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Browsers War
Check Your Website on Various Browsers : Browser Shots
0531 days
by webNivaran
in Browsers War
Are you going to start a online business?
Are you going to launch a website for your business?
Are you a webmaster?
If the answer to anyone of the above questions is ‘yes’, then read on…
Before launching a new website and before making its ‘url’ public, you should check your website for its compatibility with different web browsers.It is important to make sure that your website looks correctly and validates in as many website browsers as possible or you may risk losing a significant amount of traffic.
Did you know that there are over 65 different web browsers that Internet surfers use. And, all those browsers read code, which is what is used to build your sites, differently and therefore display your website differently. Have you ever seen how your site looks in different browsers? You might be surprised at what you find.
Here I introduce you to a free webmaster tool BrowserShots. Use this free webmaster tool to get screenshots of how your site looks in over 65 browsers and then you can fix the errors in your website.
Steps:
1. Go to http://browsershots.com.
2. Enter the url of the website that you want to check.
3. Wait for the screenshots to load.
Mozilla Sunbird: Manage your Schedule Efficiently
0540 days
by webNivaran
in Browsers War
Mozilla Sunbird is a calendar application from Mozilla. It can be used for task management for a team or an individual. The calendars can be published online, and there are remote access usage options available. The application is free, open source and available for all platforms.
Here are a few tips to use the application efficiently :
Adding Saturdays to the Calendar
By default, both the weekend days are turned off from display. Although they are shown in the calendar and can be worked on, they are shown with a grey highlight. To change this, go to Tools > Options > Views and check Saturday. You can also change the duration of the working hours (which is by default from 8 to 5).
Color coding categories
It is possible to add color codes to categories. There are a number of preset categories, and adding a particular color to a category can be of individual significance (like red for an anniversary). Go to Tools > Options > Categories and add a color to the preset categories. There are 70 colors available to choose from. You can also add or delete categories from this view.
Setting tasks to repeat
Right-click on a day, and select new task. Under repeat, set a periodicity. This can be either daily, weekly, bi-weekly, monthly or yearly.
Setting a proxy connection
If your workplace uses a proxy connection for the internet, these settings have to be specified in Firebird, so that Firebird can interface with the internet. Go to Tools > Options > Advanced > Connection Settings. If your company uses a predefined URL with a proxy configuration, select Automatic proxy configuration URL and enter the URL in the field. To manually enter the proxy details, select Manual proxy configuration and enter the relevant proxies and ports. The application cannot connect to the internet, unless you enter these settings.
Importing calendar from Google Calendar
To import your Google calendar into Sunbird, go to File > Subscribe to Remote Calendar. Select On the Network and click on next. Select the CalDAV format, and enter the URL of your Google Calendar in the Location field.
URL :
https://www.google.com/calendar/dav/username@gmail.com/events
Replace the username with your user name. Type in a name for your calendar and click on next. Your Google calendar will now be imported into Firebird.
Firefox 4 Announced
1543 days
by webNivaran
in Browsers War
Finally, the next version of Firefox has been announced and will be launched in November 2010. Firefox director, Mike Beltzner has announced that it will be released by the end of November.
Mike Beltzner shared a presentation in which he revealed Firefox 4 will support new open, standard Web technologies (HTML5 and beyond!), will be faster and moreover the users will be in full control of their browser.
Mozilla is keen that the next version of Firefox can ensure that it builds on its strong second place to the waning Internet Explorer. Firefox 4 will represent a major overhaul of the browser, a step change by Mozilla in response to rival browsers’ improvements.
Firefox is the only browser which will be implementing HTML5 in true sense as Beltzner stated in his slides “If you have Firefox or a modern web browser that supports fully open HTML video, you can watch the presentation.”
The plans embedded in the slideshow seems great however Beltzner has wrarned several times in his presentation that the plans can change. So, if all goes well, we will be welcoming our beloved Firefox in the coming November.
StayFocusd Extension For Google Chrome
0543 days
If you are one of those people who have no control on their internet activity and they kill their time on websites like Facebook, Orkut, Twitter and others, then here is a solution for you.
There is a new extension for Google Chrome – StayFocused that lets you block specific websites. Wait, before making that HUH! face, read on…
This extension lets you set maximum time that you can spend on a particular website and after that time, that website is blocked for the rest of the day.
You can change the settings for only one time a day. This will be reset every 24 hours.
And if you want to delete the blocked site, you cannot do that in blocked time, StayFocusd Will throw warning message.
Moreover, it allows you to block only sub domains on a particular domain. For example if you block Google Reader, you can still access Google.
Browser Alternatives
0577 days
by webNivaran
in Browsers War
The internet has developed to the point where many web sites are thought of more as applications, with browsers designed such that you launch applications from your desktop that are actually services running in a window.
One persistent problem with browsers has been that many have been plagued by bugs and security vulnerabilities. It seems that the more popular a browser gets, the more holes are discovered, often causing users to move from one browser to another. On the other hand, browser developers compete with each other by adding more and more features into their browser, turning some of them almost into bloat ware, stuffed with features simply not needed by most users.
But if you have had enough of the bloat ware and security vulnerabilities in your browser, you might not be aware of the scope available to you for change – there are more browsers out there than you think. Each of these browsers uses the rendering backend, or engine, that is used by the popular browsers Firefox and Safari. They are therefore perfect for browsing, but each has been developed for different kinds of users, some of whom may want a large number of features, others, something as light as possible. Here, we introduce you to some of the alternatives, both for desktops and mobiles.
