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www.cooliris.com
Click-less browsing
Cooliris Previews is a free browser add-on that lets you preview links and rich media without clicking or leaving your current page, so you can browse the web faster than ever. Simply mouseover your link or our Cooliris icon, and a preview window instantly appears with your content. No more clicking back and forth!
Interactive preview.
Fully interactive on just about any website, including Google, Yahoo!, MSN, YouTube, Flickr. Also try Cooliris Previews on blogs, discussion forums, news sites, and and more.
Free of adware, spyware, and worries.
Cooliris Previews is free to download, free to use, and does not contain any adware or spyware whatsoever.
Features
* Preview web links, images, and videos without even clicking.
* Stack previewed items into temporary bookmarks to review.
* Instantly send links to friends and family with just a click.
* Automatically subsearch Google, Wikipedia, or just about any searchable website by right-clicking on any phrase
* Customize Cooliris to control preview window activation (mouseover, CTRL-hover, 1-click, click icon), time delay, size and placement.
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I have found this particular tool invaluable; it is like second nature to me now, and should become a built-in feature on future browsers. It speeds up my navigation, making browsing a lot smoother and just a little less linear, so that it becomes possible to explore a possible route without needing to remember the way back to where you came from -- because where you came from is still right there waiting for you. I would compare it to the act, when reading a book, of putting your finger in a page while you read an endnote, turn to another book, or take a sip of coffee. The page you stepped away from remains there for you to return to, in this case, simply by moving your cursor off the Cooliris window. (This window, if it isn't clear already, is a fully functioning page, so it's not just a sneak peak or a snapshot. It's the real deal. An absolutely invaluable, almost necessary, tool.~~~~
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