP5/2000/XP
Free û recently updated
Location on CD: software/windows/browse/acrobat/

View all those PDF documents found around the Internet and elsewhere. Acrobat Reader is a standalone program and browser plug-in that lets you view and print Adobe Portable Document Format (PDF) files. PDF files are useful for distributing documents that will always look the same, regardless of the platform and operating system they are viewed on. This installation includes the ability to search PDF files.

This new version adds the ability to play back Apple QuickTime as well as Macromedia Flash, Real and Windows Media content that is embedded in an Adobe PDF file; read and organise eBooks; extract photos from Adobe Photoshop Album slide shows and electronic cards, and send them to online photo services for ordering prints, etc.; view document layers in Adobe PDF files created with layers preserved.

URL: www.adobe.com

Flatland Rover
Free
Location on CD: software/windows/browse/flatland_rover/

Flatland Rover runs as a standalone application, an ActiveX control inside MS Internet Explorer, or as a plugin for Netscape. Use it to explore 3D Web sites created in 3DML. You will need it to use the View-It! application also on this month's cover CD.

URL: www.flatland.com

Google Toolbar 2
	W9x/ME/NT/2000/XP/2003
Free
Location on CD: software/windows/browse/google_toolbar/

The Google Toolbar automatically appears along with the MS Internet Explorer toolbar. This means you can quickly and easily use Google to search while visiting any Web site, without having to return to the Google home page to begin a fresh search.

Requires MS Internet Explorer 5 (or v5.5 to use the Google Toolbar Popup blocker).

URL: www.google.com

IE Booster 2.12
	(W9x/Me/NT/2000/XP)
Free û latest update
Location on CD: software/windows/browse/ie_booster/

Note: requires MS Internet Explorer 5 or later û IE 6 recommended.

Add lots of helpful options to the right-click menu in MS Internet Explorer. A must for developers. There's a browser resizer, a command to open frames in new or current windows, a title tag copier, a links lister and source code viewer. The images feature lists all the current page's images along with source paths, dimensions, file size and overall size of the page itself.

Now adds its own toolbar to Internet Explorer.

URL: www.paessler.com

Netscape 7.1
	W98/ME/NT4/2000/XP
Free û recently updated
Location on CD: software/windows/browse/netscape7/

The old favourite continues to compete with MS Internet Explorer. Recently added features include the option to suppress pop-up ads and the ability automatically to open several of your favourite pages as tabs when starting Netscape. There are also new advanced AOL email features.

This update includes junk mail controls; Radio@Netscape Plus; Find As You Type, for navigating Web pages using your keyboard; automatic image resizing; plus many other enhancements and improved performance and stability.

URL: http://channels.netscape.com/ns/browsers/

Opera (with Java) 7.20 beta 7j
	W9x/ME/2000/NT4/XP
Free 'adware' û latest version
Location on CD: software/windows/browse/opera/

Note: this version displays banner-ads, which will be removed if you purchase a licence.

Try out this latest preview version of the Web's lean, mean browser. Opera's speed, flexibility and small program size make it a great 'alternative' choice of Web browser for all levels of users. It has excellent support for Internet standards. This 'Java' version includes the Sun Java plug-in.

This new version includes loads of fixes, enhancements and additions. Please see the documentation on the Opera Web site for more details.

URL: www.opera.com

Adobe Acrobat Reader 6
	OS X 10.2.2+
Free û recently updated
Location on CD: software/mac/browse/adobe_acrobat_reader/

View all those Portable Document Format (PDF) files found around the Internet and elsewhere. Includes the ability to search PDF files.

This new version adds the ability to play back Apple QuickTime, Macromedia Flash, and Real content that is embedded in an Adobe PDF file; read and organise eBooks; extract photos from Adobe Photoshop Album slide shows and electronic cards, and send them to online photo services for ordering prints, etc.; view document layers in Adobe PDF files created with layers preserved.

URL: www.adobe.com

iCab 2.9.5
	PPC
Free û recently updated
Location on CD: software/mac/browse/icab/

Here's an alternative to the best known browsers. iCab has a built-in download manager, a search tool that you can configure to use the search engine of your choice, and lots of other features including support for Web archives and text-to-speech. Development continues on this application and this latest 'preview' update adds support for tabbed browsing and improves overall stability and performance.

URL: www.icab.de

iCab 2.9.5 OS X
	OS X
Free û recently updated
Location on CD: software/mac/browse/icab/

Here's an alternative to the best known browsers. iCab has a built-in download manager, a search tool that you can configure to use the search engine of your choice, and lots of other features including support for Web archives and text-to-speech. Development continues on this application and this latest 'preview' update adds support for tabbed browsing and improves overall stability and performance.

URL: www.icab.de

Netscape 7.1 OS X
	OS X 10.1x / 10.2+
Free û recently updated
Location on CD: software/mac/browse/netscape7/

The old favourite continues to compete with MS Internet Explorer. Recently added features include the option to suppress pop-up ads and the ability automatically to open several of your favourite pages as tabs when starting Netscape. There are also new advanced AOL email features.

This update includes Junk Mail Controls; Radio@Netscape Plus; Find As You Type, for navigating Web pages using your keyboard; automatic image resizing; Address Book sync with Palm-compatible devices; enhancements to message filters and instant messaging; as well as improved performance and stability. Requires 256Mb RAM.

URL: http://channels.netscape.com/ns/browsers/

Opera 6.03
	OS 8.6 - OS X 10.2
Free 'adware' û new version
Location on CD: software/mac/browse/opera/

Note: this version displays banner-ads, which will be removed if you purchase a licence.

Try out this latest release of the Web's lean, mean browser. Opera's speed, flexibility and small program size make it a great 'alternative' choice of Web browser for all levels of users. This update incorporates many bug fixes and minor enhancements. Please see the documentation on the Opera Web site for more details.

URL: www.opera.com

Pop-Up Zapper 2.63
	OS X 10.1+
5-day trial û recently updated
Location on CD: software/mac/browse/popup_zapper/

Pop-Up Zapper eliminates pop-up windows when you browse the Web. The program watches the activity of your Web browser and when it identifies a pop-up window, it closes it, faster than you could by hand. Pop-Up Zapper's counter on its Dock icon lets you see how hard it is working. The history can optionally be saved to a file. This update includes several improvements and fixes.

Note: requires MS Internet Explorer 5 or later to eliminate pop-ups, but the program can filter (graphics, animations, javascripts) in all browsers.

URL: www.batista.org/product.html