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So I'm here.. trying to compare the different new WM6.1 ROM's in different tabs..
and my browser keeps pretty much slowing to a crawl or freezing up on me..
I think it's this stupid 'Toyota Corolla' flash advertisement!! GRRRRRRRRR!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Stupid Car!!!!
I just got the car and Im happy with it. Just because of your slow browser, dont complain. Have you tried FirFox browser? If yes, then there is an add-on called AdBlock Plus which can block unwanted ads
Regards,
Carty..
Firefox's been slowing down on me lately, too... it might be the fact that I'm on my laptop now that my PC is fried. My laptop is old...
Thats why I use Opera on my PC. Rock stable. Very few websites dont show fine on it. For them, I fire up IE
Sometimes xda-developers itself is very slowwww
kdskamal said:
Thats why I use Opera on my PC. Rock stable. Very few websites dont show fine on it. For them, I fire up IE
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I use Opera at work also, and sometimes at home.
My favorite browsers are as follows:
Firefox 3
Firefox 2 with certain addons
Opera
Firefox 2 without any addons
Internet Explorer
Yes... that space after firefox and before IE is there on purpose.
Opera is great and fast but it has a few quirks that bug the heck out of me, not to mention some sites don't work properly on it. Many more sites than firefox, since it's implementation of AJAX is somewhat screwy. Internet Explorer is great in the sense that it never breaks on me, but that's because I don't allow it to get all gunked up.
ivanmmj said:
Many more sites than firefox, since it's implementation of AJAX is somewhat screwy. Internet Explorer is great in the sense that it never breaks on me, but that's because I don't allow it to get all gunked up.
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True. Remember the gmail problem which used to happen on opera(now, that problem is gone though). AJAX is implemented fine on latest opera, though still not on IE standards, but, its quite there.
To me, it provides the fastest browsing experience
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True. Remember the gmail problem which used to happen on opera(now, that problem is gone though). AJAX is implemented fine on latest opera, though still not on IE standards, but, its quite there.
To me, it provides the fastest browsing experience
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AJAX in Opera is implemented the proper way, yes, but websites don't write Ajax in the proper way, they write in the way that IE supports it many times.
But Opera IS much faster.
Keep in mind, those ads, as annoying and a pain in the ass as they are, keep this website free.
I used to run a forum/community type of site similiar to this one a few years back that had about 30,000 members ... and you have no idea how much it costs to do so. This site is considerably larger than the one I owned... and Between paying for transfer and storage ..etc... it gets expensive... and keep in mind you make cents per ad ...
So i think its something we just need to accept... or maybe donate to xda, so they can get a more powerful server or less ads.
ivanmmj said:
AJAX in Opera is implemented the proper way, yes, but websites don't write Ajax in the proper way, they write in the way that IE supports it many times.
But Opera IS much faster.
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ivanmmj how do feel about Skyfire?? Did you get a chance to try it??
taz357 said:
ivanmmj how do feel about Skyfire?? Did you get a chance to try it??
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skyfire will log all your internetactivity. if you like it - test ist. BUT they have it in Privacy that they capture your internet using...
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skyfire will log all your internetactivity. if you like it - test ist. BUT they have it in Privacy that they capture your internet using...
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Hey papamopps!
I'm going to try it anyway just to test for myself and how it functions with my herald. if i don't like it, its gone!
give a report on the browser!
taz357 said:
Hey papamopps!
I'm going to try it anyway just to test for myself and how it functions with my herald. if i don't like it, its gone!
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just wanted to inform you about this fact.
for a reprot try tos earch skifire on "general" forum. many people are testing it....
papamopps said:
just wanted to inform you about this fact.
for a reprot try tos earch skifire on "general" forum. many people are testing it....
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nope.
i was referring to a personal report/observation.. just encouraging taz357(specifically) to give a personal opinion/view of it.
which i can't find by searching for others' opinions.
LINK Try out the emulator and get a taste of what we are getting soon.
Very Nice.
hmmm... maybe it will feel different on the phone, but I didn't really like it
Sergio PC said:
LINK Try out the emulator and get a taste of what we are getting soon.
Very Nice.
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Wow... I am still getting over how good Opera 9 is and now this? This is going to be amazing.
pretty neat, i like how it pops up your history when you click on the url bar and puts all the controls off screen but within easy reach. still though, flash support seems like a pipe dream
i like it a lot, i just couldnt find the zoom out function to view all the opened tabs in full screen mode, where you see them 'lying on a table' that was available in a movie from wmpoweruser.com ...
willyy1991 said:
i like it a lot, i just couldnt find the zoom out function to view all the opened tabs in full screen mode, where you see them 'lying on a table' that was available in a movie from wmpoweruser.com ...
