To make it easy to distinguish these group bookmarks from regular ones, the Bookmark menu gives them a different icon instead of a single bookmark, its a set of three bookmarks stacked on top of each other.Īlthough tabs and group bookmarks might seem like minor changes, they make it much easier to browse multiple Web sites and save groups of related pages.Īs often happens with such a total revamp, some beloved features from the old program went away. To open a new tab quickly, you simply click a handy little icon to the left of the tabs. This feature is perfect for modern surfers who routinely visit many different sites, such as search engines and online brokers, during one session. We understand that even free software has to make money somehow, but we much prefer Operas approach in its free version, the browser contains an ad to deliver banner ads.Īs of version 6, Internet Explorer doesnt plague you with any ads, which is the best option of all. We were utterly annoyed by the AOL advertisements that the Netscape 7.0 installer scattered onto our PC, including an AOL shortcut on the Windows desktop and an AOL ad in the Favorites list for Internet Explorer. You probably already have Java and a bevy of media players installed on your PC, so theres no need to download them again as part of Netscape 7.0. The default installation weighs in at 30MB meanwhile, the installer for Mozillas browser, Netscape 7.0s foundation, is a comparatively svelte 10MB.įor example, we did away with Java 2.0, Winamp and RealOne Player, which brought the download size to a much more manageable 15MB. At present, give or take a feature or two, Netscape 7.0 and Internet Explorer 6 are created just about equal, so version 7.0 offers no compelling reason to switch browsers or upgrade from version 6.x.Ĭurrent Mozilla users should stick to Mozilla 1.1.Ĭode bloat seems inevitable these days, but its out of hand in Netscape 7.0.

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