Browsersphere

It was a big week for web browsers. Let’s get caught up on the little stuff…

• Vince Liu recommends using IEs4Linux if you’re looking to install Internet Explorer on Linux.
• HTTPOnly cookie support has been added to Firefox.
• The Opera Desktop Team explains My Opera synchronization.
• Firefox 3 will resume downloads across sessions.
• The Register interviewed Opera CEO Jon von Tetzchner (via Opera Watch) and CSS3 . Info interviewed Opera CTO Håkon Wium Lie — see part 1 and part 2.
• Pain and Glory from the Trenches of the IT World claims that Opera’s only real competitors at this point are Konqueror and Safari.
• A Fedora Forum user refers to Konqueror as ‘the soup nazi in terms of [code] compliance'.
• Opera Watch explains how to enable single key shortcuts in Opera.
• Hisham explains how to install an Internet Explorer warning infobar.
• az Sports Hub found an Arizona Cardinals theme for Firefox.
• Kathy Hughes explains how to avoid being prompted to login when browsing SharePoint sites in Firefox.
• NetSkinner can 'theme' almost any Palm OS web browser.
• NetSurf is an open-source web browser for RISC OS.
• Bryan Clark follows-up on his web browser home page findings.
• Web Browser CSS Support has a complete rundown on the CSS support of some of the major web browsers.

Tags: CSS, Features, Firefox, Internet Explorer, Interviews, Konqueror, Linux, Minor Players, Mobile, Opera, Safari, Themes and Skins, Tips and Tricks, Web Standards

The browsersphere is a busy place, and only gets busier as I start to hone in on all the web browsers that are actually out there. Without further ado…

• Bryan Clark asks, does anyone use a homepage for their browser anymore?
• A member of the Ars Technica Forums wants to know why there’s no official browser for the Xbox 360.
• Jesse Ruderman has filed 3,000 Firefox bugs.
• The WebKit Detection Script has been updated to support the iPhone and the iPod Touch.
• Matt Brett believes that IE7 has done nothing but add more garbage to the pile.
• Kenneth van Wyk believes that Firefox is safer than Internet Explorer.
• Mashable has a list of 30+ skins for the Opera web browser.
• Software Battle calls Mouse Gestures Firefox’s killer extension.
• Mozilla Links reports that there’s a brand new Firefox start page.
• Have you tried split browsing in Firefox?

Tags: Add-ons, Bugs, Extensions, Firefox, Internet Explorer, Minor Players, Opera, Safari, Security, Themes and Skins

Buckle up, ’cause this one should be a doozy. There’s been a lot going on in the browsersphere lately, so I’ll try and break it down by browser.

Firefox

• The Mozilla Store relaunched a couple weeks ago and now features many more goods, just in time for the back-to-school season.
• Asa Dotzler explains the difference between the old Firefox logo and the new.
• Simon Willison links to an “idiotic campaign” called Why FireFox is Blocked (that was eventually hacked).
• According to Guardian Unlimited, 75% of the people who download Firefox don’t become active users.
• Mozilla Links gives us a look at Firefox 3’s new download manager.
• Ars Technica wrote about becoming a part of the Firefox quality assurance process.
• Kubuntu 101 explains how to install Firefox 2.0.0.6 on Kubuntu 7.04.

Internet Explorer

• TechRepublic.com shares 10 keyboard shortcuts for tabbing around in Internet Explorer 7.
• The cookies-per-domain limit has been increased from 20 to 50 in IE7.

Maxthon

• You can get a Leopard Safari skin for Maxthon 2.x.
• Maxthon was discussed at the Mozilla China open house party on Saturday.

Opera

• Already, Opera 9.5 (aka Kestrel) is getting high marks in the area of performance.
• Opera is currently building up its developer relations team.

Safari

• Dave Hyatt has posted five detailed articles on WebCore rendering.

Others

• Sunrise is “a web browser for web developers.”
• 32bit Web Browser apparently “makes browsing the web fun and profitable.”
• In the Playstation Forum you can learn how to keep your son from getting into trouble with his PSP web browser.

Tags: Firefox, Internet Explorer, Links, Maxthon, Minor Players, Mozilla, Opera, Safari

When it comes to web browsers, there’s no shortage of tips and tricks available to make your web browsing experience easier, more enjoyable or more efficient. The following are just a few I’ve found on the web as of late:

• Someone figured out a different way to navigate back and forth between web pages in both Firefox and Internet Explorer and posted a video to show us how.
• Mahalo has a feature on how to delete web browser cookies that covers the process in Firefox, Internet Explorer, Safari and Opera.
• Asa Dotzler explains how Firefox users can add words to Firefox’s spell-check dictionary.
• Over at Opera Watch, Daniel Goldman demonstrates how one can increase the quality of images in Opera Mini.

Tags: Firefox, Informational, Internet Explorer, Opera, Safari, Tips and Tricks