Technabob » opera http://technabob.com/blog Cool Gadgets, Gizmos, Games and Weird Science Mon, 13 Feb 2012 18:00:47 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 Web Browsers Illustrated http://technabob.com/blog/2010/03/30/web-browsers-illustrated/ http://technabob.com/blog/2010/03/30/web-browsers-illustrated/#comments Tue, 30 Mar 2010 15:14:32 +0000 Range http://technabob.com/blog/?p=30675 Caldwell Tanner is a cartoonist for College Humor and he made this great little cartoon comparing the different browsers to their equivalent modes of transportation…

web browsers illustrated

I found this hilarious, especially when I saw what he chose to represent Firefox. I use Firefox as my main browser, but it’s true that it can quickly become overloaded if you use too many add-ons or extensions. A fresh install is always nice when those memory leaks start to bog you down.

I do use Chrome sometimes, especially if I don’t want to open all of my saved tabs in Firefox, I’ve also noticed that it’s pretty fast, though in my unscientific tests, it’s not faster than Firefox. Still, Chrome and Firefox are getting more and more extensions and add-ons.

Which browser do you use most? And don’t say Lynx.

[College Humor via Presurfer]

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opera wii

The latest version features a variety of improvements, including:

  • Startup time decreased by 5 seconds
  • Improved zooming and new scrolling interface
  • An improved zoomed font leaves text crisp at all levels
  • Quicker access to “favorites”
  • An ability to auto-hide the toolbar
  • Search button on the toolbar
  • Buttons that will instantly type common preset URL text, such as “www” or “.com”
  • Improved website compatibility
  • Built-in search via Yahoo! or Google
  • Ability to view page security information
  • Option to delete cookies
  • New cursor animations and operation sounds
  • Built-in support manual
  • Parental Control support
  • Display cursors from multiple Wii remotes (only Player 1 can click)
  • Optional Internet content filter provided by Astaro (coming soon)

As long as you download the latest version from the Wii Shop Channel before July 2007, you’ll save yourself the 500 Wii Points (5 bucks).

[via videogamesblogger]

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The site adds a tabbed browsing interface to the top of pages that automatically hides itself, the ability to store favorite tabs, an “always on” search function, and even the ability to listen to Flash music while surfing other pages (by opening these files in their own tab in the background).

To use the free service, simply point your Wii browser to www.wiiminder.com.

[via Go Nintendo]

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The clip shows many popular sites running on the DS, including Digg, Slashdot, Gizmodo etc.

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