I am just amazed by something that Firefox does for me. Whenever I type in something that would result in a Google search on Google Chrome, Opera, Safari, and most other web browsers (including Internet Explorer), Firefox goes through some cases.
For example, I typed "best antivirus software" and it got me to PC Magazine's webpage. I type in "10 worst computer viruses" and it got me to the HowStuffWorks webpage. I typed "naked security", a common security website from Sophos, and it got there. WOW.
This was in Firefox 16 on Mac, and I'm not sure if it got to Firefox 17, 18, 19, 20, or 21.
Although this does slow down loading by a bit, it doesn't affect it greatly, which makes Firefox even more loved than Google Chrome. =)(= just a personal preference =)(=
Friday, May 31, 2013
Tuesday, May 28, 2013
I Was Bored
I was kind of bored today so I just made a browser for Mac (sorry Windows users) called W3Explorer. It isn't available for download yet =( and it doesn't have tabs =( and it's only for Mac =(
But...
It is very fast =) It's Cocoa; no installations required =) and it scores higher than Internet Explorer 10 on the HTML5 Test (including bonus points) =)
But this is only the start! This is only W3Explorer 1 and W3Explorer 1.5 will be coming later in the year, possibly with tabs and possibly available for Windows (VB W3Explorer compared to Cocoa W3Explorer).
If you're experienced with Cocoa, you can help me with W3Explorer.
I'm using W3Explorer to post this.
So.. bye!
But...
It is very fast =) It's Cocoa; no installations required =) and it scores higher than Internet Explorer 10 on the HTML5 Test (including bonus points) =)
But this is only the start! This is only W3Explorer 1 and W3Explorer 1.5 will be coming later in the year, possibly with tabs and possibly available for Windows (VB W3Explorer compared to Cocoa W3Explorer).
If you're experienced with Cocoa, you can help me with W3Explorer.
I'm using W3Explorer to post this.
So.. bye!
Reuniting With Firefox =) And A Newer Version
Other reports by me of Firefox being "slow", "buggy", etc. are totally false by my means. I was bogging down Firefox on purpose =)
One day I was going to clean my Dock on my Mac and then I accidentally removed Firefox when I meant to remove Stainless. Whoops! And when I searched up "Firefox" in Spotlight, it wasn't there. So I must've deleted it.
So then I searched up the latest version of Firefox for Mac (previously I was using Firefox 4 and it kept trying to upgrade to Firefox 11) and now I have Firefox 16. I'm blogging in it right now. I'm just happier now that I have a more recent version. Everyone has to have the most recent version for them. =)
One day I was going to clean my Dock on my Mac and then I accidentally removed Firefox when I meant to remove Stainless. Whoops! And when I searched up "Firefox" in Spotlight, it wasn't there. So I must've deleted it.
So then I searched up the latest version of Firefox for Mac (previously I was using Firefox 4 and it kept trying to upgrade to Firefox 11) and now I have Firefox 16. I'm blogging in it right now. I'm just happier now that I have a more recent version. Everyone has to have the most recent version for them. =)
Veteran Browsers
Some browsers are literally veterans from the old days of the 1990s. We include all browsers earlier than 1997 that still survive today in the order of age from oldest to youngest.
1. Lynx
This text-only web browser developed by Thomas Dickey is still in use and development, although it will be probably discontinued since the last release was 2.8.7rel.2, two years ago and its preview release (2.8.8dev.15) was released 6 months ago. It has lived since 1992 (for 21 years). I told you cats have nine lives! (Don't get it? A lynx is a big cat.)
2. Opera
This web browser is receiving enhancements all the time. Developed by Opera Software it is 5th in usage currently and is not likely to be discontinued in the foreseeable feature. Opera 14 is planned to switch to Google's new Blink rendering engine, along with Google Chrome and Yandex Browser. It has lived since 1994 (for 19 years). Its latest version is Opera 12.15 released April 4, 2013. It has been shareware then ad-sponsored, then, as of version 8.5, free and no ads.
