Surfpack is a desktop application that gathers up information from your favorite web resources into a dynamic HTML pages, which then presents it in whatever form or shape you might like – favorite URL links, newsfeeds and even entire web pages! Surfpack’s DHTML interface works under Internet Explorer 5.0+, Mozilla Firefox 1.0+, and Opera 7.5+.
Surfpack can feature search tools, horoscopes, current weather conditions, LiveJournal diaries, humor, web modules and other dynamically updated content. Your Surfpack resides locally on your computer and so it loads instantly even if you don’t have an Internet connection established. Unlike traditional online Portals, no registration is required to open or modify your Surfpack. It belongs entirely to you!
Surfpack supports many popular syndication formats including RSS, Atom, XML/XSL, JavaScript and HTML. Even if you are unfamiliar with these terms, you can utilize their power without having to learn anything new. Once you have tried Surfpack you will wonder how you managed without it!
Surfpack Startpage web modules :
- RSS Reader
A reader for the two most popular news feed formats, RSS and Atom. - Bookmark modules
One-click access to your favorite websites. - Search interfaces
One-click searches across several search engines. - Current weather conditions
Temperature, wind, pressure and sky conditions based on local airport reports. - Broken URL restoring
Have you ever tried to cut and paste long URLs into your email program, only to find that they have pasted incorrectly? The Clipboard URL module will fix this for you. - Startpage Guard
If by chance your Startpage is stolen by spyware or Trojan software, this will restore your own Startpage. - Personal Daily Horoscope
- Quotes of the moment
- Pictures of the day, cartoons, etc.
Surfpack 2 features:
- Multipage layout
- A designer that allows you to add/create new modules and change their settings
- More bookmark modules and enhancements to the original ones
- Improved search interfaces
Upcoming Surfpack features include:
- Financial tickers
- Time zone awareness
- Email checker
- Skins customization
- Online modules gallery
