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2004 Browser Evaluation Form
name:  
email:  
browser tested:     
platform:

Evaluation Directions
Please record any error messages in the comment field at the bottom of the form.
When evaluating a browser, please make sure that you log in at the agreed user level.
For Windows, log in as a "User" (NOT a PowerUser)
For Mac OS X, log in as an "Administrator"
For Linux, log in as a "User"(NOT a PowerUser)
           
Installation and Configuration
    yes   no  
Custom installer available?    
               
Ease of installation easiest most difficult
               
Imports bookmarks from other applications? best worst
Imports profile information from other applications?      
               
Cookie management: best worst
Skins:          
   - Are they included?      
   - Can they affect functionality?      
 
Security
    yes   no  
128-bit secure version available?      
Security certificates:          
   - Can you manage individual certificates?      
   - Can you manage all certificates?      
           
Protocols
    yes   no  
SSL      
   - https://sentry.isc.upenn.edu/intouch/          
   - https://www.med.upenn.edu/apps/bioethics_training/login.pcgi          
HTML 3.2      
   - http://www.w3.org/TR/REC-html32          
   - http://hjem.get2net.dk/petermad/htmltest/
HTML 4.01      
   - http://oncolink.upenn.edu/          
XML/XSL      
   - http://mozilla.org/quality/browser/standards/xml/well_formed_valid.xml          
     You'll get an error message if it fails - please note the error in the comments
XHTML 1.0      
   - http://www.hut.fi/~hsivonen/test/xhtml-suite/xhtml-index          
CSS      
   - http://www.sas.upenn.edu/cgs/          
   - http://www.upenn.edu/          
   - http://www.med.upenn.edu/spo/          
   - http://www.library.upenn.edu/          
   - http://www.ehrs.upenn.edu/          
CSS2 (see instructions)      
ASP      
   - http://www.hr.upenn.edu/training_coursecatalog/search_criteria.asp          
PNG      
   - http://www.libpng.org/pub/png/pngsuite.html          
Anonymous FTP (for downloading)      
   - ftp://ftp.xright.com/          
Authenticated FTP (for downloading)      
   - http://www.upenn.edu/computing/software/provider/ben/mvwc_4274.exe          
           
Java (see instructions)
    yes   no  
Java default plugin      
 
Java 1.4.2      
           
Interoperability and Special Sites
    yes   no  
http://www.upenn.edu/      
 
http://www.wharton.upenn.edu/      
 
http://www.seas.upenn.edu/      
 
http://www.sas.upenn.edu/      
 
http://www.med.upenn.edu/      
 
http://www.library.upenn.edu/      
 
http://www.vet.upenn.edu/      
 
http://www.law.upenn.edu/      
 
http://www.uphs.upenn.edu/      
 
http://benapps.isc-seo.upenn.edu/      
 
Campus Express      
   - http://www.campusexpress.upenn.edu/
 
Penn Calendar      
   - http://www.upenn.edu/calendar
 
Career Services      
   - http://www.upenn.edu/careerservices/
 
http://www.microsoft.com/      
 
http://www.philly.com/      
 
http://www.tiaa-cref.org/      
 
http://www.adp.com/      
 
PennInTouch (see instructions)      
 
Meeting Maker (see instructions)      
 
Corporate Time (see instructions)      
 
Webmail (please use your own webmail)      
   - http://www.upenn.edu/computing/webmail
 
PennPortal (click on the "Log in to my PennPortal" tab and log in)      
   - http://www.upenn.edu/penn_portal/view.php
 
U@Penn      
   - https://sentry.isc.upenn.edu/uatpenn/
 
WIMBA (see instructions)      
 
Blackboard(see instructions)      
 
           
Helper Applications
    yes   no  
Helper apps and "plug-ins" supported?      
Audio: RealPlayer 10 (see instructions)      
Video: Quicktime 6.5 (see instructions)      
Decompression: Stuffit (see instructions)      
               
Handling PDFs: best worst
Flash (see instructions)      
Windows Media Player (see instructions)      
           
Printing
    yes   no  
Can you print?      
   - http://www.upenn.edu/
Is a print preview available?      
Can you print all frames?      
   - http://www.geocities.com/SiliconValley/7331/frames.html
Can you print a selected frame?      
   - http://www.geocities.com/SiliconValley/7331/frames.html
Does the window print properly after resizing?      
   - http://www.upenn.edu/
           
Editing/Viewing/Creating Documents
    yes   no  
Can you view the source of HTML files?      
   - http://www.upenn.edu/
Can you view remote TEXT files?      
   - http://www.apache.org/LICENSE.txt
           
General Ease of Use
    yes   no  
Ease of deleting cookies and/or temporary internet files easiest most difficult
Ease of using preconfigured plugins easiest most difficult
Is tabbed browsing available?      
Is pop up blocking standard?      
Ease of blocking pop up ads easiest most difficult
Ease of setting up and configuring Caching Options easiest most difficult
Ease of bookmark management easiest most difficult
History feature?      
Retention of recent URL's (autocomplete)?      
Ease of accessing recent URL's easiest most difficult
Download manager?      
Password manager?      
Search functions excellent poor
Saving/offline viewing of websites?      
Ease of adjusting text size? easiest most difficult
Quality of built in help excellent poor
Time to load pages excellent poor
           
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