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Browsers
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Microsoft Download
Center
 Did
someone say free stuff from Microsoft? Yes, that's right, everything
listed at Microsoft's Download Center is free. It's a great place
to go to upgrade to the latest browser or email application.
You can get Outlook Express and Internet Explorer here for both
Windows and Mac formats. The automated system makes it easy to
pick and choose what you need. This is also a great place to
get patches and upgrades to programs you bought from Microsoft.
Did we mention--it's free.
Microsoft
Internet Explorer Home Page
 Download
Microsoft's fastest browser for free or order it on CD for $6.95.
"Internet Explorer 5 not only displays Web pages faster,
it's designed to save you time on the things you do most often,"
Microsoft officials say. Go to this site to upgrade or download
Internet Explorer for free.
Netscape Netcenter
Netscape comes free with many features, including Netscape Radio,
listen to commercial-free radio over the Internet; Winamp MP3
player, download your favorite songs and create your own digital
jukebox with this new musical file format; Netscape Instant Messaging,
just because you aren't an America Online User anymore doesn't
mean you can't still chat with your AOL buddies; Instant Access
to Shopping, shop from the convenience of your home and have
your packages delivered to you. Netscape includes a topline Internet
browser and email application. This can also be ordered on CD
for $5.95.
How
to Make Communicator Your Default Browser
Here's Netscape's Software Download and Customer Choice page,
where you can download the latest version of Netscape Communicator,
learn how to uninstall Internet Explorer, and select Communicator
as your default Internet browser.
NCSA
Mosaic (tm) for the Macintosh Home Page
 This site is
the home page for NCSA Mosaic for the Macintosh, an Internet
information browser and World Wide Web client. NCSA Mosaic was
developed at the National Center for Supercomputing Applications
at the University of Illinois in Urbana-Champaign. If you wanna
be different than everyone else and you own a Mac you may wanna
try this one out.
CNET Topic
Center - Internet - Browsers
 Everything
you ever wanted to know about Internet browsers can probably
be found at this site. It has information on Browsers, It has
links to download current and older browsers. It even has links
to rebel browsers. A rebel browser, you ask? Yup, there are people
out there that don't follow the norm, and they load up a browser
that hardly anyone knows about. This site can help you decide
if you want to be a rebel too.
Instant
Messaging & Voice Messaging: (return to top)
America Online Instant Messaging
 "33 Million People Can't
Be Wrong, that's how many people are using the FREE AOL Instant
Messenger," says AOL officials. You too can find out why
it's the No. 1 way to talk to your friends on the Internet. It's
faster than e-mail, cheaper than the phone - and a lot of fun,
too. AIM lets you: send messages to your friends, participate
in chat rooms, get instant news and stock quotes, and find new
friends online.
ICQ Online Realtime Messaging
 ICQ
is a user-friendly Internet tool that informs you who's online
at any time and enables you to contact them at will. ICQ lets
you know when people log on to the Net. The need to conduct a
directory search each time you want to communicate with a specific
person is eliminated. With ICQ, you can chat, send messages,
files and URL's, play games, or just hang out with your fellow
'Netters' while still surfing the Net. ICQ lets you choose the
mode of communication you wish to employ. Regardless of the application,
be it chat, voice, message board, data conferencing, file transfer
or Internet games, ICQ will get your entire message across in
real time.
Yahoo! Messenger
 Yahoo!
Messenger is a free messaging service that allows you to communicate
instantly with friends, family, colleagues, and others. Talk
with your friends using instant messages and even find out when
they come online or go offline. The Messenger alerts you instantly
when you have new mail in your Yahoo! Mail and Yahoo! Personal
accounts, or when it's time for one of your Yahoo! Calendar appointments.
You can even send instant voice messages.
Comparisons,
Resources and Articles: (return to top)
Webtools Browsers
If you are an avid Internet surfer, you are always looking for
ways to streamline your browser so it glides through web sites
easier. Webtools.com has the patches and plug-ins you need to
customize your browsers. It also is a wonderful source on the
latest browser news and releases. Go here if you wanna learn
about the new stuff.
Yahoo!
News - Browser Wars
Find out what browser may be best for you. This site also has
current information on the most popular browsers. There is also
a list of other links to supply you with even more news on browsers. |
