Netscape Navigator 9.0 Features

Recently Netscape Navigator 9 released. So many new features are included in Netscape Navigator. Except the new features, other features are same as FireFox. This browser also works same as FireFox but with some new features as explained below. Netscape Navigator 9 is based on the latest Mozilla technologies.

Social Integration
Now Netscape navigator browser is integrated with the famous social news portal netscape.com. So now you can share and vote for webpages you like from Netscape Navigator browser. Just open the website page you want to share. Then you will observe Share button at the top right-hand corner of the address bar of your browser ( Share button will appear for webpages that are not already submitted to Netscape.com). For example open a page you like from my blog in Netscape Navigator 9. Then Share button will be appeared as shown below.

Now click the share button. Then netscape.com page will open asking your username and password. If you are already a member then enter those details( not a member, just signup). Now you will goto your member account. Click the Submit a Story link. Now enter Story URL , Story Title, Story Summary, Choose a Channel, Type 5 Tags or Keywords and then submit the content to Netscape.com. So now it is very simple to share the content you like from websites or Blogs.

URL Correction
Now Netscape Navigator will fix common typing mistakes in URLs. For example if you type www.wikipedia.com then Netscape Navigator will automatically correct the mistake and it will open www.wikipedia.org website. Netscape Navigator will watch for nearly 30 different types of common mistakes and correct them for you.

News
Netscape Navigator now contains News menu. You can get latest news on different topics from News menu directly.

The Sidebars
We know that in FireFox we have Sidebar feature in View menu. But in Firefox Sidebar we will find only Bookmarks and History information only. But in Netscape Navigator's Sidebar (Sidebar option in View menu) we will find the following features as shown in the fig.

We know about Bookmarks, History, Netscape News(From News menu also we will get the same news). With Mini Browser feature we can open websites in the Sidebar as shown in the figure below. Also we can open any link in Sidebar. Just you have to right click on a link and select Open Link in Sidebar.

With Netscape Friends Activity Sidebar, you will know what your friend's are doing on Netscape.com. With Linkpad feature you can save links/URLs that you want to visit later without cluttering your bookmarks. Just drag a link over the Link Pad status bar icon then drop it to save it in the Link Pad. By clicking on an item in the Link Pad will open it in the browser and remove it from the list. Observe the following figure for understanding linkpad.

The Netscape Tracker Sidebar tracks the very latest news from netscape.com.

Extension Compatibility
Netscape Navigator 9 is based on the latest Mozilla technologies. So you can install extensions that are compatible with Firefox 2 in Netscape Navigator also.

Sitemail Notification
This icon will display an exclamation point when you have new Netscape.com sitemail messages waiting for you.

OPML Support
Netscape Navigator support OPML format for sharing lists of newsfeeds.

Stop/Reload Buttions Combined
Since you never need Stop/Reload buttons at the sametime, both buttons are combined as single button in Netscape Navigator.

Restart Netscape
You can restart Netscape Navigator by keeping your current Tabs intact. Just select Restart Navigator from the File menu

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FireFox 3 (Gran Paradiso Alpha 5) Released

Gran Paradiso Alpha 5 is the next version of current FireFox version. FireFox 3 is built on Mozilla's next generation layout engine, Gecko 1.9.

Gecko 1.9 Alpha 5 introduces several new features like inclusion of the FUEL Javascript library for extension developers, new Page Info window, improvements to offline application support, many Cocoa user interface improvements and bug fixes.

Gran Paradiso Alpha 5 or FireFox 3 is now available for Windows, Linux, and Mac OS X.

Windows Users can download FireFox 3 at the location below
http://download.mozilla.org/?product=
granparadiso-alpha5&os=win&lang=en-US

MAC OS X Users can download FireFox 3 at the location below
http://download.mozilla.org/?product=
granparadiso-alpha5&os=osx&lang=en-US

Linux Users can download FireFox 3 at the location below
http://download.mozilla.org/?product=
granparadiso-alpha5&os=linux&lang=en-US

Windows Users can also download FireFox 3 at the following location
ftp://ftp-mozilla.netscape.com/pub/mozilla.org/firefox/releases/
granparadiso/alpha5/win32/en-US/

In FireFox, I.E 7.0 just type the above address then press enter. Then it will open the site then click Gran Paradiso Setup Alpha 5.exe link.

Try PCLinux OS 2007 as an alternative to Vista

PCLinux OS was founded by Texstar. PCLinux OS is a free Linux based operating system for desktop pc's. PCLinux OS was based on Mandriva Linux version and shares many features of Mandriva such as the Control Center and the Draklive Installer.

