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Plug-Ins
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Plug-ins provide access to audio, video, graphics, and 3-D file formats. How do you know which plug-ins you really need? You can read reviews at sites such as the NetGuide Internet Plug-ins page at www.netguide.com/Internet/Plugins and download plug-ins at sites like www.download.com (enter "plug-in" in the search box). BrowserWatch Plug-In Plaza at browserwatch.internet.com/plug-in.html provides links to all of the plug-ins available on the Internet. Plug-ins are one of the most quickly changing aspects of the Web, and most computer magazines periodically include one or two articles about them. At www.pcworld.com/
software/internet_www/articles/apr97/1504p110m.html, you can read "Plunging into Plug-Ins" from the April 1997 issue of PC World. This article also includes download links and tells you how to remove plug-ins that you no longer want to use--something that is not as easy to do as you would hope. Books such as Supercharged Web Browsers: A Plug-Ins Field Guide by Cheryl Kirk and Erica Sadun (Charles River Media, 1998) provide another resource for basic information about plug-ins.
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Additional Links

Learn the Net: Plug-Ins   This Web page explains the nature of plugs-in and why different plug-ins exists for Netscape and Internet Explorer. If you are wondering which plug-ins go with which browser and why, this site will demystify the issues. You can also find links here that will allow you to download various plug-ins and links to sites that showcase those plug-ins' features.

CNET ActiveX.Com   Plug-ins for Internet Explorer are called "browser enhancements" and are implemented through ActiveX controls. You can find ActiveX browser enhancements for Internet Explorer (some will run under Netscape as well) at this Web site, including some of the same plug-ins that exist for Netscape. Some of the enhancements you'll find include Shockwave Director for ActiveX (for viewing multimedia), Adobe Acrobat Reader, VivoActive Player (for streaming audio and video), and Crescendo MIDI ActiveX Control (for MIDI music on Web pages).
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