Illustration: Glenn MitsuiThere's something new on the Web every second, but most people have been using the same old browser and search sites for as long as they can remember. We put the latest versions of five browsers, along with three shells for Microsoft's long-in-the-tooth Internet Explorer, through their paces, and we took a fresh look at your search options, whether you want to find the latest news, the best info, or the lowest prices.
In This Article
- The Bottom Line: Eight Options for Browsing
- Internet Explorer Shells
- New Names Shake Up Web Searching
- Tools for Business
- Shopping, Internet Style
- A World of Travel Info
- Late News, Fresh Info
- Universal IM: Inside Instant Messaging
- Browser Wars II: Firefox's Grassroots Cure for Internet Insecurity
- News to You: RSS Made Simpler
- Have Your Say: Join the Blog Generation
- Collective IQ: Wikis Bring the World Together
