In Firefox, the spellchecker is enabled by default (in FF5, it is under Options -> Advanced -> "Check spelling as I type"). I'm not sure about Internet Explorer (even I won't use it), but Google Toolbar has some spell checking functionality for browsers that don't support it.
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"Tongue tied and twisted, just an earth-bound misfit, I" - Pink Floyd
(and then the tower cleared me for take off)