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| | Based on Mozilla Firefox, this is a new addition to the web browsers family. It is 'a social web browser, open source, cross platform and based on Mozilla technologies' as the producers suggests.
When I first opened it, the resemblance with Mozilla was pretty obvious. But after a close look I've noticed that something is missing. There is no 'stop' button so you can't stop loading a page or navigating away from one is a link is accidentally clicked. The 'stop' button is actually the same with the 'refresh' one. When a page is loading the 'refresh' button changes its function to 'stop' button. This is very odd and I don't think it's an improvement. As in Mozilla, there's no button for opening a new tab but 'Ctrl+T' shortcut works here too. The tab interface can be reordered via drag-and-drop. Unlike Mozilla, Flock doesn't have a Java console but it features some blog editor as well as other blog options.
When first starting the application you can import options, bookmarks, history, passwords, and other similar data from other Internet browsers that are already installed on your computer. Besides Mozilla, Flock offers some interesting features like 'My World', 'People Sidebar', 'Media Bar', 'Feeds Sidebar', etc.
'My World' is structured on three columns: 'Favorite Sites', 'Favorite Feeds', 'Favorite Media'. Here you will find your most recently viewed sites, feeds, or media files. I mentioned above the 'People Sidebar'. From here you can log into Facebook, Flickr, Twitter, or YouTube instantly after you configure these accounts. During the test I've discovered that resemblances with Mozilla didn't stop at the aspect and usability, but extends further. Even the memory and CPU consumption is at least the same if not even worse.
Pluses: Being based on Mozilla technologies makes this web browser very customizable, easy to use, and very good for browsing and visualizing online multimedia content.
Drawbacks / flaws: High memory and CPU usage is a big problem for it as it is for Mozilla Firefox, too.
In conclusion: I think this is a very good web browser overall. You should try it.
version reviewed: 1.0
Flock for Windows Publisher's Description Flock is a social Web browser, open source, cross platform and based on Mozilla technologies. Currently, the browser implements support for del.icio.us and Flickr. Users can also install alternative hosted bookmarks or photo sharing services. In the search box and the blog manager, Flock offer users a number of choices and the ability to install other services using open standards. Expect the same, over time, for hosted bookmarks, photo-sharing and other services Flock integrates. Flock is based on the open source Mozilla code base. | | | |
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