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Tuesday, August 30, 2005

Get Foxie

Foxie:

Foxie (fox + ie; pronounced /Foxy/) is a collection of free security, privacy and productivity tools developed by the Foxie Team. It was originally designed to bridge the gap between Internet Explorer and Mozilla FireFox (an open source web browser developed by the Mozilla Foundation) but soon grew in scope and size to offer additional unique features not found on any stand alone browser.

Foxie empowers you to browse faster, more safely and more efficiently than with any other browser by blending tabbed browsing, ads & pop-up blocking, Malware cleansing and privacy & security protection with our smart search capabilities to enhance your browsing experience. Foxie is not a web browser and fits seamlessly into your IE browser.

So. Hmm.

I'll need to check this out before I can recommend it. I get a little nervous every time I see an IE-based Web browser, and I've never found any of them to be any good. I guess you never know. I'm downloading this now and will see what happens.

Quick update: OK, this thing makes me nervous. It's a BHO, which is arguably the most dangerous thing you can install on your PC. It triggers several warnings from ZoneAlarm and Windows AntiSpyware, though that's to be expected, even if it is legit. I need to find out more about these people.

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