No longer is a beta, Google’s Chrome Web browser a capable contender to Microsoft Internet Explorer and Mozilla Firefox.
However, the search company's browser not have some basic features found in IE, Firefox and Opera, and limits users who want to characterize settings and customize their browser. In spite of its shortcomings, browser users should give Google Chrome a try.
Just a few short months ago, Google surprised the Web world with the make public of the beta of Google Chrome, a new Web browser direct from the search massive itself.
So what does the launch of Google Chrome 1.0 mean for the Web browsing world and the Web in general? Well, the simple fact that it is from Google has a major impact, and should put the browser in a good place to fight with Microsoft and Mozilla for market share.
But what about the browser itself? From a severe usability standpoint, Google Chrome is one of the most attractive and instinctive browsers I have ever used, and is probably the most impressive first version of a browser ever. Once a user gets over some of the foibles and differences from other browser interfaces (such as tabs at the very top of the window and no file menus), Google Chrome quickly begins to feel like the right way to surf the Web.
Hopefully that post will help you any time you need computer repair related news, will get in that blog. Google Chrome also has some other nice touches, such as a hybrid search address bar and integration with Google Gears to provide desktop Web applications. However, not everything about Google Chrome shines brilliantly.
As it has done with previous Internet Explorer (IE) releases, Microsoft has made available an IE 8 blocking toolkit to allow users to keep Microsoft’s browser from being downloaded automatically on their Windows machines.
In a January 6 posting to the Microsoft IE blog, company officials noted that Microsoft is planning to push the final IE 8 release via its Automatic Update (AU), Windows Update (WU) and Microsoft Update (MU) update systems. To keep the release from being pushed, customers can download the blocker toolkit from the Microsoft Download Center.
Unlike some previous versions of the toolkit, there is no expiration date on the latest blocker. The toolkit can be configured by running the registry file on client machines or via Group Policy, according to the IE 8 blog posting.
Once the final IE 8 bits are ready, Microsoft is planning to mark them as a top priority for distribution, officials said via the blog entry:
“The IE8 update will be released as the highest priority update for each operating system. For Windows Vista and Windows Server 2008, it will be listed as Important. For Windows XP and Windows Server 2003, the update will be listed as High Priority. Delivery of IE8 via AU will begin after we make IE8 available from the Microsoft Download Center. Of course, users can always decline to install IE8 through AU when it is offered.”
Microsoft hasn’t provided a final release target date for IE 8, other than to say some time in 2009. Late last year, company officials acknowledged Microsoft would not be releasing the final version of IE 8 before the end of calendar 2008, as some company officials had claimed previously. Instead, Microsoft is planning to distribute in the first quarter of 2009 one more public test release, Release Candidate 1, before it rolls out the final IE 8.
I’m not sure if we’ll see RC 1 of IE 8 this week. While Microsoft is expected to release the official version of Windows 7 Beta 1 to private and public testers over course of the next three days, the build of IE8 that is part of Windows 7 Beta 1 is still Beta 2, company officials said on January 7. (The refreshed partner test build of IE 8 that Microsoft released privately in December was designated as “RC1″ but isn’t the official RC1 release, the Softies have said.)
When I asked earlier this week, Microsoft officials wouldn’t comment on when IE 8 RC1 would go live.
Award Recognizes the 100 “Most Promising” Asian Companies Driving the Future of Technology
Silicon Valley, CA, Dec 9th, 2008— Red Herring today announced that iYogi is a winner of the Red Herring 100 Award, a selection of the 100 most innovative private technology companies based in Asia.
iYogi delivers technical support services directly to consumers and small businesses and is the first, global, technical support brand based out of India with more than 50,000 customers. The company offers consumers an unlimited, annual subscription service for $119.99 per desktop that includes support for a wide range of technologies, including PC hardware, Microsoft Products Support, Windows Operating systems,Computer Support ,Software applications, MP3 players, Networking devices, Digital camera, Printers and scanners etc.
The Red Herring editorial board diligently surveyed the entrepreneurial scene throughout Asia and identified the top 100 out of more than 1,000 closely evaluated companies that are leading the next wave of innovation.
“Our winners and Finalists demonstrate that Asia is increasingly becoming a leader in innovation, contrary to common stereotypes", said Joel Dreyfuss, editor-in-chief of Red Herring. " It was tough to choose just the top 100 finalists from such a large list of excellent contenders, and we are very happy with the quality of the companies we selected as finalists."
