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| Adobe Acrobat Reader 6 | |
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W98SE/ME/NT4SP5/2000/XP |
| Free ñ 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
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| Google Toolbar 2 | |
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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. Use the Toolbar to fill in forms with one click and to link a weblog to the page you're visiting.
Requires MS Internet Explorer 5 (or v5.5 to use the Google Toolbar Popup blocker).
URL: www.google.com
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| HotBot Quick Search Deskbar 3.1.6 | |
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| Free | |
Location on CD: software/windows/browse/hotbot_deskbar/ | |
Access over 200 search sites, including HotBot, from one searchbox. You also get a number of useful tools on the same bar. HotBot Quick Search Deskbar offers a less cluttered environment as it is installed directly into your Windows Explorer Taskbar.
URL: www.hotbot.com
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| IE Booster 2.13 | |
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(W9x/Me/NT/2000/XP) |
| Free ñ latest update | |
Location on CD: software/windows/browse/ie_booster/ | |
Note: requires MS Internet Explorer 5 or later ñ 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.
This version adds Page Analysis to the IEB toolbar and an IE Context Menu Editor for the administration of the items appearing on a right mouse click in IE.
URL: www.paessler.com
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| Netscape 7.1 | |
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W98/ME/NT4/2000/XP |
| Free | |
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 version adds 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/
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| Opera (with Java) 7.20 Final | |
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W9x/ME/2000/NT4/XP |
| Free 'adware' ñ recently updated | |
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
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| Adobe Acrobat Reader 6 | |
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OS X 10.2.2+ |
| Free ñ 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
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| iCab 2.9.6 | |
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PPC |
| Free ñ latest update | |
Location on CD: software/mac/browse/icab/ | |
As 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 incorporates various bug fixes.
URL: www.icab.de
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| iCab 2.9.6 OS X+ | |
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OS X 10.2.x-10.3.x |
| Free ñ latest update | |
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 incorporates various bug fixes.
URL: www.icab.de
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| iCab 2.9.6 OS X | |
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OS X 10.1.x |
| Free ñ latest update | |
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 incorporates various bug fixes.
URL: www.icab.de
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| Netscape 7.1 OS X | |
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OS X 10.1x / 10.2+ |
| Free | |
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 version adds 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/
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| Opera 6.03 | |
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OS 8.6 - OS X 10.2 |
| Free 'adware' ñ recently updated | |
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
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| SiteSucker 1.4.2 | |
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OS 9/OS X |
| Free | |
Location on CD: software/mac/browse/sitesucker/ | |
SiteSucker automatically downloads Web sites from the Internet, copying the site's HTML documents, images, backgrounds, movies and other files to your local hard drive. Just enter a URL and click a button and SiteSucker can download an entire Web site. The program can 'localise' the files it downloads, allowing you to browse a site off-line. You can set limits of link depth or folder depth and type of files that will be downloaded.
URL: www.sitesucker.us