Tag Archives: browser

New Chrome version

I updated Chrome after reading on techcrunch about the new version.

Opera version checking

Seems that the new Opera release (version 10) is having problems with specifying its version. Some websites detected the first character in “10″ and assumed it to be Opera version 1 (talk about dumb checks). So the solution was to keep the version at “9.8″. full story at sitepoint

Some have a lot of free time on their hands

Some have a lot of free time on their hands

… some meaning Google. Along with the CADIE they also launched Chrome 3D. And this even works. Check the following screenshot:

Xmarks problem

Xmarks problem

A few days ago I had to update my FoxMarks addon to the new Xmarks. Today I couldn’t log in on Smashing Magazine forum (or any other website) thanks to foxmarks xmarks. Yes, a browser restart fixed the problem but come on…

Keep your bookmarks safe and synchronized

Keep your bookmarks safe and synchronized

Foxmarks is a FireFox addon that can keep your bookmarks (including the bookmarks toolbar) synchronized between different computers. It’s very simple to set up and it integrates seamlessly in the browser. It also offers to keep your saved passwords on their servers (encrypted), but I didn’t opt for that.

Chrome still not good enough

Due to recent troubles with my laptop, I’ve turned to my desktop PC again and decided to try out Chrome since FireFox wasn’t installed. I got to the point where I was accustomed to the new browser interface quite well. Then the bad stuff began: some pages looked weird. Probably Webkit doesn’t read a particular [...]

Chrome: promising but not yet viable

Chrome: promising but not yet viable

No doubt the biggest hype around the web these days is the launch of Google’s own web browser: Chrome. Introduced as a sleek and very fast web browser (in terms of rendering), it follows the simplistic lines of Google’s other products. There are only three toolbars: the tabs, address and bookmarks (yep, no title bar [...]