hi dwane,
lol! i like that...CRS. i was going to say, "i'll have to remember that", but i think i have at least a slight case of CRS myself. <g3>
regarding webferret, in addition to the info that wily provided, why not go poke around the faq's on their site, and check out the product info links? from there i copied this:
"The FerretSoft
Concept....
The Internet provides us with a wealth of information
right at our fingertips. Finding the information we
need, however, isn't always easy. That's why
FerretSoft has developed some of the most powerful,
easy-to-use, Internet search tools available.
With FerretSoft utilities new Internet users can
execute searches for a wide range of Internet
resources within seconds of installation without
needing to learn any new jargon or applications.
Experienced users will find the tools are powerful
time-savers.
A unique aspect of FerretSoft utilities, are their
phenomenal speed and responsiveness combined
with their simplicity. The time required to launch the
software, enter the search keywords, and receive
meaningful results only takes seconds!
A major design goal was to produce a set of utilities
that conform to the true definition of a software utility:
compact, highly responsive, single-step tools that can
be brought instantly into action throughout the day with
very little system overhead. Complex configuration of
bloatware-type features have been purposely omitted.
Other design goals included simple installation,
portability, and common core components in order to
produce "new" ferrets easily.
The Internet is dynamic and constantly changing, with
new search engines appearing, and existing engines
changing their own interfaces and adding features
regularly. FerretSoft utilities cope with this dynamism
in a unique way: The instructions for understanding a
search engine are separate to the actual software
implementation. Each time a utility is run, it
automatically checks the FerretSoft configuration
server for any updates. Updates and new search
engine configurations are extremely small and the
entire update process is fast and unnoticeable. The
net result is a maintenance-free set of utilities that
keep pace with the growing and changing Internet.
Making extensive use of the multithreading
capabilities of Windows95, Windows 98 and
Windows NT, all FerretSoft utilities query multiple
databases or search engines simultaneously. Query
results are made available immediately and can be
acted upon by a simple double-click on the result of
interest. This will open up the user's default browser or
tool associated with the URL, while the query can
continue in the background.
We could go on and on but seeing is believing. So
download any or all of the FerretSoft Freeware
versions and see for yourself."
for one thing, dwane, right here on this thread you have at least several people using the software and no complaints. that ought to count for something, no?
:)
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