First Opera 10 alpha out
Thursday, December 4th, 2008Those who are following me on Twitter probably already saw this, but this deserves a post here as well: The first alpha release of Opera 10 is out.
Those who are following me on Twitter probably already saw this, but this deserves a post here as well: The first alpha release of Opera 10 is out.
Developing for smaller screens
Monday, November 17th, 2008As of late, I've been working on developing a widget that runs on both PCs and mobile phones, for Opera's X-Widgets Challenge. The widgets for the challenge must work on a QVGA (320x240) screen, and that presents certain challenges. For example, as the size of the widget is so constrained, you ...
Browser as an OS
Tuesday, November 4th, 2008It seems as if the browser is becoming easier to understand than other applications for people who don't know much about computers in general. For example, if an application has a settings dialog and you ask the user to go back or close the dialog, they aren't always sure what ...
Cross-device Opera Widgets challenge
Saturday, October 25th, 2008Opera has launched another widget competition: The x-widget challenge. The goal is to make the best cross-device widget - this means the widget has to work on mobile phones running Opera Mobile 9.5, which supports widgets, and in Opera on your computer.
On HTC Touch Diamond
Saturday, September 6th, 2008I received my HTC Touch Diamond from Opera earlier this week. It's an interesting phone - and despite what people seem to say about Windows Mobile, it doesn't seem to have any problems. I'm sure you can find lots of proper reviews of the device, so I'll just mention a few ...
Opera UserJS competition
Saturday, July 26th, 2008Opera recently held a UserJS competition, where I participated with a script that makes Google Spreadsheets work in Opera, a script which improves Apache directory listings and a social bookmarking site toolbar. Opera chose my Google Spreadsheets script as the winner of Site Fixes category, and I will be receiving a ...
Does Google test with just IE and Firefox?
Monday, July 14th, 2008Ever tried using Google Spreadsheets with something else than IE or Firefox? Yeah, it doesn't work very well... Docs used to be the same, but at least something is getting better... However, the issue in Spreadsheets that stops it from working in Opera 9.5 is ridiculously simple! The JavaScript function which ...
The Opera Magazine
Friday, May 30th, 2008Quiz: How many browsers have their own magazines? Answer: One! I recently received my paperback copy of the first issue of the Opera Magazine, Opera's new lifestyle magazine. I have mixed opinions about the first issue: while some parts were funny or interesting, the other parts were not, so I can't decide whether ...
The future of browser widgets
Saturday, December 8th, 2007My definition of a widget: a small web application inside your browser. Opera has had widgets for a while now, and I'm sure Firefox has a plugin which provides similar features. But what is the future of widgets? I'm a widget developer - I have made quite many widgets and even ...
Top 9 most useful web developer tools for Opera
Friday, October 5th, 2007Originally posted in my old blog at My Opera Firefox has some tools for web developers, such as the excellent Firebug. But what does Opera have? Here is a list of top 9 developer tools for Opera - I bet you can't find these from Firefox.
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