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KDT Site Blocker is an easy to use tool to block access to certain websites. It works with any browser (IE, Firefox, Opera etc.) and will automatically display a generic `blocked` page whenever a blocked site is accessed. To block a site, all you need to do is add the domain name to the list. The admin interface is password protected.

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ActivatorDesk is an internet desktop portal that uses the Internet Exlorer engine to incorporate web browing and into a SQL database server driven application. It offers Ad-free, popup-free browsing from a powerful, skinnable internet desktop browser system. The portal provides access to a variety of content categories and metasearching of the 15 top search engines. In addition ActivatorDesk allows simultaneous (tabbed) multi-site browsing, blocks banner ads and popup windows and logs desktop activities and Internet connections to detect hostile programs and to enforce compliance with desktop and Web usage policies. It also comes with a nice cookie manager that is built into the interface, similar to the IE Explorer bar, and lists all your cookies in a tree view, allowing management functions for each via right click menu and also provides quick access to a "delete cache" button. In addition, it allows to prevent, limit or schedule access times and enables you to block access to certain communication tools like ICQ and others. Multiple copies of ActivatorDesk can be managed remotely over a network from the password protected admin interface. Among the new security features include over 100 desktop switches that go beyond Windows scripting security to even permit the turn-off of the standard Windows desktop interface in favor of a more simplistic tamper-free desktop that may function as a standardized desktop system for all Windows 32bit operating systems. Also included is a News Blogger interface and a Dot-Kids filtered browsing environment for children.

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BrowserFor2 allows you to browse the internet with a friend. Both users must have BrowserFor2 installed and your friend will see every page that you open in his browser window. This allows you to show web pages, explain things online and more. The browser is based on Internet Explorer, however very simplistic in design and only provides access to the basic features. The trial version only allows you to browse the eBay web site with a buddy.

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NetCaptor is a standalone application that uses the Internet Explorer engine to surf the web, but offers a completely different interface with many new features and enhancements. One of NetCaptor`s main features is the interface that offers Browser tabs, which can be aligned at the top or the bottom of the application and may be displayed on either one or multiple rows. Additional security features allow you to control Javascript, ActiveX, Session Cookies, and Cookie settings, as well as zone-based security assignments. NetCaptor`s "CaptorGroups" allow you to create collections of web sites, that can be launched with a single click. Additional features include multi-search engine search bar, pop-up window eliminator and several other useful enhancements.

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iNetAdviser is an IE based multi-window browser with integrated bookmark management that personalizes surfing based on your browsing history and existing bookmarks. It includes features for ad and popup blocking, web page thumbnail preview and more. The program introduces some innovative features that wil make your web browsing more efficient. For example, it allows you to specially mark previously visited links in a page and displays a small snapshot of the page, as well as comments (if any) and the last view date and more. The built-in bookmarks manager offers advanced management features, personal page ratings, comments, grouped favorites and more. iNetAdviser Professional can be customized in many aspects. You can set the size of the preview thumbnails, color and type of recognized links and many other details. The program can be used as a replacement for Internet Explorer, or it can integrate into IE as a toolbar, providing you with the same enhancements and features without changing your browsing environment. A very nice program, well worth a try!

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Optimal Desktop Professional enables you to eliminate clutter on your desktop. It offers a Multiple Document Interface for accessing files, folders, web pages and RSS feeds from the same browser window using navigation tabs. The program can manage multiple tabbed interfaces as so called portals which can be saved and shared. In addition, Optimal Desktop Professional can block popup windows, store your passwords, manage zip files, manage aliases and offers customized screen configurations that are stored as states. It also includes an RSS Reader, Desktop Search as well as XML editing and publishing features. The idea behind Optimal Desktop is to build a customized navigation of your information world via simple drag and drop operations that allow you to access anything with 3 clicks or less.

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WinWAP for Windows is a web browser that enables you to access and view WAP and WEB services, designed to use with mobile devices. The program emulates a mobile web browser and displays the sites as they are seen on mobile devices. The program is useful to access mobile Internet services from your desktop or to test the functionality of your WAP developments. WinWAP for Windows looks much like a regualr browser and supports Favorites, tabbed browsing, source view and more.

Freeware Description :
    Maxthon is a powerful web browser with a highly customizable interface. It is based on the Internet Explorer engine (your most likely current web browser) which means that what works in IE, works the same in Maxthon but with many additional efficient features like...

