NetCaptor 6.2 Part II
Are All Browsers The Same?

Getting started with the NetCaptor(NC)is as simple as double clicking the icon to open NC. When running NC for the first time it automatically opens the developer's page to show the user Release Notes. The software can be configured to open with a blank page or the page of the user's specific choice.

Captor Groups are NC's version of the Favorite's folder. But with a difference. Captor Groups can contain many different sites. Or be organised by topic or according to user needs. For example, a Mail Group that opens all web-based email sites. NC comes with DHTML, Downloads, employments, news, search and Shop Groups.

NC is designed to automatically recognise IE Favourites folder. Sites users add to NC are saved to the default folder. This enables access to favourites with IE too. Netscape book marks hyowever, need to be imported. NC also has its own CaptorBar (F4). This offers access to the Favorites folder, History folder, Search and other Captor Groups.

In NC, to open a new tab click the toolbar icon or use Ctrl+N. When opening a saved HTML file, users can choose to open in a new window (set as default) or in the existing window. One can also define in the options if URLS in the Address Bar, Favorites, History, Search and Links folders are opened in a new window or the current one.

Unlike most browsers, it is possible to open multiple windows within a single NC session. Each window opens on a new tab which displays the page title displayed at the bottom of the screen in a single, scroll able row. It can be re-configured to open in multiple rows at the top or bottom of the screen.

An especially useful feature is the tab lock. When enabled, a small lock appears on the tab. Any link clicked on will open in a new tab. The number of open tabs (windows) is dependent on the installed RAM. On most 15" screens at 600x600, more than 30 can clutter the desktop.

Most Net news site refresh themselves at 15-30 minute intervals. One can configure NC's Autorefresh, which is switched off by default, users can set the interval between 15 seconds and 5 minutes. Or you can stop all sites from loading (Shift+Esc) or refresh all (Shift+F5).

NC also brings several other productivity shortcuts. IE adds "http://" and ".com" using Ctrl+Enter. NC adds ".net" and ".org" with Ctrl+Shift+Enter addtionally. Redefination of shortcuts to open the domains you most commonly access is another appreciative feature.

The Popup Captor helps trap the various auto pop up browser windows. Press F8 to add and close a pop up window. Or you can manually add the list of domains to block. StickyNames lets you define a tab name. This title is constant as long as that tab is open. By Default the StickyName displayed is the page title.

Every new Net user introduced to NC raves about the product. Download a copy from http://www.netcaptor.com.

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