You can now drag the mouse to an item of interest and let go to link to that item. If you find something cool on the Internet that isn't on the Hotlist, you can add it by selecting Add Bookmark from the Bookmarks menu. Browsers are getting more and more powerful. They can show you pictures, animations, video, formatted text, and sounds. Plug-ins usually let the browser display the information within the browser window.
Helpers are completely seperate programs that open their own windows to display the data.
Below are some of the plug-ins that we've found useful. These are only a select few. There are always new plug-ins being invented. Most web authors will let you know if you need a certain plug-in before you download a piece of information. Netscape comes with a set of plugins pre-installed, but you still have to make sure that you have the latest version.