• Download Control - You can set MYIE2 to not load a specific file category like images, sounds, scripts or flash movies to speed up the loading of pages.
• Privacy protection - With a click you can clear your browsing information, such as cookies, history etc or you can also set MYIE2 to clear them for you when you exit.
• Mouse Gestures - Lets you quickly send commands to MYIE2 using your right mouse button like refreshing the page and going back or forward.
• AD Hunter - Annoying ADs in pages and pop-ups can be blocked by MYIE2. Each time a pop-up is blocked a sound can be played and a warning shown. Also all the pop-ups can be reopened by viewing the blocked addresses window or by clicking the icon on the status-bar. Annoyed of banners and ads in pages? Then just right-click it, add it to the AD hunter filter and MYIE2 will never load it again.
• Favicons - MyIE2 can display site icons in the tabs and your favorites.
• External Utility Bar - You can add links to other programs to the utilities bar and launching them is just one click away. You could even set them to start and close with MYIE2 automatically.
• Skins Support - Using different skins you can change the look of MYIE2´s icons, menus and backgrounds.
• Plug-ins Support - Expand the functions of MYIE2 with tool-bar and sidebar plug-ins. IE plug-ins (tool-bars) are also supported.
• Quick Search - Set you default search engine and just type the keyword in the address bar to do your web search. An advanced search can also be done in the sidebar.
• Super Drag&Drop - You can highlight text in a page, drag&drop it and a web search will be done. Drag&drop a link and it will open in a new tab, same with a image.
• Custom Start-up - When you start, MYIE2 can open your last visited pages, startup favorites or a group of other pages.
• Favorites Bar - You can have your favorites open with just a click.
• Auto-hide panels - Save space the smart way. The tool-bars and the sidebar can both auto-hide and float again when you point at them.
• Pages Groups - You can set a number of pages under one group so you can open them quickly with just a click or when you start MYIE2.
• URL Alias - It may be hard to remember a long url. With MYIE2 you can set a small \\\"name\\\" for any url. For example, you can set \\\"myie2\\\" for http://www.ruihehang.com/myie2/ and then all you have to do is to type \\\"myie2\\\" in the address bar and MYIE2 will bring you to the website.
• Status Bar Extras - MYIE2 can display your IP address, your System´s resources, your network speed and the number of blocked pop-ups in the status bar. Other 5 quick functions are also accessible from the status-bar.

There are tons of other features that could be listed here but the best way to find them is to use Maxthon. View the changelog for Maxthon 2.1.0.1870

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    Internet Explorer 8 takes the Web experience beyond the page and introduces a new way to seamlessly experience the power of the Web whether you are a Web developer writing to standards, or an end user discovering a new online service. This beta release is available to everyone, but is primarily for Web developers and designers to test the new tools, layout engine, and programming enhancements.

When not developing your web site, you can click the Emulate IE7 button in the command bar to browse the web like you did in IE7.

Visit the Internet Explorer website to learn more about how Internet Explorer 8 puts the Web at Your Service.

This beta release is not supported by Microsoft Support Services. Visit the Internet Explorer Newsgroup to discuss Internet Explorer Beta 1 with other users.

Supported Operating Systems: Windows Server 2008; Windows Vista; Windows Vista Service Pack 1

Freeware Description :
    nternet Explorer 8 takes the Web experience beyond the page and introduces a new way to seamlessly experience the power of the Web whether you are a Web developer writing to standards, or an end user discovering a new online service. This beta release is available to everyone, but is primarily for Web developers and designers to test the new tools, layout engine, and programming enhancements.

When not developing your web site, you can click the Emulate IE7 button in the command bar to browse the web like you did in IE7.

Visit the Internet Explorer website to learn more about how Internet Explorer 8 puts the Web at Your Service.

This beta release is not supported by Microsoft Support Services. Visit the Internet Explorer Newsgroup to discuss Internet Explorer Beta 1 with other users.

Supported Operating Systems: Windows XP Service Pack 2

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    Mozilla Firefox is a fast, full-featured browser for Windows 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.

Additional features include:

• Live Bookmarks - RSS integration lets you read the latest news headlines and read updates to your favorite sites that are syndicated.
• Extensions - Small add-ons that add new functionality to your Mozilla program.
• Themes - Allows you to change the way your Mozilla program looks with new graphics and colors.
• Privacy and Security - Built with your security in mind, Firefox keeps your computer safe from malicious spyware by not loading harmful ActiveX controls.
• Plugins - Programs that allow websites to provide content to you and have it appear in your browser.

Firefox also comes with a standard set of developer tools including a powerful JavaScript and CSS error/warning console, and an optional Document Inspector that gives detailed insight about your pages.

