WEB PLUG-INS AND HELPER APPS

Following are links to Internet sites where you can obtain Helper Applications (Helper Apps) and Plug-Ins that will enhance the capabilities of your Web browser and test them to see if they are operating correctly. These links were obtained from The Internet Power Toolkit: Cutting-Edge Tools & Techniques for Power Users, a 1996 text by Sean Carton and Gareth Branwyn, published by Ventana Communications Group at Research Triangle Park in North Carolina. This is an excellent source of technical information that is presented in a style that mere mortals can understand.

Test Your Plug-Ins and Helper Apps

Testing, 1-2-3

After installing plug-ins and Helper Apps, go to this site to test them. If you don't have the application, you can download it from this site.

Plug-Ins

The Plug-In applications that you choose to download should be placed in the Plug-Ins folder of your Web browser.

Amber

Displays Adobe Acrobat Documents in Web pages.

 

Crescendo

Plays MIDI music.

 

Emblaze

Displays animation.

 

Real Audio

Plays streaming, real-time audio.

 

Shockwave

Displays Macromedia Director interactive files.

 

Sizzler

Shows animation.

 

Talker

Converts page text to speech.

 

ViewMovie

View inline QuickTime movies.

Helper Apps

The Helper Applications that you choose to download need to be added to the Helpers preferences in your Web browser.

 

Acrobat Reader

Reads files that are prepabed in Adobe Acrobat format.

 

CU-SeeMe

CU-SeeMe videoconferencing

 

StreamWorks

Viewing and listening to streaming real-time audio and video

 

StuffitExpander

Decompresses HQX, SIT, CPT, and ZIP files

 

TrueSpeech

Listen to TrueSpeech streaming audio files.

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