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By Wendy Boswell, About.com Guide to Web Search

Spankin' New Internet Explorer Plug-In From Browster

Wednesday July 13, 2005

This from CNet.com:
" A free plug-in released Wednesday for Internet Explorer allows users to mouse over Web search listings for an instant view of the content rather than having to wait for the full page to download.

The software, created by San Francisco-based Browster, uses patented "pre-fetching" instant page rendering that serves up a copy of the Web page in milliseconds in a new window on top of the original search page."

Me likey. Here's how it works:
  • You just got a bajillion search results back.
  • Rather than investigating all these links, Browster lets you mouse over them, and the site preview will pop up like a little genie. Whee!
I'm going to try this out, for sure, seeing that I'm on the computer all day. Might save me some time.

Related: Learn more about Microsoft's search with MSN Search 101, or learn how to create a favorite in IE with my step by step Internet Explorer favorites tutorial.

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