Features such as kernel 2.6.18.8, KDE 3.5.6, Open Office 2.2.0, Firefox 2.0.0.3, Thunderbird 2.0, Frostwire, Ktorrent, Amarok, Flash, Java JRE, Beryl 3D are included in PCLinux OS 2007.

PCLinuxOS is distributed as a LiveCD. LiveCD mode enables users to test Linux without actually having to install it. Later you can install it to your harddisk, if you like the PCLinux OS 2007 version. PCLinux OS 2007 includes mklivecd script. This script allows you to take a snapshot of current installation settings, applications etc. Also you can save it into an ISO CD/DVD image. This feature works like Norton Ghost.

PCLinux OS is user friendly and very easy to use. So You can try PCLinux OS 2007 as an alternative to Vista.

Download PCLinux OS 2007

FireFox 3 (codename: Gran Paradiso Alpha 4) now available for Developers and the Testing Community

Gran Paradiso Alpha 4 is the next version of current FireFox version. FireFox 3 is now available for Testing Purposes. FireFox 3 is built on Mozilla's next generation layout engine, Gecko 1.9.

Gecko 1.9 Alpha 4 introduces several new features like inclusion of the FUEL Javascript library for extension developers, new Page Info window, improvements to offline application support, many Cocoa user interface improvements and bug fixes.

Gran Paradiso Alpha 4 or FireFox 3 is now available for Windows, Linux, and Mac OS X in a variety of languages.

Windows Users can download FireFox 3 at the location below

http://download.mozilla.org/?product=
granparadiso-alpha4&os=win&lang=en-US

MAC OS X Users can download FireFox 3 at the location below

http://download.mozilla.org/?product=
granparadiso-alpha4&os=osx&lang=en-US

Linux Users can download FireFox 3 at the location below

http://download.mozilla.org/?product=
granparadiso-alpha4&os=linux&lang=en-US

Windows Users can also download FireFox 3 at the following location

ftp://ftp-mozilla.netscape.com/pub/mozilla.org/firefox/
releases/granparadiso/alpha4/win32/en-US/

Hints for downloading from the above ftp site:
In internet explorer just type the above address then press enter. Now you will observe Gran Paradiso Setup Alpha 4.exe then just copy Gran Paradiso Setup Alpha 4.exe to your hdd

In FireFox just type the above address then press enter. Then it will open the site then click Gran Paradiso Setup Alpha 4.exe link.

Know your site's Link Popularity, Google Pagerank, Google Pagerank Prediction

Link Popularity

Your website will get more popularity if more websites link to your site. So the total number of web sites that link to your site is nothing but your Link Popularity. Search Engines will determine a site's position in search results through the site's Link Popularity. In general a site with more Link Popularity (more inbound links) will be positioned higher than a similar site with fewer inbound links. Also Link Popularity will increase traffic to your site. Well placed links will generate search engine traffic.

How can you check Link Popularity of your site?
From the following sites you can check the number of sites that link to your site.

http://www.submitexpress.com/linkpop/
The Tool in this site will check the number of pages that link to you in Google, Yahoo, AllTheWeb, Altavista and MSN.

http://www.iconinteractive.com/tools/pop/
The Tool in this site will check the number of pages that link to you in AlltheWeb, BlogLines, AltaVista, Google, HotBot, MSN Search, and Yahoo, as well as check for your site's presence in DMOZ and Zeal.

http://www.selfseo.com/link_popularity_checker.php
The Tool in this site will check the number of pages that link to you in Google, MSN, Yahoo, AllTheWeb, HotBot and AltaVista.

Google Pagerank
Google's Pagerank is a numeric value (0 to 10) that decides your website's importance on the web. The more the Pagerank, the more is your website's importance on the web. You will get better pagerank if more number of sites links to your site. But Quality links will boost your Pagerank. Quality links means links from sites similar to your site. If your site is software related then links from other software related sites to your site are quality links. So quality links from similar sites will boost your Google's pagerank.

If your site is rich in content then automatically more websites link to your site. Also you can exchange your link with other sites. In Link Exchange if you link to a site, then that site will place a link to your site in their site. Generally sites (exclude new sites) with Pagerank zero are penalized sites by Google. So Don't link to a penalized site.

How can you check your site's Google Pagerank?
From the following sites you can check your Pagerank.

http://pr.blogflux.com/

http://www.selfseo.com/check_google_pagerank.php

Google Pagerank Prediction
The following sites will predict your website's PageRank. The Pagerank prediction tool of the sites will predict your website's PageRank based on the quantity and quality of backlinks. But your site must have a minimum of 100 backlinks to predict your Pagerank.

http://www.selfseo.com/google_pagerank_prediction_tool.php

http://www.iwebtool.com/pagerank_prediction