project.Mariah

Original: project.Mariah

To create fast and effect web tools for todays internet developer that work across all OS and browsers. If you are intrested in project.Mariah you may visite the home site of project.Mariah by clicking here.

Member of the week

Original: Member of the week

This has to be the one of the coolest blogs on My Opera. From Japan we have a great breakdancer and designer who also draw character Manga sketches. :cool:

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This has to be the one of the coolest blogs on My Opera. From Japan we have a great breakdancer and designer who also draw character Manga sketches. :cool:

His blog is a great read and with frequent updates he now has many fans, too! With post

The baby falcon is preparing for flight

Original: The baby falcon is preparing for flight

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Hi everyone!

While you may have seen me around in the blogs and forums, this is my first blog post on the desktop team blog. My former team mates and I have in fact been working on the desktop product all along as a separate team, but now we have merged with the rest of the desktop developers and QA to form a new and even stronger (and bigger!) desktop team.

We know that you have been waiting to get your hands on Opera 10 (Peregrine), and I am happy to announce that we are planning to release the first alpha of Opera 10 in the near future. The new version is the result of hard work that has been going on since even before 9.5 was released, and we are finally ready to let it spread its wings and fly out into the real world.

I'm not going to reveal too many details today, but I do want to talk a bit about what you can expect.

Winter photos

Original: Winter photos

Here are 10 beautiful winter photos we think is worth checking out. All of these photographers are active community members on My Opera and make great use of the photo albums service.

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Here are 10 absolutely stunning winter photos we think is worth checking out. All of these photographers are active community members on My Opera and make great use of the photo albums service.

1Frozen waterwheel. Amazing shot by ALLY_G.

2Winter dusk. Great photo by the Winter Photo Network.

3Urban winter. Photo by meska-lt.

4This is gonna hurt! Photo by BitzyMe.

5Snowboarding. Freedom. Photo by Katariina.

6Berlin season ornaments. Photo by Pontifix.

7Seasons greetings. Photo by clayd.

8Majestic mountain. Photo by gapulka.

9Winter in Sweden! Photo by SunRider.

10Iced road in Russia. Photo by typhoon_zsmk.

Member of the week

Original: Member of the week

This has to be the one of the coolest blogs on My Opera. From Japan we have a great breakdancer and designer who also draw character Manga sketches. :cool:

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This has to be the one of the coolest blogs on My Opera. From Japan we have a great breakdancer and designer who also draw character Manga sketches. :cool:

His blog is a great read and with frequent updates he now has many fans, too! With post

New Opera Mini 4.2 banners

Original: New Opera Mini 4.2 banners

Following the release of Opera Mini 4.2 the talented Web design team have made some cool banners you can use to embed on your blog/Web site! :up:

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Following the release of Opera Mini 4.2 we have some cool banners you can use to embed on

A Redistributable WebKit

Original: A Redistributable WebKit

Well, it's taken a long time to get to this point, but at long last I have managed to get a working version of WebKit that does not use any proprietary Apple libraries. I have posted a Release and Debug build, with the WinLauncher program that produced the accompanying image.

I have updated

Nomination has ended and it's time up to you to decide who should win. Check out each category where you'll find the finalists for the My Opera Awards 2008. We recommend everyone to browse through and find their favorite before submitting your final vote.

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Nomination has ended and it's time up to you to decide who should win. Check out each category where y

Best blog by a male

Best blog by a female

Best group

Top photographer

Best blog design

Best picture in a photo album (Opera employees to decide)

Category: Opera

• Best Opera blog

• Biggest Opera fan

• Most helpful Opera forum member

Video, 3D canvas and File I/O: Repeat!

Original: Video, 3D canvas and File I/O: Repeat!

We've done it again! This article gives you the low down on our all new Opera desktop build with support for the HTML 5 video element, 3D canvas, and the File I/O API. Find out what it contains, and download builds for Windows, Mac and UNIX!

Should be in your mobile: Opera Mini 4.2

Original: Should be in your mobile: Opera Mini 4.2

Good news, everyone! Today we have released the latest version of Opera Mini 4.2. Since the launch of the beta, speed trials have shown that this version gives more than 30% speed improvements for users in the US, due to addition of a new Opera Mini server park in ther United States.

