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Installation and Configuration
		yes		no
Is this a "Clean Install" ?
Ease of installation easiest most difficult

Security / Privacy
		yes		no
128-bit secure version available?
Security certificates:
- Can you manage individual certificates?
- Can you manage all certificates?
Does browser claim to offer certificate revocation?
Ease of deleting cookies and/or temporary internet files	easiest						most difficult
Ease of custom blocking/allowing specific cookies	easiest						most difficult
		yes		no
Is tabbed browsing available?
Is pop up blocking standard?
Ease of turning on blocking pop up ads feature easiest most difficult Ease of custom blocking/allowing of pop up ads easiest most difficult Ease of deleting, adding, modifying stored passwords easiest most difficult How easily can an administrator disable stored passwords (on install) easiest most difficult
Ease of setting up and configuring Caching Options easiest
		yes		no
Can you easily clear the history?
Retention of form autocomplete?

Protocols
Please note prior to testing XHTML/CSS Validation: Windows XP using SP2 may not validate pages using the "file upload" function on the W3C's Validation pages. This W3C's page explains why.
XHTML Validation 1) Go to W3C XHTML Validation page 2) Find the "Validate by URL" section 3) Into the "Address" box type http://www.med.upenn.edu and hit "Check." 4) The top of the page should report: "This page is valid XHTML 1.0 Transitional! " 5) Select "yes" if page validates, select "no" if it does not.
CSS Validation 1) Go to W3C CSS Validation page 2) Find the "Validate by URI" section 3) Into the "Address" box type http://www.med.upenn.edu and hit "Check." 4) The CSS Validator should report: "No errors or warnings found. Congrats!" 5) Select "yes" if page validates, select "no" if it does not.

Interoperability and Special Sites - do these sites appear to load properly (page looks like you expect it to) and quickly?
		yes		no
http://www.upenn.edu/
http://www.library.upenn.edu/
Campus Express
- http://www.campusexpress.upenn.edu/
Penn Calendar
- http://www.upenn.edu/calendar
Career Services
- http://www.upenn.edu/careerservices/
PennInTouch (see instructions)
New Online Directory
Corporate Time - - now Oracle Calendar (see instructions)
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/
Meeting Maker (see instructions)
Webmail - please test by using your own webmail
- http://www.upenn.edu/computing/webmail
Blackboard (see instructions) - http://courseweb.library.upenn.edu
WIMBA (see instructions) - http://demo2.horizonwimba.com/demo/diagnostic/main

Plug-ins

Ease of adding, updating, and managing plug-ins

easiest

most difficult

General Ease of Use   Ease of bookmark management easiest most difficult                 Ease of accessing recent URL's (does the browser auto-complete recent sites as you type, etc.) easiest most difficult                 Usefulness and versatility of Download Manager? excellent poor   yes   no   Is there any indication when images on a page have been automatically resized?             Can you undo any auto-image resizing done by the browser?             Is tabbed browsing available?             Can you "zoom in" on the whole page (not just text resizing)?           Is there a built-in browser update function?               Ease of adjusting text size? easiest most difficult                 "Find" function usability (ex. does it highlight text throughout page?) excellent poor                 Built-in "Search" capabilities (ex. can you have your search engine of choice built into a toolbar?) excellent poor

Quality of built in help excellent poor

Time to load pages excellent poor

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