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Yeah... good point. I saw that in the demo video too.
Also couldn't seem to use double tap zoom in the emulator. Wonder if it will be in there.
Drybonz said:
Yeah... good point. I saw that in the demo video too.
Also couldn't seem to use double tap zoom in the emulator. Wonder if it will be in there.
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Double tap zoom in & out works for me, click&throw works too ..
Skyfire 1.0 Released Today:
What’s new in Skyfire 1.0
Improvements specific to the Skyfire 1.0 release include enhanced navigation,
zooming and interaction as well as faster launch, power optimization, and new search functionality. Having previously delivered rich media and text readability on a small screen, the focus of this latest release was helping users get to the
content they want more quickly.
As the new version starts-up, users can type a search or URL in the Superbar
even while Skyfire is connecting in the network. After a web page loads, smooth scrolling and zooming – similar to an iPhone – helps users navigate the page more quickly. Likewise, now users can click on links on the first page load
without having to zoom first.
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I'm going to install this myself and I will report back shortly on whether or not they've made the jump to true VGA.
UPDATE: Skyfire has NOT gone true VGA, it is still a QVGA image stretched to VGA... Quite disappointing... The load time however does seem to be greatly reduced...
NOTE: See page 2 (post 12) for solution to
error finding authentication service.
please try again later
(10.100.120.130_3006)
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wow, great!!
I gonna try soon.
Thanks for sharing and reporting.
Best Regards
mine keeps saying:
error finding authentication service.
please try again later
(10.100.120.130_3006)
anyone else getting this?
Ganondolf said:
mine keeps saying:
error finding authentication service.
please try again later
(10.100.120.130_3006)
anyone else getting this?
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odd, the 10.x.x.x block is reserved for class a internal addresses (similar to the 192.x.x.x block for class c), I wonder what it expects to connect to...
jhw549 said:
odd, the 10.x.x.x block is reserved for class a internal addresses (similar to the 192.x.x.x block for class c), I wonder what it expects to connect to...
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tried it over wifi and data, same message. turns off browser after u press ok on the message.
tried opera and it connected fine + have weather update and emails going to my phone.
yep don't work for my network and/or area too. This happened in previous version too. IMG]http://forum.ppcgeeks.com/images/smilies/eusa_wall.gif[/IMG]
Best Regards
Ganondolf said:
mine keeps saying:
error finding authentication service.
please try again later
(10.100.120.130_3006)
anyone else getting this?
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Yup same thing here also.
Ganondolf said:
tried it over wifi and data, same message. turns off browser after u press ok on the message.
tried opera and it connected fine + have weather update and emails going to my phone.
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Have you tried a soft-reset?
What a piece of crap, no true vga or wvga resolution, can't work via activesync with a immediate termination of the browser ... lolol great for a v1.0 release...
onesolo said:
What a piece of crap, no true vga or wvga resolution, can't work via activesync with a immediate termination of the browser ... lolol great for a v1.0 release...
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nope it isn't the first release. I tried all ( 0.1, 0.2, 0.3, 0.4....... ) versions and none were worked in my area.
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Have you tried a soft-reset?
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yes tried it, no change.
went to the offical forum and they tell u to close the program then delete the prefs file in application data and restart to fix it but dont work for me.
i have a sony x1 and i live in the uk (o2)
Had the same problem as well. Found a solution on the Skyfire forum.
Go into:
applications data/skyfire and rename the file "pref" to "_pref"
now restart Skyfire and it should work fine.
There seems to be a problem with the autorouting code which should detect which country the phone is currently in.
Hope this helps.
hanhha2000 said:
Had the same problem as well. Found a solution on the Skyfire forum.
Go into:
applications data/skyfire and rename the file "pref" to "_pref"
now restart Skyfire and it should work fine.
There seems to be a problem with the autorouting code which should detect which country the phone is currently in.
Hope this helps.
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Thanks a lot, this works for me
hanhha2000 said:
Had the same problem as well. Found a solution on the Skyfire forum.
Go into:
applications data/skyfire and rename the file "pref" to "_pref"
now restart Skyfire and it should work fine.
There seems to be a problem with the autorouting code which should detect which country the phone is currently in.
Hope this helps.
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its working now thanks. first impressions is that its fast but the picture quality is poor (wvga device)
CRACING said:
nope it isn't the first release. I tried all ( 0.1, 0.2, 0.3, 0.4....... ) versions and none were worked in my area.