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Good news, everyone! Today we have released the latest version of Opera Mini 4.2

This release also marks Opera Mini's official availability on the latest version of the Android mobile platform. Opera Mini is now the first Web browser alternative on Android. A technical preview of Opera Mini was previously released for an earlier version of Android in April 2008. Users of Android-powered mobile phones, such as the T-Mobile G1, can now download a beta version of Opera Mini 4.2 and experience a faster and less costly way to browse the full Internet. :yes:

To celebrate we feel a visual power demonstration is needed. Enjoy our latest video we've made to launch the world's fastest browser for your mobile phone:

Be sure to check back during the day as we will share links to reviews and first impressions on Opera Mini 4.2. :)

New Opera dot com

Original: New Opera dot com

Last week we launched an update to opera.com. Significant improvements have been made to the site to make sure it's an even faster and better surfing experience.

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Last week we launched an update to opera.com. Significant improvements have been made to the site, providing a faster and better surfing experience.

The new site has a complete re-write of the backend

firefox india

Original: firefox india

come to spread free software. ...along with fox lets work together and achieve it
its our goal. . join lets do it all together.
share our ideas nd stories
 
 

CoreFoundation Gone?

Original: CoreFoundation Gone?

One of the major impediments to using WebKit on Windows (assuming you are not writing software for Apple) is that the implementation relies on a suite of proprietary support libraries, such as CoreGraphics, CoreFoundation, and CFNetwork.

Readers of this blog will be familiar with some of the steps I have taken to attempt to mitigate this by using Cairo (rather than CoreGraphics) and Curl (rather than CFNetwork). However, there still remained large bits of logic written to use various useful data types and operating system support logic found in CoreFound function on both platforms. I intend to also port it to Linux once I have some spare time.

The sources are mostly complete, and easy to build on OS X using darwinbuild. However, the instructions on Apple's website are out of date, and the posted example program doesn't even work in the version of CF-Lite (299) referenced on the page. There are no working instructions or Makefiles for building the current Leopard-based sources on Windows (bug filed.) Furthermore, a lot of the Windows-specific code that appeared in earlier releases seems to have been stripped out in later releases. 

Thankfully, by reviewing every one of the released CF-Lite tarballs, I was able to piece together much of what was missing. It is unfortunate that the Open Source source omits (or in some cases excludes via "#if 0" stanzas) the Windows versions of these routines. I took the opportunity to file some radar bugs

API Reference Manual for WebKit/Gtk+

Original: API Reference Manual for WebKit/Gtk+

As of two days ago the Gtk+ buildbot is finally running the test suite after every build. And today we even have the first regressions that we need to address/understand. The short-, mid- and long term goal is now to get as many tests running as possible and keep them running. There are quite some bugs to be fixed in WebKit/Gtk+, our base libraries, our testing tools so there is plenty of fun left for everyone.

In the webkit IRC channel we sometimes get questions regarding the API of the WebKit/Gtk+ port and if there are examples. On the one hand we are pretty strong. We have the GtkLauncher, some early adopters, when adding API many people made sure that we have API documentation. On the other hand we are weak as there is no introduction, no generated reference manual, no downloadable samples. So I got a bit sidetracked from the re ear now.



WEBKIT_API type
function_name (function*...);

To make gtkdoc-scan parse the above as a function you will need to pass --ignore-decorators="WEBKIT_API" to the tool. Magically plenty of symbols turned up in the -unused.txt file and I was able to copy them into the -sections.txt. Now the tool refused to find any documentation. So remember WebKit/Gtk+ is mostly written in C++ and gtkdoc-mkdb simply does not know about the ".cpp" file extension. So pass --source-suffixes=c,cpp to gtkdoc-mkdb and it will find the sourcecode. Ah functions and their documentation, almost perfect. The last undocumented bit is for -sections.txt. E.g. you have the various _get_type(void) methods and there is little benefit of having them pop up in the API. Inside your "<SECTION>" you can put them into a "<SUBSECTION Private>" and they will be ignored.

The next thing is to get it actually merged into WebKit and integr

Firefox - Users - Expats in Xi'an (China)

Original: Firefox - Users - Expats in Xi'an (China)

For those who don´t know Xi'an: It is one of the oldest cities in the world and home of the famous Terracotta Warriors. Unfortunately it is still IE dominated as I can see it in my Site stats (IE6-Disgusting) but we are gonna change that, right? Perhaps by sticking the Firefox logo on a Warriors head?

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Member of the week

Original: Member of the week

It's time to greet a newcomer to our humble and sweet community! From the land of vineyards, exquisite cuisine and the Eiffel Tower we have an excellent active graphic designer with us.

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It's time to greet a newcomer to our humble and sweet community! From the land of vineyards, exquisite cuisine and the Eiffel Tower have an excellent active graphic designer with us.

