Cyberjack for Windows 95

CyberJack for Windows 95 -- Delrina's CyberJack is an extremely promising new 'net suite that offers solid integration on all fronts. In addition to the standard fare of web browser, Newsreader, gopher, finger, and archie clients, CyberJack also offers an exclusive Guidebook feature, a CyberViewer client, and a multitude of Cyber Wizards. The Guidebook is similar to Mariner's Autopilot feature and is also much like Netscape's SmartMarks. The Guidebook collects, maintains, and manages all of your bookmarks, including web URLs, ftp and gopher sites, archie and finger locations, IRC servers, and Newsgroups subscriptions. The Guidebook also functions as the glue that binds and integrates the various applications together. The unique and as of yet unfinished CyberWizard client also serves as an integrative beginning point for CyberJack users. CyberWizard will likely see many changes and improvements before the official release of CyberJack, but for now it provides a novel front-end approach for accessing the variety of services available. These services include nearly every internet application you could ever desire, with the exception of a HTML Editor for creating web documents and a standalone mail client (for now CyberJack relies on Microsoft's Exchange client for e-mail). The web browser and newsreader both stand out, even though neither is as solid as some of the standalone clients currently available. The web browser is similar to Internet Explorer but lacks its speed, tables support, and web security features. The newsreader offers many exciting features including kill file/ignore subject capabilities, multiple sort keys, quick threading, and more. The one feature it lacks is efficient support for viewing binary attachments on newsgroups. The FTP, gopher, finger, archie, and ping clients are all first-rate; never before have I seen a client with so many solid, stand-out applications. The only client that fails to impress is the CyberViewer client. CyberViewer is designed to give users quick access to graphics files, but it unfortunately lacks thumbnail image management tools, multiple open options for images, and slideshow capabilities. A telnet client is expected to be included in the official release of CyberJack but is currently unavailable in version 7.0. For a beta release, CyberJack not only stands out, it dominates the field. The only competitive client at this point is Emissary. It should be an exciting battle for control of the 'net suite market over the next several months... Pros: Tons of excellent apps, Guidebook and CyberWizard integration tools are superb Cons: Lacks mail and telnet clients, some apps lack features found in standalone clients New: This is the initial review of CyberJack Version Reviewed: 7.0 Date of Review: 10/25/95 Reviewer: Forrest Stroud apps conference Main Menu