MSc ADVANCED INTERNET APPLICATIONS Course

CHATZIIOANNIDIS, Christos (Supervisor: Hamish Taylor) Web Metabrowser: A web browser implemented on top of browser The purpose of this dissertation is the design and construction of a Web Metabrowser that will provide a number of services to the user. In particular, the application allows the user to bookmark websites and rate websites upon some criteria, edit the bookmarks and create notes attached to websites. Furthermore the Metabrowser offers History control and history representation of the websites visited by the user with the use of a chart. The present dissertation comprises ten chapters. The first chapter analyses the aims and objectives of the Web Metabrowser project. The second chapter presents a Literature Review that introduces the Web Metabrowser and its services, explains its significance, and presents relevant work for each of the services that the application offers. The third chapter addresses the research methods that are used in the project. The fourth chapter analyses the requirements of the project. The fifth chapter refers to the social, professional, ethical and legal issues of the project. The sixth analyses the project tasks with the use of a Gantt chart. The seventh chapter describes the design of the user interface of the application while the eighth analyzes the implementation and the difficulties that have been encountered. The ninth chapter displays the testing and evaluation results. Finally the tenth chapter provides a conclusion to the project and also makes suggestions for future work and improvements.