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I didn't said that it was the first release, but about the version 1.0
Thkx for the above fix. Now skyfire works
Is this browser based on firefox?? When I try to add an rss feed, it uses the same layout like in desktop FF
Not in the least bit, Fennec is the closest you'll get to Firefox on PPC, the closest working thing (and I used the term working loosely) is minimo...
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Not in the least bit, Fennec is the closest you'll get to Firefox on PPC, the closest working thing (and I used the term working loosely) is minimo...
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Skyfire uses Firefox on their servers to render things, or at least the Gecko engine.
As for the browser, though, I'm more and more disappointed. While it was my only real option on my old Q9H, on the VGA Fuze, everything in 1.0 looks blurrier than it did in the previous release and 0.9 wasn't exactly sharp either.
bangbang023 said:
Skyfire uses Firefox on their servers to render things, or at least the Gecko engine.
As for the browser, though, I'm more and more disappointed. While it was my only real option on my old Q9H, on the VGA Fuze, everything in 1.0 looks blurrier than it did in the previous release and 0.9 wasn't exactly sharp either.
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That's because the app is rendered in QVGA resolution then stretched to VGA, what you're looking at is 4 VGA pixels for every 1 QVGA pixel it would normally display. It IS still the best solution to the "How do I use flash sites on my PPC?" question...
The Good:
It's fast
Plays Flash
The Bad:
QVGA resolution only.
No tabbed browsing.
Bookmarks apparently need to be manually typed in.
Menu size is small (in general not finger friendly)
Zoom is clunky (default zoom is too small, max zoom is too small, zoom works by button presses instead of slider)
I'll stick with opera and my dedicated YouTube app for now.
Good looking out for this, wasn't able to get the 1.0 cab from get.skyfire.com
https://marketplace.windowsphone.co...64c-d514-4d91-85df-a512bc37c1cd&wa=wsignin1.0
But the stupid marketplace isn't working for all regions so it doesn't show up on my phone marketplace.
Any kind soul willing to extract the cab and put it up for us?
It is discussed for some time in thread which by coincidence appears at the moment right under your thread. It even has the same subject !
Also CAB is on opera homepage, no need to host it anywhere.
Someone please close this.
he said office nt opera ne way wwill download n up
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It is discussed for some time in thread which by coincidence appears at the moment right under your thread. It even has the same subject !
Also CAB is on opera homepage, no need to host it anywhere.
Someone please close this.
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looks like epic fail dude ... someone's talking bout opera, but this is office thread
Dr.Sid said:
It is discussed for some time in thread which by coincidence appears at the moment right under your thread. It even has the same subject !
Also CAB is on opera homepage, no need to host it anywhere.
Someone please close this.
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Uhm it's about the new office mobile 2010 beta not the opera mobile 10 beta.
About the fact you can't get the file use the region changer: http://rapidshare.com/files/308877055/MarketPlaceRegionSwitch-1.1.zip credits to creator(don't know his name)
Set it too USA and you will be able to download
Here is tutorial how to switch regions on marketplace: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=inLg7CSv2ss
I just installed it and except for new icons and "(beta)" in apps title i havent noticed any difference. Interface is still old one.
Dr.Sid said:
It even has the same subject !
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Learn to read.
[email protected]@ing rapidshare
derran said:
[email protected]@ing rapidshare
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http://www.sendspace.com/file/incd9d
enjoy
thanx but i found it on the forum
on my web browser it says purchased but on my phone its not under "ready to download"?
I tested with the facebook app and its working but the office 2010 isnt?
never mind I got the son of a *****
just gotta make cab with sk tools
good thing about it, is that on wm 6.5 kinetic scrolling works when scrolling opened documents
fast install via the marketplace
Is it only me who has the feeling that nothing is changed and have excel not working? When I open xml file, I get error and then excel crashes.
Yea, i have feeling that nothing changed too. About excel: it works, but on wm6.5 preinstalled office it gave me error on opening random xls files which worked without problems on PC. I havent tested with 2010 yet.
It looks like it's only on WM6.5. I'm not brave enough to flash and cook yet.
derran said:
thanx but i found it on the forum
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could you please tell me where you found it in the forum as i can't seem to find it.
Yes I would also like to know.
So no changes in OneNote mobile either? I thought I read they would be putting more stuffs in or is it not included?
jlhc87 said:
https://marketplace.windowsphone.co...64c-d514-4d91-85df-a512bc37c1cd&wa=wsignin1.0
But the stupid marketplace isn't working for all regions so it doesn't show up on my phone marketplace.