S

Firefox in Turkmenistan

Original: Firefox in Turkmenistan

Bu gruppanyn missiyasy Turkmenistan'ly internet ulanyjylary arasynda Firefox we beyleki acyk kodly programmalary yayradys, acyk kodly programmalaryn osmegine oz hissemizi gosys, turkmen dilinde terjimelerini tayyarlas Turkmenistan'y tanadys.

Startup problems

Original: Startup problems

Since yesterday's release we've run into some startup problems. Here's a list of identified and known issues with the current site. You can also help if you've identified any bugs.

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Since yesterday's release we've run into some startup problems. We're working hard to get all the new cool features on My Opera back up and running again. Thanks for

My Opera might be slow from time to time as we continue optimization. This is a known issue and if you experience proxy errors, no response or general slowness this is something we're working to fix as soon as possible.

Profile images and avatars are not showing. We're currently using a temporary image placeholder. Your image and avatar is not removed or deleted. All data is restored and you will have your profile picture and avatar back soon. Edit: Fixed! :hat:

Activity Feed. The newly added feed to My Opera is currently deactivated due to performance issues. This will be fixed soon.

After sorting pictures in a photo album it does not save, but simply redirects to the edit page. Yes, this is confirmed too. We're fixing it. :)

We have reports on Swedes visiting where My Opera automatically thinks they're Norwegian... Well, this is unfortunate (whether this is a bug or a "feature" can be discussed), but the site should be displayed in English if your native language is not supported.

Blue Beanie Day

Original: Blue Beanie Day

We're hereby announcing My Opera's participation in the second annual Blue Beanie Day. Please join us on Friday, November 28, 2008 with thousands of Standardistas to show your support for Web standards and accessibility.

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About Blue Beanie Day

Blue Beanie Day is the brainchild of Doug Vos, creator of the Designing With Web Standards group on Facebook. Since October 27, 2007, over 4,300 members have joined, representing over nie^* on Friday November 28.

On November 28, switch your profile picture and post your royal blueness to the Blue Beanie Day 2008 photo group at Flickr and to the Blue Beanie group photo album on My Opera. That's all there is to it!

So, who's in? I know I am! :cool:

^* Web professionals "down under" and in otherwise summery climates can subsitute the beanie for a blue cap. :)

IE8: What’s After Beta 2

Original: IE8: What's After Beta 2

The announcement of IE8 Beta 2 started an important and public phase of the product development cycle getting broad public feedback. The team is providing detailed information and answering questions about the product

Since the release of Beta 2, the team has been absorbed in the data we get from real people about the product. We have combed through instrumentation of over 20 million IE sessions and hundreds of hours of usability lab sessions. Together with IE MVPs, we have scrutinized thousands of threads from user forums and examined the issues that people are raising (not to mention all the times users opt to "Report a Webpage Problem…"). We have also sp

We will release one more public update of IE8 in the first quarter of 2009, and then follow that up with the final release. Our next public release of IE (typically called a "release candidate") indicates the end of the beta period. We want the technical community of people and organizations interested in web browsers to take this update as a strong signal that IE8 is effectively complete and done. They should expect the final product to behave as this update does. We want them to test their sites and services with IE8, make any changes they feel are necessary for the best possible customer experience using IE8, and report any critical issues (e.g., issues impacting robustness, security, backwards compatibility, or completeness with respect to planned standards work). Our plan is to deliver the final product after listening for feedback about critical issues.

We will be very selective about what changes we make between the next update and final release. We will act on the most critical issues. We will be super clear about product changes we make between the update and the final release.

The call to action now for the technical community is to download beta 2 (if you haven't already) and let us know about your experience. Next, please prepare for final testing with public update so you can let us know – quickly, loudly, and clearly – if you find absolutely critical issues with it before the release of the final product.

Thanks –

Dean Hachamovitch
General Manager, Internet Explorer

P.S. If you're a developer, or service provider, or IT professional, how do you prepare for the final release of new software? Leave a comment – we'd like to know.

Startup problems

Original: Startup problems

Since yesterday's release we've run into some startup problems. After roughly 6 hours of getting everything out, we ended up having a hard time tracking down problems which led the site to feel like it was back in the "good old days". Here's a list of identified and known issues.

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Since yesterday's release we've run into some startup problems. After roughly 6 hours of getting everything out, we ended up having a hard time tracking down problems which led the site to feel slow and unstable.

If you have a bug which is not identified and listed below, please report it in this discussed), but the site should be displayed in English if your native language is not supported.

10 great autumn photos

Original: 10 great autumn photos

Here are 10 absolutely stunning autumn photos we think is worth checking out. All of these photographers are active community members on My Opera and make great use of the photo albums service.

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Here are 10 absolutely stunning autumn photos we think is worth checking out. All of these photographers are active community members on My Opera and make great use of the photo albums service.

