<s>
NetCaptor	B-Application
was	O
an	O
Internet	B-Application
Explorer	I-Application
shell	I-Application
that	O
was	O
in	O
development	O
from	O
1997	O
to	O
2005	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
used	O
the	O
Trident	B-Application
layout	I-Application
engine	I-Application
of	O
Internet	B-Application
Explorer	I-Application
in	O
conjunction	O
with	O
additional	O
programmed	O
features	O
to	O
create	O
an	O
alternate	O
browsing	O
experience	O
with	O
a	O
tab-based	O
interface	O
and	O
an	O
expanded	O
feature	O
set	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
was	O
an	O
adware/shareware	O
program	O
,	O
but	O
its	O
developer	O
released	O
a	O
registration	B-Application
key	I-Application
for	O
free	O
public	O
use	O
once	O
development	O
ceased	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
For	O
example	O
,	O
to	O
search	O
for	O
"	O
testing	O
"	O
on	O
Google	B-Application
,	O
you	O
would	O
simply	O
type	O
"	O
g	O
testing	O
"	O
into	O
any	O
tab	O
's	O
address	O
bar	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
For	O
example	O
,	O
typing	O
"	O
g	O
"	O
would	O
take	O
you	O
to	O
the	B-Application
Google	I-Application
front	O
page	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Automatic	O
data	O
wiper	O
:	O
Allows	O
you	O
to	O
clear	O
usage	O
data	O
,	O
temporary	B-Application
internet	I-Application
files	I-Application
,	O
cookies	B-Application
,	O
and	O
more	O
whenever	O
NetCaptor	B-Application
is	O
closed	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Quick	O
access	O
to	O
settings	O
:	O
Quick	O
access	O
to	O
things	O
like	O
security	O
settings	O
or	O
cookies	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
You	O
can	O
also	O
quickly	O
enable	O
or	O
disable	O
functions	O
like	O
JavaScript	B-Language
or	O
ActiveX	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Quick	O
access	O
to	O
useful	O
websites	O
:	O
Quickly	O
translate	O
the	O
current	O
page	O
using	O
translation	B-Application
engines	I-Application
like	O
BabelFish	B-Application
,	O
access	O
an	O
archived	O
copy	O
of	O
the	O
website	O
using	O
the	O
Internet	O
Archive	O
,	O
look	O
up	O
Whois	B-Protocol
information	O
for	O
the	O
site	O
,	O
or	O
perform	O
other	O
user-defined	O
tasks	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
After	O
development	O
stopped	O
,	O
one	O
of	O
NetCaptor	B-Application
's	O
most	O
valued	O
features	O
—	O
a	O
side	O
bar	O
and	O
panel	O
that	O
listed	O
search	O
results	O
—	O
also	O
ceased	O
to	O
function	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Its	O
later	O
releases	O
were	O
not	O
Trident-based	O
Internet	B-Application
Explorer	I-Application
shells	I-Application
but	O
resembled	O
Internet	B-Application
Explorer	I-Application
6	I-Application
in	O
many	O
ways	O
,	O
except	O
for	O
the	O
tabbed	O
browsing	O
feature	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Many	O
people	O
ceased	O
to	O
use	O
"	O
bare	O
"	O
Internet	B-Application
Explorer	I-Application
in	O
favor	O
of	O
NetCaptor	B-Application
because	O
Internet	B-Application
Explorer	I-Application
6	I-Application
lacked	O
tabbed	O
browsing	O
natively	O
,	O
which	O
led	O
to	O
Microsoft	O
implementing	O
this	O
feature	O
in	O
the	O
next	O
release	O
,	O
Internet	B-Application
Explorer	I-Application
7	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
NetCaptor	B-Application
's	O
development	O
began	O
under	O
the	O
name	O
SimulBrowse	B-Application
in	O
1997	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
SimulBrowse	B-Application
was	O
renamed	O
Netcaptor	B-Application
because	O
the	O
developer	O
did	O
n't	O
like	O
the	O
name	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Some	O
of	O
the	O
browser	B-Application
's	O
features	O
were	O
original	O
,	O
while	O
others	O
were	O
inspired	O
by	O
similar	O
products	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
According	O
to	O
a	O
statement	O
from	O
developer	O
Adam	O
Stiles	O
,	O
NetCaptor	B-Application
was	O
one	O
of	O
the	O
first	O
browsers	B-Application
to	O
feature	O
a	O
tabbed	O
browsing	O
interface	O
;	O
while	O
similarities	O
were	O
found	O
in	O
other	O
browsers	B-Application
of	O
the	O
era	O
(	O
such	O
as	O
Booklink	O
's	O
Internetworks	O
or	O
Opera	B-Application
)	O
,	O
NetCaptor	B-Application
's	O
tabs	O
were	O
closest	O
in	O
form	O
and	O
function	O
to	O
the	O
tabs	O
found	O
in	O
modern	O
browsers	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
NetCaptor	B-Application
was	O
a	O
closed-source	B-Application
program	O
started	O
and	O
maintained	O
by	O
Adam	O
Stiles	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
On	O
a	O
post	O
dated	O
January	O
8	O
,	O
2008	O
,	O
Stiles	O
officially	O
declared	O
that	O
"	O
NetCaptor	B-Application
is	O
Dead	O
"	O
after	O
10	O
years	O
,	O
and	O
"	O
What	O
a	O
ride	O
it	O
's	O
been	O
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Stiles	O
recommended	O
that	O
users	O
switch	O
to	O
the	O
Mozilla	B-Application
Firefox	I-Application
or	O
Safari	B-Application
web	I-Application
browsers	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
He	O
simultaneously	O
released	O
a	O
free	O
registration	B-Application
key	I-Application
for	O
anyone	O
still	O
wishing	O
to	O
use	O
NetCaptor	B-Application
,	O
but	O
due	O
to	O
the	O
browser	B-Application
's	O
tendency	O
to	O
phone	O
home	O
to	O
check	O
registration	B-Application
key	I-Application
validity	O
and	O
the	O
dissolution	O
of	O
the	O
website	O
,	O
the	O
key	O
no	O
longer	O
functions	O
:	O
</s>
