Avant 11.5.21

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Avant Browser allows users to browse multiple Web sites simultaneously and to block all unwanted pop-up pages and Flash ads automatically. The integrated cleaner helps users clear all traces and maintain privacy. The built-in Yahoo and Google search engines enable users to search for Web pages, images, groups, directories, lyrics, software, and news on the Internet. Avant Browser provides options for blocking the download of Flash media, pictures, video, sounds, and ActiveX components, so users can efficiently use their bandwidth and speed up page loading. All opened pages can be stopped, refreshed, closed, or arranged with one click. It also comes with built-in RSS reader. Its similar Web sites bar displays Web sites, which are related to the opened Web pages.

Firefox 2.0.0.8

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Firefox 2 is the next generation release of the award-winning Firefox web browser from Mozilla.

Mozilla Firefox is a fast, full-featured Web browser that makes browsing more efficient than ever before. Firefox includes pop-up blocking; a tab-browsing mode that lets you open several pages in a single window; integrated Google searching; simplified privacy controls that let you cover your tracks more effectively; a streamlined browser window that shows you more of the page than any other browser; and a number of additional features that work with you to help you get the most out of your time online.

What's new:

• Visual Refresh: Firefox 2's theme and user interface have been updated to improve usability without altering the familiarity of the browsing experience.

• Built-in phishing protection: Phishing Protection warns users when they encounter suspected Web forgeries, and offers to return the user to their home page. Phishing Protection is turned on by default, and works by checking sites against either a local or online list of known phishing sites. This list is automatically downloaded and regularly updated when the Phishing Protection feature is enabled.

• Enhanced search capabilities: Search term suggestions will now appear as users type in the integrated search box when using the Google, Yahoo! or Answers.com search engines. A new search engine manager makes it easier to add, remove and re-order search engines, and users will be alerted when Firefox encounters a website that offers new search engines that the user may wish to install.

• Improved tabbed browsing: By default, Firefox will open links in new tabs instead of new windows, and each tab will now have a close tab button. Power users who open more tabs than can fit in a single window will see arrows on the left and right side of the tab strip that let them scroll back and forth between their tabs. The History menu will keep a list of recently closed tabs, and a shortcut lets users quickly re-open an accidentally closed tab.

• Resuming your browsing session: The Session Restore feature restores windows, tabs, text typed in forms, and in-progress downloads from the last user session. It will be activated automatically when installing an application update or extension, and users will be asked if they want to resume their previous session after a system crash.

• Previewing and subscribing to Web feeds: Users can decide how to handle Web feeds, either subscribing to them via a Web service or in a standalone RSS reader, or adding them as Live Bookmarks. My Yahoo!, Bloglines and Google Reader come pre-loaded as Web service options, but users can add any Web service that handles RSS feeds.

• Inline spell checking: A new built-in spell checker enables users to quickly check the spelling of text entered into Web forms without having to use a separate application.

• Live Titles: When a website offers a microsummary (a regularly updated summary of the most important information on a Web page), users can create a bookmark with a "Live Title". Compact enough to fit in the space available to a bookmark label, they provide more useful information about pages than static page titles, and are regularly updated with the latest information. There are several websites that can be bookmarked with Live Titles, and even more add-ons to generate Live Titles for other popular websites.

• Improved Add-ons manager: The new Add-ons manager improves the user interface for managing extensions and themes, combining them both in a single tool.

• JavaScript 1.7: JavaScript 1.7 is a language update introducing several new features such as generators, iterators, array comprehensions, let expressions, and destructuring assignments. It also includes all the features of JavaScript 1.6.

• Extended search plugin format: The Firefox search engine format now supports search engine plugins written in Sherlock and OpenSearch formats and allows search engines to provide search term suggestions.

• Updates to the extension system: The extension system has been updated to provide enhanced security and to allow for easier localization of extensions.

• Client-side session and persistent storage: New support for storing structured data on the client side, to enable better handling of online transactions and improved performance when dealing with large amounts of data, such as documents and mailboxes. This is based on the WHATWG specification for client-side session and persistent storage.

• SVG text: Support for the svg:textpath specification enables SVG text to follow a curve or shape.

• New Windows installer: Based on Nullsoft Scriptable Install System, the new Windows installer resolves many long-standing issues.

