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20 October 2000

Tailor-madenewsfromallover

http://www.quickbrowse.com

By James Eedes


Anyone who browses the same Websites every day knows how tedious it can be. Quickbrowse.com can alleviate the hassle, opening a number of different Web pages in a single browser window.

It gets better. Users can register and have their selection of Web pages e-mailed to them at an appointed time as a single HTML page. There's also a range of pre-selected content to help you through the maze of information on the Web. Large US newspapers are broken down by category, allowing you to choose the health news from The New York Times and the front page from the Washington Post.

We like the tech news section that includes the top sites from around the world. There is also a comics and humour section. Most of the other selections have a strong US bias, but that shouldn't stop users making their own selections. Go to a page you regularly visit on any Website and cut and paste the URL into the myQuickbrowse window.

The ease of use does leave you susceptible to signing up to receive too much. The single Quickbrowse page you have to view scrolls on and on - beyond any normal capacity to hold interest.

You can suspend e-mail deliveries if you're away from you inbox for a while and you can opt to have sites sent to you only if they change. The best feature, though, is Quickbrowse's ability to bypass login requirements on certain sites such as The Wall Street Journal. That alone makes it worthwhile.

 

 

 

 

 

 


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