After a brief foray back to the “Linux for old machines” scene, I have once again found myself running Windows 2000 on my old P2 ThinkPad. I’d been most recently running antiX Linux on it, but for a variety of vague reasons decided to go back to Win2K once again.
For me and the uses of this machine, it just works better.
Source: Solo TechnologyTwo of the more full-featured mobile web browsers have offered upgrades recently. I’m not sure which has the edge and think both are worth a look if you’re running a supported device.
Today the Opera folks announced an update for Opera Mobile beta – now with Opera Widgets support. I’ve just started to play around with it and have yet to see the “out of memory” error that I used to see all too often. That alone makes this minor upgrade compelling!
Source: Solo TechnologyIn yesterday’s article, I offered a gentle reminder that Google Chrome isn’t the only way to “app” a web site. Mozilla’s Prism has been around for quite some time.
In that post, I used WhatsUp Gold as an example of a site that works with Prism but not with Chrome.
Source: Solo TechnologyOne of the often discussed features of Google’s Chrome browser is the ability to create desktop shortops or “web apps” with just a simple click. This can be a fun or convenient feature and has likely spawned thousands of new desktop icons on desktops.
Looking at browser stats for this site, yesterday and today, I see:
Wow. That’s some fast adoption for a beta browser! I’m a bit stunned.
Source: Solo Technology
As you’ve likely heard, Google released the first beta of Google Chrome (windows only at this time). This is their entrance into the browser field and is based on WebKit (like Apple’s Safari browser).
I haven’t used it enough to have much for opinions, but here are some early thoughts and reactions:
Source: Solo TechnologyYeah, the title for this is sarcasm.
I just read Matt Cutt’s post about Google Chrome. I’ve also paged through Google’s “prematurely leaked” (aren’t there pills for that now?) comic book.
All very interesting and I’m sure it’ll be fascinating. Really. But man, I personally am not overly excited to learn about another browser. And I think I just heard the collective *sighs* of thousands of web developers as they learned they have another “safari’ish” browser to test with.
Source: Solo Technologyin IE8 Loosely-Coupled IE (LCIE) separates the frame (the address bar, back button, etc.) from the tabs, and the tabs (mostly) from each other, crashes are more contained and affect fewer tabs than before
– Internet Explorer 8 Beta 2 Now Available
Tried it yet?
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Earlier this week I [finally] received a beta invite to try the skyfire browser beta. There are two betas going right now: one for Symbian and one for Windows Mobile. I’m trying the Windows Mobile variant on my HTC Mogul phone.
Earlier this week I [finally] received a beta invite to try the skyfire browser beta. There are two betas going right now: one for Symbian and one for Windows Mobile. I’m trying the Windows Mobile variant on my HTC Mogul phone.
You can read the details on how to get Firefox 3 and set a World record too…
The Map made by Amit Agarwal indicates timings for availability of Firefox 3 in different parts of the World.
Source: Tech Bytes at Use BytesYou can read the details on how to get Firefox 3 and set a World record too…
The Map made by Amit Agarwal indicates timings for availability of Firefox 3 in different parts of the World.
Source: Tech Bytes at Use Bytes
My favorite “not IE or Firefox” browser released a new version yesterday: Opera 9.5. Faster than ever and with a new look (finally!).
Yes, I realize this is the third FF3 post in a row, but It’s pretty much a “lazyweb” cry for help…
When I print from Firefox 3 RC1, I get garbage:
I’ve tried several printers. Not running any add-ons. Clean install of XP SP3 and FF3 RC1 is the first version of Firefox to ever go on this machine.
Anyone else had similar issues by chance? I’m not quite sure how to tackle this one.
Source: Solo Technology
