Web Accessories

Web Accessories are unique applications developed for the sole purpose of adding value to your common web browser. These clients can perform many possible functions; even the ones reviewed here take on very different tasks. Ubique's Sesame offers what no browser currently can -- virtual meetings, including text-based conversation and tours on the web -- but currently only works as an extension of Netscape. WebWatch, on the other hand, allows you to automatically keep track of whether your favorite web sites have recently been modified or not; it even lets you know if a site has recently moved to another location. The apps featured here are only the beginning of what will very likely become a profitable sub-industry. By concentrating on what web browsers lack, the added value that web utilities bring to users will hopefully make navigating the web much easier and, of course, much more fun. - Forrest Stroud