Feb 10

Opera 9.2 Released with Speed Dial and Developer Tools

Posted in: Freeware, Newly Released, Opera, Software, Today's Chili

This article was written on April 11, 2007 by CyberNet.

Opera BrowserOpera 9.1 was released back in December 2006, and now several months later we are able to welcome Opera 9.2 with open arms. With new features like Speed Dial and developer tools this makes Opera even more valuable to its users. Here is a brief overview of what’s new in Opera 9.2:

  • Opera Speed Dial (pictured below) makes it easy to keep track of your favorite sites.
  • New developer tools.
  • Anonymous usage of the browser is now being collected, but it can be turned off.
  • By default the Start Bar is disabled. This was the toolbar that would pop down when you would click in the Address Bar, and typically contained a shortcut to your homepage as well as your bookmarks.
  • You can now perform searches with your default search engine by typing your query into the address bar, much like Firefox.
  • Added support for animated GIF images in skins/themes.
  • Available in 31 languages!
  • …and even more

Since Opera 9.2 Beta there hasn’t been much that has changed, except for the new search method mentioned in the list above. This was something that I never understood why Opera didn’t include, but it surely makes a nice addition to an already terrific browser.

Note: For those of you keeping up with the weekly releases of Opera, this version is slightly different than the last weekly release who’s Windows build number was 8769. The official Opera 9.2 release is build number 8771.

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Here is a screenshot of what Opera’s Speed Dial looks like for those of you who haven’t seen it yet:

Opera Speed Dial

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Feb 08

Browser & OS Stats for June 2008

Posted in: Linux, Mac, Opera, Software, Today's Chili, Web Sites, Windows

This article was written on July 02, 2008 by CyberNet.

Now that the month of June has wrapped up we can see what browsers and operating systems have emerged as victorious. In both segments Microsoft is still dominating the market according to Net Applications, but there are some competitors that continue to crawl up behind them. In fact both Windows and Internet Explorer dropped in market share for June 2008.

I’ve got all of the detailed stats below including how each browser and operating system changed from May to June, but if you want a quick summary here are two pie graphs that I put together. The top one shows the operating system market share for June 2008, and the bottom one shows the top browsers.

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–Web Browsers–

Both Opera and Firefox had big releases during the month of June, but neither one was made available until halfway through the month. So we might not be seeing the full results from the new releases. They both still climbed in the overall market share usage for June, and I suspect that July will be an even better month for them.

May 2008June 2008Change
Internet Explorer73.75%73.01%-0.74%
Firefox18.41%19.03%+0.62%
Safari6.25%6.31%+0.06%
Opera0.71%0.73%+0.02%
Netscape0.62%0.67%+0.06%
Mozilla0.08%0.09%+0.01%
Opera Mini0.05%0.05%0.00%
Playstation0.03%0.03%0.00%
Konqueror0.02%0.03%+0.01%

–Operating Systems–

I was going to breakdown the stats for the operating systems on a general basis (Windows, Linux, and Mac), but I thought it would be fun to see what the stats are for each of the individual versions. Overall Windows dropped 0.24% in market share and currently sits at 90.89%, while the Mac is approaching 8% of the total market. Here’s the breakdown for the top 10 operating systems:

May 2008June 2008Change
Windows XP72.12%71.20%-0.92%
Windows Vista15.26%16.14%+0.88%
Mac – Intel5.02%5.25%+0.23%
Mac OS2.81%2.69%-0.12%
Windows 20002.25%2.11%-0.14%
Linux0.68%0.80%+0.12%
Windows NT0.68%0.69%+0.01%
Windows 980.48%0.43%-0.05%
Windows ME0.27%0.25%-0.02%
iPhone0.16%0.16%0.00%

I would have to say that the craziest thing about those stats is the fact that 0.25% are still running Windows ME. Yikes! My condolences go out to those people.

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Feb 04

Google Chrome 9 update brings speed, WebGL, and apps

Posted in: Chrome, Google, software update, SoftwareUpdate, Today's Chili, update

You’re probably a lot like us: more handsome and socially adept, naturally, but with a similar fear of robots and penchant for living fast and loose with pre-release developer builds. As such, the latest changes to the stable release of the Chrome browser won’t be of much use to you. Nevertheless, Google’s official window to the web was just injected with a speed bump, 3D WebGL graphics, Google Chrome Instant search results, and the Chrome Web Store already available in Chrome’s beta channel. If nothing else, please, we beg you, do the right thing and inform the local luddite.

