When I first had access to the web it was through Telnet on VT terminal connecting to a remote server running the text-only browser Lynx. From home I could email the Agora web page server a URL and it would fetch it and send a copy via email.

Then, I got access to Mosaic, then Netscape, which I used for years till it faded away at which point I was temporarily forced to use Internet Explorer briefly. The advent of Firefox had me brushing up on my browser usage again and I thought I’d never defect, but Google Chrome shone much brighter at least in terms of load speed and page download. It lacked a few of the foxy bells and whistles, but most of those have been added to the polish. I figured that I’d never change browser again…but then I heard about RockMelt…

…RockMelt is built on the open source platform (Chromium) on which Google Chrome hangs, but is aimed squarely at the modern web user that isn’t interested only in search but social. RockMelt is tailormade for all those social networking activities that usually require a browser plugin or a widget to have been installed on the site you’re visiting.

Apparently, it’s been 2 years in the making, but what else would you expect, rocks don’t melt easily.

To give RockMelt a try you must connect with your Facebook account, which makes sense seeing as FB is probably one of the main reasons for using this browser. Once you’re connected it’s just a matter of being a little patient until they send you a link via which you can download the browser. The only concern I have is that RockMelt lags behind the latest Chromium release version, so there may be issues, but I’m sure they’ll catch up once they’re ready to go fully public.