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And you don't even know how to search in the xda.
Just use MarketPlaceRegionSwitch v1.1 , http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=577627 to change the region of marketplace.
Hi,
on my Wm Phone I could use the phonecam as a webcam over BT or USB Cable does this work with my n1?
audino said:
Hi,
on my Wm Phone I could use the phonecam as a webcam over BT or USB Cable does this work with my n1?
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ORB Live will do that and than some for $9.99
oklahomatulsa said:
ORB Live will do that and than some for $9.99
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there is no word about be able to do webcamera on a windows pc with the phone... sorry orb live wont do it
i would like to use the nexus one as a webcamera for my laptop and viewing webcams on the n1...
I've done it with orb... no problem.
Make sure you set up their latest edition and use it through the web browser. Their app sucks... through the browser its free
I can see how you can use a PC Webcam and bring it to the N1 using this software, but I really don't see how to do the opposite.
How do I use the N1 as the webcam that's viewable on a PC?
qik anybody?
aad4321 said:
google it. i know there is a dev out there who has a working on on 1.6. He hasent done 2.1 yet because he does not have a N1 to test with. currently i do not believe their is an app or way to do this yet
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I have "googled it". What search terms would you suggest to get some relavent results? When I do searches I typically end up with two hits that at first seem like they might be useful. The first goes to google's forum and is worthless... the next one links to this very thread.
Two different people here have said they've done it with orb... it's pretty reasonable to ask them how they did it since doing searches on orb's site don't give anything fruitful.
audino said:
there is no word about be able to do webcamera on a windows pc with the phone... sorry orb live wont do it
i would like to use the nexus one as a webcamera for my laptop and viewing webcams on the n1...
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http://www.droiddog.com/android-blog/2010/02/orb-live-app-review/
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http://www.droiddog.com/android-blog/2010/02/orb-live-app-review/
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Why do you keep posting off topic?
Let's start over and read the question being asked and see if there's a solution.
We all know that Orb will let you stream a webcam that's connected TO YOUR PC to your phone.
That is NOT what we're trying to accomplish.
We'd like to be able to (as the thread states) "N1 using as a webcam" Use the N1's built in camera to stream live video to another place.
I would like to be able to set the phone down, aim it's camera at something and then have someone else... PC across the planet... whatever... be able to see what the phone is aimed at.
Does anyone know how to do that?
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Why do you keep posting off topic?
Let's start over and read the question being asked and see if there's a solution.
We all know that Orb will let you stream a webcam that's connected TO YOUR PC to your phone.
That is NOT what we're trying to accomplish.
We'd like to be able to (as the thread states) "N1 using as a webcam" Use the N1's built in camera to stream live video to another place.
I would like to be able to set the phone down, aim it's camera at something and then have someone else... PC across the planet... whatever... be able to see what the phone is aimed at.
Does anyone know how to do that?
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Look at what I found on the market yesterday:
http://www.androlib.com/android.application.usbwebcam-application-wCCC.aspx
Haven't tested. Enjoy
tokyomonster said:
Look at what I found on the market yesterday:
http://www.androlib.com/android.application.usbwebcam-application-wCCC.aspx
Haven't tested. Enjoy
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Now that's what I'm talkin about. Good find. Will try out and report back.
*edit* This must have been removed from the market. I even went to the publisher's page on the phone and clicked the market link they have there and it takes you to a "no matches" page... boo...
do you still have the 0.4 apk?
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Now that's what I'm talkin about. Good find. Will try out and report back.
*edit* This must have been removed from the market. I even went to the publisher's page on the phone and clicked the market link they have there and it takes you to a "no matches" page... boo...
do you still have the 0.4 apk?
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I do. I'll rip it when I get home if I remember, but you'll also need a software client on the PC side which I do not have.
Looks like it's still here though: http://www.placaware.com/?page_id=6
tokyomonster said:
I do. I'll rip it when I get home if I remember, but you'll also need a software client on the PC side which I do not have.
Looks like it's still here though: http://www.placaware.com/?page_id=6
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Yea, that's the point I'm at... I wonder why they took it down.
The only issue I'm seeing is that they say it only gets 3fps... that ... kinda sucks.
*edit* and thanks for grabbin the apk off your phone later.. I appreciate it.
Another issue I'm having, and maybe it's just because I don't have it attached to a computer yet, but everything is rotated 90 degrees counter-clockwise on my n1 and a portion of the bottom mirrors the image.