3. OmniWeb
Developed by The Omni Group it could be well discontinued because the last release was in 2011. It's a good browser indeed (except when you open a new tab you have to open a "drawer"). It has lived since 1995 (for 18 years).
4. Internet Explorer
Microsoft's famous browser can't be missed. It started in 1995 (but later than OmniWeb) and has lived for 18 years. The first release, Microsoft Internet Explorer 1, to the current release of when I'm writing this, Internet Explorer 10, sums Internet Explorer. Rumors of Internet Explorer 11 supporting WebGL are going around.
Those are the 4 veteran browsers! Of course I have to list the source:
http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/7/74/Timeline_of_web_browsers.svg
1. Lynx
This text-only web browser developed by Thomas Dickey is still in use and development, although it will be probably discontinued since the last release was 2.8.7rel.2, two years ago and its preview release (2.8.8dev.15) was released 6 months ago. It has lived since 1992 (for 21 years). I told you cats have nine lives! (Don't get it? A lynx is a big cat.)
2. Opera
This web browser is receiving enhancements all the time. Developed by Opera Software it is 5th in usage currently and is not likely to be discontinued in the foreseeable feature. Opera 14 is planned to switch to Google's new Blink rendering engine, along with Google Chrome and Yandex Browser. It has lived since 1994 (for 19 years). Its latest version is Opera 12.15 released April 4, 2013. It has been shareware then ad-sponsored, then, as of version 8.5, free and no ads.
3. OmniWeb
Developed by The Omni Group it could be well discontinued because the last release was in 2011. It's a good browser indeed (except when you open a new tab you have to open a "drawer"). It has lived since 1995 (for 18 years).
4. Internet Explorer
Microsoft's famous browser can't be missed. It started in 1995 (but later than OmniWeb) and has lived for 18 years. The first release, Microsoft Internet Explorer 1, to the current release of when I'm writing this, Internet Explorer 10, sums Internet Explorer. Rumors of Internet Explorer 11 supporting WebGL are going around.
Those are the 4 veteran browsers! Of course I have to list the source:
http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/7/74/Timeline_of_web_browsers.svg
Saturday, May 18, 2013
What Some Developers Complain About
My page looks fine in Internet Explorer but <insert name of browser> can't even display it correctly! This stupid <insert name of browser> with its rubbish and annoying <JavaScript | HTML | CSS> support! ***optional: Curse You!***
Or is it just because Internet Explorer's not doing it correctly? This annoying browser has failed to keep up with much standards support. Internet Explorer is still the lowest in HTML5 and CSS3, even with Internet Explorer 10, which was supposed to be a revamped version of Internet Explorer 9.
A transaction through the Santa Clara Garbage ***insert thing*** only worked in Internet Explorer. "HA! IE RULES PPL!" Or is it because of ActiveX/different DOM/different BOM/something else?
Then they usually accommodate Firefox or Chrome. Just tweak it... gah! Now it doesn't work in IE! Wait, I've got it! My box model is incorrect! There!
Adjust to Firefox. There!
But my standard? At least make it work in Internet Explorer, Firefox, Google Chrome, Safari, Opera, and Maxthon, the 6 most popular browsers.
Also you may want to add in responsive web design for browsers like the iOS Safari, Android browser, BlackBerry browser, Tizen, Opera Mini, and Internet Explorer Mobile. You would like to mostly accommodate for:
the Android browser, iOS Safari, Opera Mini, BlackBerry browser, Internet Explorer Mobile
As long as it works in the Android, iOS, BlackBerry, and Windows Phone interfaces, then it should work.
"But... I can't set up my own test lab."
Simple! If you have an AT&T store or Verizon or Sprint or T-Mobile you should be able to get a view of the phones. Just head on over, and even then, learn how to use the operating systems to turn from a web developer into a web developer and a phone guru.
=)
Or is it just because Internet Explorer's not doing it correctly? This annoying browser has failed to keep up with much standards support. Internet Explorer is still the lowest in HTML5 and CSS3, even with Internet Explorer 10, which was supposed to be a revamped version of Internet Explorer 9.
