| Web Browser |
| A web browser is a software package that enables a user to display and interact with documents hosted by web servers. Popular browsers include Microsoft Internet Explorer and Mozilla Firefox. A browser is the most commonly used kind of user agent. The largest networked collection of linked documents is known as the World Wide Web. |
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| Which Streaming Media Product Is The Best? |
| Real Player
The Real Player has always been part of the Netscape Browser, but with Netscape loosing the Browser War, the potential for Real has diminished. The Real Player was one of the first technologies that really enabled streaming video on the web. When the Dot-Com age came to an end, Real quickly started charging money for a Pro-version of their player. They also made it constantly harder to find the free player on their web pages. The latest versions of Real Player have ceased to be free at the point of download, a feature that is certain to hurt the popularity of Real Player amongst users. |
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| Five Reasons To Use Flash |
| Macromedia Flash continues to be one of the most heavily used rich media platforms for Web site development on the Internet. However, Flash’s reputation has seen its ups and downs. Its very name has often been accused of saying it all: glitz, speed, and not much substance. While this may have been true in the past, when Flash-based “brochureware” appeared on many major sites, the new iteration of Flash is changing the way companies develop Web sites. |
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| Five Reasons To Stream |
| Many organisations are hesitant to deploy streaming media on their sites due to the fact they don’t want to deal with the performance or support issues that may crop up. But those downsides need to be weighed against the true business benefits that accrue from streaming media deployments. In a recent primer, Adobe offered these top five business benefits of streaming media. |
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| An Eye-opening Look At Web Sites |
| The chances are that you will not make it to the end of this article. Research has shown, however, that the nature by which you digest information will vary markedly according to whether you are reading it offline (eg. in the newspaper) or online on the internet. |
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