Google Chrome 9 update brings speed, WebGL, and apps originally appeared on Engadget on Fri, 04 Feb 2011 02:04:00 EDT. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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Feb 03

KwiClick: Faster Searching in Firefox

Posted in: Features, Firefox Extensions, Freeware, search, Software, Today's Chili

This article was written on May 22, 2009 by CyberNet.

kwiclick.jpg

I’m always on the lookout for a good Firefox extension, and I got an email the other day about one I’ve really fallen in love with. It’s called KwiClick, and it does exactly what I look for in an extension… it stays out of my way until I need it, and when I do use it I get the results I want.

So what’s KwiClick do? Basically it displays a nice little floating window that is capable of showing search results from sites like Google, YouTube, FriendFeed, Twitter, Google Maps, Flickr, Wikipedia, Amazon, Technorati, Viddler, Yahoo, del.icio.us, and more. You can even pin the floating window so that it will remain on top while you browse around. The example they give where this could be handy is for browsing the web while wanting to watch a video at the same time. You can open up a YouTube video in KwiClick, and pin the window so that it will remain open even while you browse in the background. Very slick!

Personally I love it for the mapping capabilities. As you can see in the screenshot above you can highlight an address, open KwiClick, and have a map instantly slide out from the side of the screen. I love the fact that it’s extremely unobtrusive since the window will disappear as soon as you click back on the website, well, unless you pin the window.

The developers have definitely gone out of their way to make this as useful as it can be, and I’m impressed with how they were able to stray away from making this more annoying than helpful. It seems like all the other extensions with similar features get in the way more than anything else, but this one is definitely different. Job well done guys!

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Feb 02

Microsoft releases H.264 plug-in for Google Chrome, vows to support WebM video in IE9

Posted in: Chrome, Google, Internet Explorer, Mozilla, Software, Today's Chili, web, web browser, WebBrowser, Windows

Hard to believe that the infamous “fragmentation” term is now being bandied about in the web browser world, but sure enough, it’s Microsoft using the term today to describe the brave new realm we’re living in. If you’ll recall, Google defended its decision to not include H.264 support natively in Chrome, but maintained that WebM plug-ins were coming to Safari and Internet Explorer 9. Today, Microsoft’s kinda-sorta returning the favor. Following the outfit’s release of a Firefox add-on to bring full H.264 support to Windows machines, the outfit is releasing a plug-in for Chrome (only the Windows version for now) that provides support for H.264. Furthermore, it’s committed to supporting third-party WebM video plug-ins; to quote, users “will be able to play WebM video in IE9.” It’s fairly obvious that Microsoft’s taking this golden opportunity to push its browser as one that supports everything (rather than just its own preferred format), but regardless of the motives, we’re just happy to see differences put aside and compatibility finding priority.

Microsoft releases H.264 plug-in for Google Chrome, vows to support WebM video in IE9 originally appeared on Engadget on Wed, 02 Feb 2011 14:12:00 EDT. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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Feb 02

iOS now accounts for 2% of global web browsing traffic, Chrome rounds the 10% mark

Posted in: Apple, Chrome, Google, Internet Explorer, ios, market share, marketshare, statistics, stats, Today's Chili, web

After the desktop stalwarts of Windows 7 and Mac OS, the world’s third most popular platform for web browsing turns out to be Apple’s iOS. The software that makes iPhones, iPod touches and iPads tick has been identified by Net Applications as responsible for over two percent of the global traffic data analyzed in the web statistician’s latest report — the first time iOS has crossed that threshold. The UK and Australia had more than five percent each, while the USA clocked in at 3.4 percent. Leaving operating systems aside, Chrome has continued its steady growth on the browser front and now stands at a 10.7 percent share, more than doubling its slice from this time last year. Internet Explorer overall has dipped to its lowest level yet, at 56 percent, however Net Applications indicates IE8 is showing nice growth. So at least it’s looking like we’re finally ready to bury the zombies known as IE6 and IE7, whatever other browser we choose to migrate to.

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iOS now accounts for 2% of global web browsing traffic, Chrome rounds the 10% mark originally appeared on Engadget on Wed, 02 Feb 2011 05:12:00 EDT. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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Jan 24

Chrome and Firefox adding new opt-out features to prevent third-party advertisers from tracking you

Posted in: advertising, Chrome, Google, Mozilla, Online, privacy, security, Today's Chili, web

Ever been freaked out by an online ad that seemed to know you that little bit too well? It’s the result of good old advertisers tracking your net-navigating habits and delivering targeted commercials to your eyeballs, but it can be prevented. Both Google and Mozilla have stepped up (or perhaps been pushed by the FTC) to try and tackle this issue of pernicious tracking cookies, but they’ve gone about it in different ways. The Chrome solution is a Keep My Opt-Outs browser extension that remembers the sites you don’t want personalized information from, while Firefox will start beaming out a Do Not Track HTTP header that should be respected by advertisers and result in you receiving generic, repetitive ads. The important commonality between the two is that they don’t rely on you preparing a cookie file with all your anti-advertiser bile contained within it (which was the FTC’s original, somewhat impractical idea). Google intends to open-source its extension and bring it to other browsers as well, though obviously it’s taking care of Chrome first, which can benefit from the add-on right now.

