Test your websites in different browsers with Browsershots

Posted on March 1st, 2009 in Web Design | 10,846 views

What is Browsershots?
Browsershots is a free open-source online service created by Johann C. Rocholl. It can take screenshots of your websites/blogs in different browsers to help you check if your websites/blogs show up correctly on them.
Test your website/blog in different browsers
How does Browsershots do?
It's quite simple. When you submit your site address, it will be added to a job queue. A number of distributed computers will open your site in their browsers then they will take screenshots and upload them to the central server where you can view them.

Currently Browsershots can make the test with many browsers on four Operating Systems (Linux, Windows, Mac OS and BSD). Besides that you can choose options about screenshot size, color depth, javascript, java and flash for many kind of testing.

This is a great tool for web designers who otherwise have to pay for paid services to check their designs on different browsers. So check it now at browsershots.org.

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Playing Adobe Flash animations on P1i

Posted on November 29th, 2008 in UIQ 3.0 Hacks | 13,833 views

With a port of the SE G700/G900 Flash firmware support, our P1i can now play swf files (not flv files yet) :) . A big thanks to SWmail - a super  modder/hacker for UIQ3, you can visit his site to try more intersting mods here.

This mod intended to play Flash contents on Opera Mobile on SE UIQ3 smartphones.

Tested on: P1i (R6G04/R9K009/GW1), P990i (R9GA001/R6E28), M600i, W950i, W960i
Note: G700/G900 smartphones with last firmware already have FlashPlugin.

Installation: (taken from swmail's readme):

Now you can play flash from your smartphone's by using Opera opens link like 'd:/myflash/flash.swf' but before opening, you must do the following:

  • Start Opera
  • Go to More >> Settings >> Configuration >> and tick "Allow Plugins"

Enjoy Flash support! And if you like SWMail's work, you can donate to encourage him to continue :)

PS: after testing on my P1i, I realize that this mod could make the phone play swf files only with small size (less than 2MB), if you play a larger files, the quality will not be very smooth.

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Opera Mobile 9.50 Beta for UIQ

Posted on November 25th, 2008 in UIQ 3.0 Software | 7,917 views

After waiting for months and months - since the start of this year in fact - it's finally released!

Below are some features of this version: (Touchscreen-based devices only — Last updated: 20.10.2008)
  • Faster: Speed tests show Opera Mobile 9.5 beta loads Web pages 2.5 times faster than Internet Explorer Mobile.
  • Pan and zoom: Opera Mobile 9.5 defaults to full Web page viewing and allows users to pan and zoom into their desired content in just a few clicks.
  • Improved user interface: Opera Mobile 9.5 defaults to full Web page viewing and allows users to pan and zoom into their desired content in just a few clicks.
  • A true Web experience: Multitask with tabbed browsing, view content in wide screen, and enjoy small-screen rendering.
  • Type less and browse more: Save time with address auto-complete, Password Manager and pop-up handler

Click here to go to the Opera Mobile Download page and enjoy :)

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