Internet Explorer 7

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Internet Explorer 7 (IE7) has been designed to make everyday tasks easier, provide dynamic security protection and improve the development platform and manageability. End user improvements include a streamlined interface, tabbed browsing, printing advances, improved search functionality, instant feeds (RSS), dynamic security protection, and more.

This download is for Microsoft Windows XP Service Pack 2.

Netscape Navigator 9.0b3

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Netscape Navigator features:

• Run Navigator 9 on Windows, Mac OS X, or Linux!

• Share interesting stories you find with millions of people.
• Vote on stories submitted by others as your browse.

• Navigator will automatically correct common typos made in Web addresses.
• Examples: .cmo => .com, htp:// => http://, netscape,com => netscape.com

• News menu lets you access the latest news at any time, directly from the browser.
• Also available in the sidebar.

• Use the Link Pad as a holding area for interesting links that don’t merit bookmarking.

• Follow the latest Netscape.com news and comments right from the sidebar.

• Netscape.com members can monitor their friends’ stories and comments with this sidebar tool.
• Sign up for free at Netscape.com!

• Install any Firefox ® 2-compatible theme or extension.
• Browse through thousands of extensions at Mozilla Addons.

• Use the sidebar as a "mini browser" to keep a page in plain sight while you surf through other pages.
• Drag and drop links on the sidebar or right-click and choose "Open in Sidebar" to use the sidebar browser.

• Netscape.com members can get near-instant notification of new sitemail messages.
• Signing up for Netscape.com is fast, free, and easy.

Opera 9.23

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Opera 9 features include:

Tabbed browsing - Surf the Web easier and faster by opening multiple Web pages within the same application window.
Content blocker - Remove ads or images - it's up to you. Right-click on the Web page and choose "Block content".
Transfer manager - View download progress and access all your downloads from one simple transfer manager window.
Password manager - The password manager remembers your usernames and passwords so you will not have to. Pop-up blocking - Opera lets you control whether to block all pop-ups, or open only the ones that you have requested.
Mouse gestures - Opera supports mouse gestures, allowing you to perform certain movements with the mouse to access commonly used features.
Pop-up blocking - Opera lets you control whether to block all pop-ups, or open only the ones that you have requested.
Voice - The voice feature allows you to control Opera's interface by talking and to have documents read aloud. Voice is currently offered in English and runs on Windows 2000 and XP.
Trash can - If you accidentally close a tab, you can retrieve it from the trash can. This also works for blocked pop-ups that you may want.
Integrated search - Search Google, eBay, Amazon and more with our integrated search field. You can also search directly in the address field using keywords (for example "g" for Google).
Fast Forward - Fast Forward will detect the most likely "next page" link and greatly simplify navigation in multi-page documents such as search results and image galleries.
Sessions - Save a collection of open tabs as a session, for later retrieval, or start with the pages you had open when Opera was last closed.
Notes - Notes can be kept in conjunction with a Web site you want to refer to later, or remind you of any particular information you may like to review again.

SeaMonkey 1.1.4

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All-in-one internet application suite. Web-browser, advanced e-mail and newsgroup client, IRC chat client, and HTML editing made simple.

Powered by the same engine as Firefox 2 and Thunderbird 2, SeaMonkey 1.1 includes numerous enhancements including more visible security indicators in the browser and enhanced phishing detection for e-mail, a new tagging system for e-mail that supersedes labels, support for multi-line tooltips in web pages, and previews images in tab tooltips. Other changes include inline spell checking in the browser, an updated version of ChatZilla.

Slim Browser 4.10.015

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Slim Browser is a tabbed, multi-site Web browser. The recoverable pop-up killer identifies and blocks pop-up ads without killing a desirable window by mistake. A quick-search bar provides instant access to predefined search engines. Extensive support for skins lets you tailor Slim Browser to your own preferences. The AutoLogin feature automatically logs you in to predefined sites with one click. Script-error suppression eliminates annoying script-error dialogs. Internet Explorer toolbars can be integrated seamlessly with Slim Browser. Site groups let you open a series of sites all at once with only one click. Slim Browser provides special support for Web developers with a syntax-highlighted HTML/script editor and a batchable FTP uploader.