'Web Browsers' Category
Couple of Flash Firefox things
Flashbug; debug Flash content within Firefox via Firebug.
Mozilla have also revealed they’re adding safeguards against Flash crashes in future versions of their browser (much like Chrome offer).Initial adventures in PS3-browser land
I’ve begun doing some work involving the PlayStation 3 web browser. I thought for ages that it used NetFront as it’s browser manufacturer, but it turns out it’s supposedly proprietary and kinda based on Internet Explorer 4 (thanks @jaffathecake for that). I messed around with the Sony PSP browser years ago and found it to […]
Firefox 3.5 the world’s most popular browser
…depending on how you read the stats (i.e. it measures individual browser versions). Still; it’s reason to remain optimistic that IE6 might soon be a browser we no longer have to code for (unless you live in Africa…or Asia).
Hide extension == stupid
I thought it was only Windows which offered to hide file extensions, but I’ve just tried to download a JavaScript file off the net via Safari 4.0.4 and it hides the extension by default seemingly. I hate that; why would anyone ever want to be in the dark over what type of file they’re working […]
Flash Lite 3.1 now available through Wii Browser (Opera)
Good to hear that Flash support isn’t standing still on the Nintendo Wii. As this blog post says, we need it on the Nintendo DSi now (providing it can run at a decent speed…erm, which might not be that likely actually, so maybe not).
Is Flash going to die a slow death?
Interesting blog post on eric e. dolecki’s site here on the topic of Flash’s survival. I’m not sure how much of an issue poor(er) Flash performance on the Mac is for the guys at Adobe, but considering Flash has performed worse on the Mac for years now I’m guessing it’ll continue to remain somewhere down the […]
JavaScript performance on iPhone 3.0 firmware kicks ass
So says MacRumors.com…
SWFObject 2.2 released
Looks like a heap of useful new features have been added to SWFObject. Spotted thanks to an email from Swingpants.
Adobe tutorials on YouTube
At last; Adobe start to stick video tutorials up on YouTube. It’s now a little easier to stick these things on your iPhone to watch during the commute.
CSS3 multiple background support in Firefox
Fantastic news; one of the main issues anyone building sites has to contend with is background image funkyness. Read more at Ajaxian here.