“We believe consumers and small business owners should have low-cost access to the highest quality support available on the planet", said Uday Challu, CEO of iYogi. “We are thrilled that our innovative approach to solving everyday technology problems for consumers and our managed services for small businesses has been recognized by Red Herring’s keen-eyed leadership. We are continuously innovating in adding new services that includes PC recovery, anti-virus, anti-spyware, data back-up and PC optimization in providing the best tech support experience for our customers”, adds Uday.
The 100 winning companies have been announced at the Red Herring Asia event in Hong Kong. The CEOs of the winning start ups presented their innovative ideas and technologies to an audience of leading entrepreneurs, financiers, and corporate strategists at the event at the Hong Kong, JW Marriott Hotel earlier this week.
About iYogi
iYogi is the first direct-to-consumer and small business technical support service from India. Providing an annual unlimited subscription to technical support, iYogi now boasts of more than 50,000 customers. The company employs 600 professionals servicing customers in the US, UK, Canada, Australia and fast expanding to 12 new geographies across the globe. iYogi’s resolution rate of 87 percent and customer satisfaction rate of 93 percent are amongst the highest published benchmarks in the industry. For further information, please visit www.iyogi.net.
iYogi Contact
Vishal Dhar
President Marketing, iYogi Inc.
Phone: 212 229 0901
Email: vishal@iyogi.net
If your Pocket PC does not already have a working Internet connection, you will need to configure one to run Opera. This is the connection Opera will use when you launch the browser.
Firstly, create a GPRS Connection
From the home screen, select Start > Settings > Connections > Connections.
Select Add a new modem connection.
Enter a name for the connection and select "Cellular line (GPRS)" as the modem type.
Select Next and under Access point name, enter the access point information provided by your mobile operator.
Select Next and enter any other information provided by your mobile operator (tap "Advanced" for more options).
Select Finish to create the connection.
Go back to Connections and use Manage existing connections to make sure the connection you just configured is set as default.
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Write the Web address in the address field and Press the green arrow on the right hand side of the addressfield or press enter. And that's it - you can now start surfing the Web provided that your internet connection is set up correctly.
Cool features in opera PPC
· Small Screen rendering
· Tabbed browsing
· Zoom
· Download
· Navigation and history
· Bookmarks
· Landscape/Portrait Mode
· Full screen/ Fit to screen
· Pop-up handler
· Pad-lock icon on secure sites
· User preferences
· Context menu
· Web address auto complete
· Change encoding
· Single column display
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Installing Opera on PPC (Pocket PC)
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Manual installation Using .cab file
· Choose the cab file. (Note that if you have a Version device, you should choose one of the versions named "Certified for Version".)
· Click Download Opera
· If you are downloading Opera for the first time, you need to use Pocket Internet Explorer to download Opera. The following message will be appear: "Download the 'opera_wmppc2003_860.cab' to the My Documents folder in Main Memory.
· Keep "Open the file after download" enabled
· Press YES
· If "Open file after download" isn't enabled, you will need to use File Explorer to locate the cab file in 'My documents'
· Click the cab file to start installation
· Follow any instructions to complete the installation.
· You can now run Opera using Start > Programs > Opera Browser
· Click the Opera icon and the browser will start
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Install Opera Automatic installation Using .msi file · Connect the phone to the computer and open ActiveSync if it does not launch automatically. · Locate the .msi file from where you downloaded it on your pc. · Double-click the .msi file and follow the instructions from the installer. · Check your mobile screen to see if any additional steps are needed · You can now run Opera using Start >Programs > Opera Browser · Click the Opera icon and the browser will start Manual installation Using .cab file · Choose the cab file. (Note that if you have a Verizon device, you should choose one of the versions named "Certified for Verizon".) · Click Download Opera · If you are downloading Opera for the first time, you need to use Pocket Internet Explorer to download Opera. The following message will be appear: "Download the 'opera_wmppc2003_860.cab' to the My Documents folder in Main Memory. · Keep "Open the file after download" enabled · Press Yes · If "Open file after download" isn't enabled, you will need to use File Explorer to locate the cab file in 'My documents' · Click the cab file to start installation · Follow any instructions to complete the installation. · You can now run Opera using Start >Programs > Opera Browser · Click the Opera icon and the browser will start More on Opera >>Option One
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