A transaction through the Santa Clara Garbage ***insert thing*** only worked in Internet Explorer. "HA! IE RULES PPL!" Or is it because of ActiveX/different DOM/different BOM/something else?
Then they usually accommodate Firefox or Chrome. Just tweak it... gah! Now it doesn't work in IE! Wait, I've got it! My box model is incorrect! There!
Adjust to Firefox. There!
But my standard? At least make it work in Internet Explorer, Firefox, Google Chrome, Safari, Opera, and Maxthon, the 6 most popular browsers.
Also you may want to add in responsive web design for browsers like the iOS Safari, Android browser, BlackBerry browser, Tizen, Opera Mini, and Internet Explorer Mobile. You would like to mostly accommodate for:
the Android browser, iOS Safari, Opera Mini, BlackBerry browser, Internet Explorer Mobile
As long as it works in the Android, iOS, BlackBerry, and Windows Phone interfaces, then it should work.
"But... I can't set up my own test lab."
Simple! If you have an AT&T store or Verizon or Sprint or T-Mobile you should be able to get a view of the phones. Just head on over, and even then, learn how to use the operating systems to turn from a web developer into a web developer and a phone guru.
=)
Saturday, May 11, 2013
List of Standards-Compliant Browsers
By standards-compliant, I mean that they have to pass the Acid series of browser tests (for Acid3 rendering does not count)
These are in no particular order.
These are in no particular order.
- Safari
- Opera
- Google Chrome
- Internet Explorer
- Firefox
- Stainless
- Arora
- Chromium
- Comodo Dragon
- Dooble
- iCab
- Lunascape
- Maxthon
- Midori
- SeaMonkey
- Torch Browser
Saturday, May 4, 2013
How Secure IS Internet Explorer?
I was downloading something from Softonic on my alternative computer (thank goodness) and god, the Sweetpacks virus came with the download. Yeah, I really wished it didn't happen. Uninstall Sweetpacks? Nope. Internet Explorer 9 actually KEPT THE SWEETPACKS ICON ON THE TOOLBAR and I had moved it into the Recycle Bin and emptied it. Boy, it really needs some security fixes. Google search? Uh... websites promoted supposed tools that would remove Sweetpacks miraculously. Others promoted massive downloads including Malwarebytes, Revo Uninstaller, and some used built-in Windows tools, but they were mostly in Windows XP while I was running Windows Vista.
How surprising, I deleted the account that installed Sweetpacks (it was a backup for my good account that had this annoying Visual C# Compiler alert from HP Advisor), put Sweetpacks and my download (Visual Basic 2010 Express or something like that) in the recycle bin, and emptied it. :/ I was not pleased with Internet Explorer's methods. Google Chrome, Opera, Firefox, and Maxthon all didn't have any Sweetpacks problems (Google Chrome, the downloader of the Sweetpacks virus in this case, was salvaged), but why Internet Explorer did? Uh... no.
Hey, if you have any opinions about Internet Explorer and the Sweetpacks virus, then post in the comments below. I'll be tweeting on Twitter (I'm @ChessAddict21), posting on Google+, and more about browsers and their oh so annoying things and their oh so yay things.
In the first few minutes of an AVG system scan AVG did not catch it.
EDIT AS OF 5-6-2013: AFTER SWEETPACKS'S SUPPOSED UNINSTALLATION INSTRUCTIONS FROM PERION, I WAS ABLE TO REMOVE IT FROM INTERNET EXPLORER AND GOOGLE CHROME (IT CAME BACK!!!).
How surprising, I deleted the account that installed Sweetpacks (it was a backup for my good account that had this annoying Visual C# Compiler alert from HP Advisor), put Sweetpacks and my download (Visual Basic 2010 Express or something like that) in the recycle bin, and emptied it. :/ I was not pleased with Internet Explorer's methods. Google Chrome, Opera, Firefox, and Maxthon all didn't have any Sweetpacks problems (Google Chrome, the downloader of the Sweetpacks virus in this case, was salvaged), but why Internet Explorer did? Uh... no.