Other editions of Mozilla Firefox are also available:

Freeware Description :
    Acoo Browser is a powerful multi-tabbed web browser based on the Internet Explorer engine (IE 5 or greater required).

Acoo Browser provides a user-friendly GUI interface, including tabbed document windows, dockable panel groups and customizable toolbars.

Acoo Browser allows user to surf multiple Web sites within one browser window. It also includes many advanced features such as Mouse Gestures, built-in syntax highlighted HTML source viewer, powerful built-in Web page analyzer, recoverable Popup Blocker, Ads Filter, ActiveX Filter, script error suppression, Cleaner, external tools, web page zooming, URL Hotkey, URL Alias, Integrated search engine support, and much more...

Acoo Browser can block annoying pop-ups, banner Ads, flash Ads and other Internet Ad annoyances automatically without interfering your surfing. There is also detailed logging record in Acoo Browser, and you may know the Ads sites killed by Acoo Browser so as to improve your setting.

Acoo Browser makes your surfing experience easier, quicker and more comfortable!

What's New in version 1.81.516:

• Added the function to export the favorites to AcooLive!.
• Improved the operation and user interface of online bookmarks manager dialog.
• Improved the login dialog which is convenient for keyboard operation.
• Added Bulgarian language file.
• Small enhancements and a few bugs fixed.

Freeware Description :
    TheWorld Browser is a tiny, fast, yet free, secure and powerful web browser. It features multi-tabbed with multi-threaded frame browser. TheWorld Browser is compatible with Microsoft Internet Explorer.

TheWorld Browser 2.0 has a new, powerful multi-threaded window frame, which prevents the browser from being out of response. If a webpage is out of response, the others will not be affected. In the development of TheWorld Browser 2.0, we have rewritten, rebuilt all the codes and modules from version 1.x. The new frame will provide you with richer internet browsing experience.

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    Description: The MantaDB Utilities integrate seamlessly into your Internet Explorer browser and add extra capabilities to it. There are many tools in MantaDB - one is the Web Page Indexer. It can scan web pages as you view them and build a searchable index out the words they contain. Searching is fast and works just like an Internet search engine except that the content is built out of pages you have viewed. If you've ever been in the situation where you could not return to a page you know you have once seen then MantaDB is for you. The package also contains numerous other tools and utilities.

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    Description: Crushpop 2000 is a tool that help you get rid of pop-up windows. This program works on and off the Internet, and is powerful enough to close any program or window on your computer. It will also show you everything that is hidden and running on your system. This program features drag-and-drop functionality, so it is easy to use. And, it works with ANY browser.

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    Description: This is the latest version of Microsoft's full-featured Web browser. Of course, it supports the latest technologies including Java, Dynamic HTML, XML, CSS, SMIL, JScript, VBScript, and more. But this latest release offers some new features in addition to all from version 5.0. They include a print preview command, support for multiple users, faster page loading, improved DHTML and cascading style sheets support and more. The link is to the Active Setup that will guide you through the download and setup process. The final download size could range from 8.5 to over 40Mb.

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    Description: GOtrieve, in simple terms, is an engine that runs on a user's desktop, retrieves information that you've programmed it to, and then assembles it. Unlike other personalized services, such as MyYahoo, it doesn't limit you to predefined sources for your information - you can take information from anywhere on the net.

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     Description: Turn your web cam or scanner into a direct portal to the Internet with Digimarc MediaBridge. All you need to do is run this application, hold the enabled item, such as a magazine, up to your web cam or scanner and away you go.

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    Description: iNet-Tabs is a web browser with added extras, designed to be simple and easy to use. Web sites are displayed in tabs making it ideal for browsing several web sites at the same time without cluttering up your desktop and taskbar. iNet-Tabs deals with the problem of browser popups by allowing you to configure exactly what happens when a site tries to open a new window. It is also completely skinable and can be given a face-lift just by selecting a new skin. Requires Internet Explorer. iNet-Tabs now gives you the ability to view and remove the cookies held on your machine. It also allows you to set up filters that automatically check and remove cookies each time you close the browser. Drag and Drop now supported between tabs, the Favourites menu has been tweaked, improved browser history and more.

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    Description: Version 6 Microsoft's popular Web browser and e-mail client features the familiar features of IE5, along with some new ideas. This new version features a new look and some innovative new capabilities, including enhanced bars, integrated messaging, picture resizing, advanced Web privacy, fault collection to improve reliability, and media playback. Setup downloads the files that are necessary for your computer, this size can vary between 11 and 75 MB. This edition will not run on Windows 95. You need Windows 98 or newer installed on your machine in order to use it.