Flock browser released

October 23rd, 2005 | No Comments | Posted in Technology

A new web browser called Flock has been released for public testing. It’s based on Mozilla, but adds some interesting new features.

I downloaded the Linux source code, extracted the file to my home directory in Suse and the program started without trouble.

Flock resembles Firefox, more than Mozilla, with a snappy modern theme.

Bookmarks integrate with the online service, del.icio.us. I’m feeling my way with that just now, but it’s an interesting concept.

The other key innovation is a blogging tool. I’m writing this entry in Flock without having to login to my site.

There’s a good article here, which describes the philosphy and business plan behind Flock. The program is available for Windows, Linux and Macintosh. GIve it a try!

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