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If you spend a lot of time on the web, whether for work, play, or research, you probably spend a lot of time jumping from one service to the next to get the information you need.  Vysr wants to help solve the problem of skipping around the web with their application, RoamAbout.  RoamAbout is an application, that once downloaded, will give you one-click access to a ton of useful information.  It comes in two packs – RoamAbout Business and RoamAbout Social, and each one comes preloaded with sites that you may typically visit during the day.  RoamAbout Social will give you access to Twitter, Flickr, YouTube, and games.  RoamAbout Business allows you to access stock quotes, news, weather, Wikipedia, and more.  The nice thing about RoamAbout is that all of these sites are contained in a small pop-up window that you can easily toggle on and off.  You’ll also never need to leave the page you’re currently on when you want to use a site in RoamAbout.  All of the information you need appears in a small window layered on the page you’re currently viewing.  You can highlight text on any page and view relevant news articles, Wikipedia entries, and YouTube videos.  Both of the packs are also customizable, so you can add or remove whatever sites you need.

My only gripe with RoamAbout is that you can’t simply open the maps icon and search for an address, you need to highlight an address on a page and then RoamAbout will map it for you.  The same goes for the weather icon, you need to have a city or zip code highlighted in order to view the weather.  Other than that, it’s really a handy tool for getting the information you need, no matter what website you’re viewing.  Here’s my screencast tour of RoamAbout:

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