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http://www.omnigroup.com/applications/omniweb/
Every week, a number of new web browsers are released to the general public. Some of them are good, some are fair, and some are rather poor. Fortunately, OmniWeb 5 seems to be a pretty fine bet, as it contains some good features that are worth taking a look at. First of all, OmniWeb allows users to save workspaces containing related windows that they have browsed and also features built-in RSS news feeds. Additionally, the program comes with an in-place HTML source editor and a spellchecking feature. This version is compatible with all systems running Mac OS X. It should be noted that this version of OmniWeb is a trial version that is free for 30 days. [KMG]
The Internet can serve as a communal gathering place, where like-minded community members can come together to discuss various pressing issues, share documents, take polls, and engage in the decision-making process as well. A recent project, GroupSpace, started at Stanford University as part of a research partnership with a local community organization, allows groups of individuals to do all of the above. As their mission statement suggests, the creation of the program is “to support the type of deliberation critical to the functioning of smaller, informal organizations in civil society”. It should be noted that this version of GroupSpace is a beta version. [KMG]
