K-Meleon 0.6 [Windows 95/98/2000/ME/NT/XP]
http://kmeleon.sourceforge.net/
Download page
http://kmeleon.sourceforge.net/download.php
K-Meleon is a simple, fast browser based on gecko, the Mozilla rendering engine. The browser is designed to be light, fast, and customizable, and is something like a stripped-down Mozilla (see the February 11, 2000 Scout Report). As such, this is a browser without bells and whistles. Nonetheless, it does allow users to import bookmarks and favorites, control cookies, and (happily block pop-up and pop-under windows, among other options. K-Meleon's plug-in architecture gives developers the chance to add new features of their own, and the site offers a developers' mailing list as well as a low-volume announcement list. [TK]
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Incubator
http://www.vrd.org/Incubator.shtml
The Virtual Reference Desk (VRD) provides the Incubator software for free to nonprofits. The software "is designed for start-up AskA services in need of software for taking in, routing, and answering questions via the Web." Training and server space is provided by VRD at no cost. This page supplies links to an Academic Library Demo, a K-12 Service Demo, and a presentation on Incubator from the Digital Reference Conference. [TK]
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AltaVista Education Search
http://www.altavista.com/sites/search/edu
This new page from AltaVista allows users to search for terms from within the university and college sites in AltaVista. Searches from this page will cover the more-than-20 million university and college sites held here. Users can also browse the three categories, Education, Colleges & Universities, and K-12 Education, though admittedly the links here, while annotated, are not extensive. [TK]
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