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Reviews August 2006 • Vol.17 Issue 8 Page(s) 22 in print issue	Add To My Personal Library
Web Free & Simple Browsing

ShenzBrowser V.1
Free
Shenz.com
webmaster@ebook88.com
www.shenz.com/browsershenz.html

Scorecard
Performance 3
Ease Of Use 5
Installation 5
Documentation 1
Price 5
Overall Score 3.8/5

ShenzBrowser is a simple little Internet browser that the author designed for his own use and then decided to distribute. It lacks the complexity of Internet Explorer, Firefox, and their ilk, which is what some users will find so endearing. Even the download is simple. You don’t have to install anything—the file you download is the file you open to use ShenzBrowser (so save it where you want it to reside).

ShenzBrowser offers no extras—no listing in the Programs menu, no shortcut on the Desktop. These you can add yourself by locating the program file in Windows Explorer, right clicking it, and selecting either Pin To Start menu or Create Shortcut.

It doesn’t import your Favorites, either. Instead it links to them internally: You click the thumbs up icon above Favorites to open them in a separate pane. The ShenzBrowser icons will take some getting used to, but they offer all the functions most folks will need. There are buttons that let you print, access your default email program, search, open Windows’ Internet Options display, and more. A helpful three-button icon set lets you select the contents of Web page and then copy and save it with a few clicks.

You can’t configure ShenzBrowser like you can Internet Explorer and its competitors. If you don’t like it, you are out of luck, but you won’t be out any money.

by Jennifer Farwell

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