Hey, if you have any opinions about Internet Explorer and the Sweetpacks virus, then post in the comments below. I'll be tweeting on Twitter (I'm @ChessAddict21), posting on Google+, and more about browsers and their oh so annoying things and their oh so yay things.
In the first few minutes of an AVG system scan AVG did not catch it.
EDIT AS OF 5-6-2013: AFTER SWEETPACKS'S SUPPOSED UNINSTALLATION INSTRUCTIONS FROM PERION, I WAS ABLE TO REMOVE IT FROM INTERNET EXPLORER AND GOOGLE CHROME (IT CAME BACK!!!).
Friday, May 3, 2013
The King(s) of HTML5!?
The king of HTML5, as I announced earlier, should be Maxthon 4, right? Well, actually, referring to the HTML5 test website (html5test.com), that's the king of desktop browsers. The king that reigned?
A mobile browser. The BlackBerry 10 browser is the king (scoring at 485 and 11 bonus points compared to Maxthon's 476 and 15 bonus points), but only of official releases (non-beta). The king including beta releases is Tizen 2 (mobile!) with almost full support (492 and 16 bonus points).
The kings of HTML5 (excluding beta):
Desktop browsers: Maxthon 4.0
Tablet browsers: Google Chrome 25 (on Android 4.x devices, e.g. Jelly Bean)
Mobile browsers: BlackBerry 10
Gaming browsers: Nintendo Wii U
TV browsers: Toshiba Espial 6.0.8 (on Toshiba L7200 TVs)
The kings of HTML5 (including beta):
Desktop browsers: Maxthon 4.0
Tablet browsers: BlackBerry 10
Mobile browsers: Tizen 2
Gaming browsers: Nintendo Wii U
TV browsers: Opera Devices 3.4 (Opera emulator)
=)
But what about the BETA KINGS?
The beta kings of HTML5:
Desktop browsers: Google Chrome Canary (Google Chrome 27)
Tablet browsers: BlackBerry 10
Mobile browsers: Tizen 2
Gaming browsers: none (no beta browsers so far tested on HTML5 Test)
TV browsers: Opera Devices 3.4 (Opera emulator)
Or the losers (all including beta releases):
Desktop browser loser: Internet Explorer 6
Tablet browser loser: iOS 3.2 (Safari)
Mobile browser loser: Internet Explorer Mobile 6.5
Gaming browser loser: Sony Playstation Vita (NetFront version)
TV browser loser: Boxee
A mobile browser. The BlackBerry 10 browser is the king (scoring at 485 and 11 bonus points compared to Maxthon's 476 and 15 bonus points), but only of official releases (non-beta). The king including beta releases is Tizen 2 (mobile!) with almost full support (492 and 16 bonus points).
The kings of HTML5 (excluding beta):
Desktop browsers: Maxthon 4.0
Tablet browsers: Google Chrome 25 (on Android 4.x devices, e.g. Jelly Bean)
Mobile browsers: BlackBerry 10
Gaming browsers: Nintendo Wii U
TV browsers: Toshiba Espial 6.0.8 (on Toshiba L7200 TVs)
The kings of HTML5 (including beta):
Desktop browsers: Maxthon 4.0
Tablet browsers: BlackBerry 10
Mobile browsers: Tizen 2
Gaming browsers: Nintendo Wii U
TV browsers: Opera Devices 3.4 (Opera emulator)
=)
But what about the BETA KINGS?
The beta kings of HTML5:
Desktop browsers: Google Chrome Canary (Google Chrome 27)
Tablet browsers: BlackBerry 10
Mobile browsers: Tizen 2
Gaming browsers: none (no beta browsers so far tested on HTML5 Test)
TV browsers: Opera Devices 3.4 (Opera emulator)
Or the losers (all including beta releases):
Desktop browser loser: Internet Explorer 6
Tablet browser loser: iOS 3.2 (Safari)
Mobile browser loser: Internet Explorer Mobile 6.5
Gaming browser loser: Sony Playstation Vita (NetFront version)
TV browser loser: Boxee
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