Google Chrome Web Browser

On 03.08.10, In Web browsers, By dancalloway

by DAN CALLOWAY
Published 8 March 2010

GOOGLE – I recently discovered that the Google Chrome (beta) Web browser is available for Debian Linux. Since I use Ubuntu 9.10 now fairly exclusively, this was a treat since I loved the look and feel of this Web browser in Windows. However, for some reason, it seemed to crash a lot in Windows, especially Windows XP Home Edition. But, not so in Linux.

Here’s what Google Chrome has to offer:

Speed: Fast to launch, fast to load web pages

  • Quick to start up from your desktop
  • Loads web pages in a snap
  • Runs web applications faster than ever

Simplicity: Designed for efficiency and ease of use

  • Search and navigate to web pages from the same box
  • Arrange and organize tabs however you wish — quickly and easily
  • Get to your favorite websites with just a click, from the thumbnails of your most visited sites in the New Tab page

Style: Themes to add delight to your browser

Try Minimalist or Star Gazing.

For all themes, check out the Google Chrome Themes Gallery.

Download the latest version of the Google Chrome Web browser from the Help Center. There you will see download versions for Windows, Mac, and Linux.

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Introducing K-Meleon 1.5.3 Web Browser

On 02.05.10, In Web browsers, By dancalloway

by DAN CALLOWAY (Source: Wikipedia.com)
Published 5 February 2010 @ 16:11 UTC

WEAVERVILLE, NC – K-Meleon is a web browser for the Microsoft Windows platform. Based on the same Gecko layout engine as Mozilla Firefox, K-Meleon uses native Windows API to create the user interface (instead of using Mozilla’s cross-platform XUL layer), and as a result, is tightly integrated into the look and feel of the Windows desktop; this approach is similar to that of Galeon and Epiphany (for the GNOME desktop), and Camino (for Mac OS X). This also makes K-Meleon less resource-intensive and more responsive to user input.

K-Meleon is released under the GNU General Public License and runs on the Win32 platform. The current release version of K-Meleon is 1.5.3, which was released on May 8, 2009. This release is based on the Gecko 1.8.1.21 rendering engine.

K-Meleon has a highly flexible interface design. All the menus and toolbar buttons can be customized using its configuration files. This feature can be very useful in an environment where the general public has access to the browser such as a library or Internet cafe. Despite its usefulness, it may be intimidating to an end-user, as there is no GUI to customize the individual toolbars. A user must edit the toolbar configuration file to make any changes in the button layouts, although one can move around the toolbars by simply dragging their handles.

The use of Windows native interface means that K-Meleon does not support Mozilla-based themes. Compatibility with Mozilla extensions is also limited, with only a few extensions that can be integrated. However, K-Meleon has its own plugins (called “kplugins”) and browser themes, (the default being Phoenity) which can extend the functionality and customize the appearance of the browser. There is also a macro plugin which allows users to extend the browser functionality without having to know the C programming language.

Download the latest stable version 1.5.3 in your native language from Source Forge.

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Iranian Government Terminates Internet Access

On 09.22.09, In Government, Internet, Web browsers, By dancalloway

by DAN CALLOWAY
Posted September 22, 2009; The Chronicler’s Web

WEAVERVILLE, NC – Slashdot.org is reporting this in a September 21, 2009 article:  ”It is reported that Gmail and Yahoo mail at least have been blocked in Iran, along with many English-language sites. While news of demonstrations seems to be getting out of the country, the government appears to be trying to prevent people within Iran from communicating and from learning what’s happening. It remains to be seen whether TOR and Freenets can be effective to combat this sort of effort to block communications, and whether the general circulation of information about the protests around the world will help.”

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3D Web Browsing: Mozilla FireFox v3.5.2

On 09.07.09, In Internet, software, Technology, By Donald Calloway

by DONALD CALLOWAY
Published September 7, 2009; The Chronicler’s Web

CLARKSBURG, WV –  Safari makes a decent web browser, but then anything is decent when compared to the browser we’ve been forced, more or less, to use over the years, namely, Microsoft IE.   The tabbed browsing experience nowadays is pretty much standard. Even MSIE has that; but, what IE doesn’t have is the 3D web browsing experience, and what even Safari doesn’t have are the six different ways in which you can select your open websites in 3D.   Your choices never got easier, that is until Mozilla FireFox v3.5.2.   And, even switching between each of the 3D views is yet another set of choices you can have under FireFox.   User-generated keyboard options and defaults like F12 and Ctrl + Shift + Tab, and two mouse options which are Right Button Down + Scroll Wheel and clicking on the List all tabs button located at the far right-hand side of the browser’s multiple tabs.

By the way, in order to view websites in 3D with the FireFox browser. you must install and enable the FoxTab 1.2.1 Extension. You can also find this Extension by clicking on Tools | Add-Ons from the FireFox main menu and selecting the Get Add-Ons tab and entering FoxTab 1.2.1 in the search field and clicking on the search icon.

Now, let’s take a look at each of the six 3D views available to you in FoxFire’s latest web browser with FoxTab 1.2.1 enabled:

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The Safari 4 Web Browser From Apple

On 09.03.09, In Apple Computers, Internet, Web browsers, By Dan Calloway

by DAN CALLOWAY
Published September 3, 2009; The Chronicler’s Web

WEAVERVILLE, NC – I do a lot of Web surfing on the Internet and have tried many Web browsers over the years.  Among the things I look for in a good Web browser are speed, tabbed browsing capability, browser scalability, browser stability, and the ability to change the appearance of the Web browser in viewing the sites I visit most often.  Needless to say, if a Web browser doesn’t meet up to my standards, I eventually ditch it and move on.

The very first Web browser that was developed after the advent of the Internet (or the W3) was the Mosiac Web Browser.  It didn’t have the capability to handle graphics, just text, but it was an extremely functional and no-nonsense and Web usable Web browser.  Well, Web browsers have advanced quite a bit from the first Mosiac Web Browser, with the ability to handle graphics, the development of plug-ins that perform additional functions that enhance browser functionality and improve the user experience, and incorporation of the Java platform into the Web browser.

Safari 4 Top Sites

Safari 4 Top Sites

The most popular Web browser in use today is still Microsoft Internet Explorer.  Their latest version is IE 9.  And, despite the claims from Microsoft that you can uninstall this Web browser on the computer and the Operating System won’t be affected, don’t believe it.  Try uninstalling IE–if you can–and see what happens to MS Windows XP, or Vista.  The OS will become unstable. That’s by design.  So, it goes without saying, this is my least favorite Web browser and one that I haven’t used in ages even though I run MS Windows XP or Pro on all of my home PCs and laptops. So, it also goes without saying, my least favorite Web browser is Internet Explorer.

Some of the other Web browsers I’ve tried over the years are:  Opera, Netscape (which is now deprecated and no longer supported), Avant, Callico (developed by my brother and an author of The Chronlicler’s Web, Donald Calloway), Google Chrome, and Mozilla Firefox to name only a few.  Of all these Web browsers, the one that I have enjoyed using the most is Firefox. (more…)

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