Chrome and Firefox adding new opt-out features to prevent third-party advertisers from tracking you originally appeared on Engadget on Mon, 24 Jan 2011 14:24:00 EDT. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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Jan 20

Opera browser headed to Sony TVs and Blu-ray players

Posted in: GoogleTv, Opera, sdk, sony, Today's Chili, video, web browser, WebBrowser

Opera has officially announced its much-loved web browser will be appearing on Sony TVs and Blu-ray players. There’s no specific details, but it given its low-key presence at CES a few weeks ago (Sony Insider grabbed a video of it in action on the show floor — embedded after the break — unfortunately hampered by slow connection speeds) it will spread at least across the company’s 22 new connected HDTVs. Since the browser is based off of the Opera devices SDK backbone, it’s also not a stretch to imagine that Opera-enabled web applications, widgets, or other content using standards like HTML5 (no Flash, at least not yet) could piggy back onto Sony gear at some point. The real elephant in the room though is how this move relates to the Japanese tech giant’s Internet TV initiative that’s powered by Google TV. While we can’t imagine it signals Mountain View’s solution is destined for a dumping, between this and a similar move by Samsung including a browser in its own Smart TV platform, a little bit of jealousy could be just the kick Google needs to fix some glaring issues — which we’re all for, especially if it spawns a new round of potato based cajoling.

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Opera browser headed to Sony TVs and Blu-ray players originally appeared on Engadget on Thu, 20 Jan 2011 13:55:00 EDT. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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Jan 18

Two arrested for iPad security breach

Posted in: Apple, apple ipad, AppleIpad, att, hack, hacking, ipad, Law, legal, security, Software, Today's Chili

Two arrests have been made connected to the security breach that exposed thousands of iPad users’ email addresses and other info last year. Daniel Spitler and Andrew Auernheimer (yeah, that guy again) have been taken into custody and charged with conspiracy to access a computer without authorization and fraud, for allegedly using a custom script (built by Spitler) called iPad 3G Account Slurper to access AT&T’s servers, mimic an iPad 3G, and try out random ICC identifiers. Once a valid ICC was found, one could harvest the user’s name and email address. Of course, the hackers maintain that this was all done to force AT&T to close a major security flaw, and we’ll be interested to see what exactly the company does to make things right.

Two arrested for iPad security breach originally appeared on Engadget on Tue, 18 Jan 2011 14:07:00 EDT. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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Jan 16

Microsoft Hires WebGuide Developer and Offers it for Free

Posted in: Freeware, Microsoft, Newly Released, Screenshots, Software, Television, Today's Chili, Windows

This article was written on September 06, 2007 by CyberNet.

WebGuide

Microsoft briefly announced in one of their press releases today that they hired on the developer of the popular WebGuide software for Windows Media Center (both XP and Vista). This software lets Media Center users manage all of their recordings from any browser, as well as stream content from your Media Center computer. You can also stream music, pictures, and videos that are stored on the PC all from the comfort of your browser.

I’ve actually been using this software for months, and there was both free and paid versions available. The free version did just about everything except for the streaming media, and I liked the software so much that I decided to buy it for the $10 or $15 that it was. Now, however, Microsoft has decided to make the software available at no cost.

The creator of WebGuide, Doug Berrett, made this announcement yesterday afternoon in his forum. Here’s a summary of what he had to say:

I’m excited to announce that I recently finalized a business deal with Microsoft to make WebGuide available to users for free and to become a member of the Media Center team.
…
For those of you who feel I’ve sold out, given in to "the man" or crossed over to the dark side, you don’t need to send me a nasty email.  I hear yah.  Go play a round of Halo to get it out of your system.  At the end of the day, my passion is for developing cool software, and this is an opportunity to do just that.  I’d be a fool not to take advantage of it.

Honestly the interface on this program is amazing, and it even includes a mobile version for phones and PDA’s that make scheduling a piece of cake. There’s also a Vista Sidebar Gadget available so that you can manage your recordings, view scheduled shows, or search and browse the TV guide without ever opening your browser.

Another interesting part of the website is the Top List which collects anonymous television recording stats. You can then view the most recorded shows for your country, and it’s pretty interesting to see what tops off the list for different parts of the world.

I highly recommend installing this software if you’re using either XP or Vista Media Center. It will handle almost all of the configuration itself, and you can create multiple users each with customized access restrictions.

WebGuide Homepage
WebGuide Screenshots

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