File transfer programs are needed to put your web pages up on your website. They are also used to get files from the web. We have not understood for several years now why all browsers have not been used for this function, but they haven't, even though email capabilities have been integrated into the browser applications instead of requiring separate applications for that function. Please be aware that the term FTP application is synonymous with client. When someone asks you what client you are using, the translation is simply, "What FTP program are you using to upload and download?" Similarly the email client is the application used for email functions.

Windows

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Direct FTP. Edits HTML. Views images directly on your server as well. Hence the name, Direct FTP.

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WS FTP Pro. The classic. Passive mode site backups. Server to server is a big plus. We like this one the most after Direct FTP. WS FTP Pro lists the file size in bytes so that you can immediately see so much as the difference in a single letter in an HTML file.

Cute says it, with a name like "Cute," it has to be good.. Easy to use. Convenient. CNET top pick. It must be popular with over ten million downloads from CNET.

These are just a few. If you don't like them, why not search CNET for ftp or ftp client? That way you will have access to them all. We counted about twenty.
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Macintosh

Fetch

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Fetch. Many features, very solid, best simple interface, free.

Most of the applications here can be downloaded from CNET .com. Try them out and see what you think. Bookmark it. Try not to suffer information overload, however. Download a couple of them and always have a couple of them on hand.
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Browsers
The most important question concerning browsers. When will browsers be standardized?

Integration of the browser into the OS. What a novel idea.

may have some faults but why can't all browsers have drag and drop insertion of images into email like Netscape has had for years?

Combines FTP and browser. No longer being developed, but the site has been completely updated, (go figure). You can still download and use it. It's not going to disappear any time soon. It has some nifty features. For no-nonsense types. Mac/Win
archive.ncsa.uiuc.edu/SDG/Software/Mosaic/

www.opera.com
Opera review: wdvl.internet.com/Reviews/Other/Opera/

LinuxWorld: Penguins unite! With IBM leading the charge, the corporate world is finding a space for the alternative OS. While enthusiasts look forward to mainstreaming it on the desktop, Linux is gaining in the bigger picture.zdnet.com.com article on Linux.

Browser skins.
Neoplanet.

CNET: Internet: Browsers =>
cnet.com/internet/0-3773.html

What's the number one medical condition associated with using computers? Carpal tunnel syndrome. Which hand is most often affected? The right hand. Why? Using a mouse. What is better to use, easier to operate, and faster? TRACKBALL. You don't wrap your hand around it. You don't move your upper arm. You don't move your lower arm. You don't have to pick it up. You just move one finger and zoom your cursor across the screen from one side to the other in one smooth uninterupted motion. You don't need a pad surface underneath it. You can put it anywhere. Why after a decade of internet do people still use a mouse? There are a lot of computer dummies out there. You either gotta be as dumb as a box of rocks or just plain stingy if you're still using a mouse instead of a trackball or touchpad. You can buy one now. Or you can pay a surgeon later.