Browsing opportunities: 11 Web browsers tested


Contents
Introduction
Avant Browser
Camino
Faststone
Firefox
Internet Explorer
iRider
Netscape
Opera
Safari
Secondary Browser
UltraBrowser
Specifications
Editor's choice
About RMIT

iRider

Wymea Bay have given us something a little different, at least in terms of history/navigation. A tree menu similar to the history list of Netscape provides access to all currently loaded Web-pages (rather than using tabs). This provides us with a session history complete with "thumbnail" pictures of each page. Full history details appear in a separate window; tracking history by keeping everything open does, however, use a fair chunk of your memory (you can limit this). Also, a page opened from history may well be opened by iRider. (On my computer with nine browsers installed, Avant continually hijacked the link!)

One "tab" is a multiple site-search page which is bound to have your favourite search engine. Navigation controls exist for every eventuality and pages can be zoomed. iRider is a very neat IE-based product, fully integrated with IE's history lists. Clearly intended for ease of surfing rather than Web-page development, it does what it does very well. This product can be purchased for about AU$38 and comes with full e-mail-based support.

Product iRider 2.21
Price Download 21 day trial, then ~AU$38
Vendor Wymea Bay
Email custserv@irider.com
Web www.irider.com
 
Interoperability
Windows only.
Futureproofing
Somewhat dependent on MSIE, secure.
ROI
Reasonable features.
Service
E-mail support.
Rating ½
iRider
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