Browster
Browster is a little plug-in for Internet Explorer and Firefox. It's free, doesn't contain any spyware or adware, and it's a great productivity tool for browsing. Unfortunately, it only works for Windows users — no Mac or Linux versions exist.
So how does Browster work? After
a small download and a quick installation, small icons will appear close to all links on a page you're viewing. Move your cursor over the icon, and a pop-up window will appear with the contents of the page referenced by the link. Move back the cursor, and the window will close. No need to click on the link, no need to return to the previous page: it's still available.But wait, it's even better with some sites such as Google, Yahoo! or eBay. While you're looking at the result list, Browster reads it and preloads all the links. This means that when you move the cursor to a Browster icon, the page is immediately visible. You also can extend this prefetch feature to any site of your choice — at least in the Internet Explorer version.
And even if this was not enough, you can really browse in a Browster window: you can use the arrow keys to move up and down within a window; you can use the page-up and page-down keys to move from a link to another; and you can even visit a new link!
In the mean time, your original page is still waiting for you: what a saving of time! I'm sure your mouse and your wrist will ask you to thank Browster.
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