1Beatiful autumn leaf. Photo by Dr. Tess.

2You can never go wrong with red. Photo by nararit.

3A park with almost too many colors. Photo by musickna.

4Just a few single leaves left... Photo by zetorres.

5Crispy sunrise. Photo by the Autumn Photo Network.

6Great color mixture on a wooden wall. Photo by bfdolphin.

7Fantastic motion in the waterfall. Photo by Gruesome.

8Almost as idyllic as The Shire. Photo by ALLY_G.

9Even kittens love the autumn! Photo by Kriszti.

10Leaf in the water. Photo by DuckyChickenLady.

Best Antivirus Software & Internet Security Software

Original: Best Antivirus Software & Internet Security Software

We, testers and reviewers of some of the top antivirus software for Microsoft Windows PCs, show our support--and belief--that Firefox provides a better, safer, smarter web browsing experience than the alternatives.

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New My Opera is go

Original: New My Opera is go

Welcome to new and improved My Opera! This release is a big one. Development is finally done and we can now all enjoy a faster and better looking My Opera.

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This release is a big one. We've focused on performance, stability and adding new functionalities. This is to make My Opera an even better surfing experience on PC/Mac and mobile phones. As you may notice, the community section (this section ;) has been given a new look and feel. We're very happy with the end result and fee arget="_blank" href="http://my.opera.com/BAMAToNE/blog">BAMAToNE, WillYum and Ramunas for beta testing and providing feedback along the way.

New and improved My Opera features

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  New fresh My Opera look

  We've tried to keep My Opera fresh, clean and easy on the eye and we really hope you like it. This look in particular has been worked alongside with new www.opera.com. We want to have a more unified browsing experience when visiting our new Web sites. You can also highlight and influence more what others see on My Opera by using the "spotlight" function when you're logged and surf around on your friends blogs.

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  Now available in 5 languages

  You can now have most parts of My Opera's user interface translated into Norwegian, Chinese, Italian and Spanish. You can change language using the drop down menu available at the bottom of this page. More languages such as Vietnamese, Japanese, etc. will follow soon.

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  1 GB of free storage space

  We've upped the ante! Another reason to celebrate. :) We wanted to give everyone more free storage space because, well... We want to see more of your stuff! More photos, more blog posts, more good stuff!

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  Friends activity feed on home page

  View a live and direct list based upon your friend's latest activities in the community. This list is generated based on mutual agreement between you and your friend (you both have to each other added as a friend). This is an exciting new feature and we will continue development in the future and add many extra functionalities to it. This is a first version we hope you'll appreciate.

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  Now you can help moderate too

  On all forums posts and album pictures you can now report it as offensive and/or violating our terms of service or guidelines. The report feature is your way to further help us make sure My Opera's spam free and that we don't have any nasty pictures. All reports will be investigated by a My Opera moderator. :)

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  New blog themes

  New My Opera users will now have a slick blog theme which fits perfectly with the official My Opera look. You can also try it out if you want from "My page", "Account" and "Design". There's also a new theme called "In the Shadows". We recommend you check them out....

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  Mobile optimized site

  There has been a lot of mobile optimizations for this release! For example, we now use smaller pictures for faster loading while surfing the site on mobile. You can even see how My Opera would like on a mobile be clicking "view mobile site" at the bottom of this page. :cool:

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  Slideshow for photo albums

  A cool slideshow has been added for all photo albums. Simple click the "view slideshow" button in albums overview for a full screen slide show of your photos (note: not yet available for mobile phones).

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  Redesigned messages interface

  Friendlier interface for viewing messages. You can now also see your friends avatars. More improvements will follow later. :)

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  Massive code improvements

  We've rewritten a huge percentage of the entire code on My Opera! This is a huge step in order to deliver more, better and faster features for you in the future. It will greatly allow us to grow the community even more. :up:

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  Easy access to Opera Link

  The new Opera Link drop down menu allows you to quicker and easier access your synchronised content. It also allows you to merge duplicate bookmarks — read more about Opera Link.

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  Member of the weeks

  Want to know who member of the week was? Well... Now you can! Check out the new motw archive.

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  HTML tweaks

  While adding new features and improving old ones, we had to tweak the HTML code a bit. Please check your CSS if you have any. Small changes have been made to "friends", "latest visitors" and "latest comments". Some more changes has also been made to the photo albums section and the top menu is now placed inside the #wrap3 div (on most designs). Feel free to ask any questions about this.

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  Bug fixes

  A lot of bug fixes are included in this release. How many? We lost count... It's that many! :) Thanks to all who reported bugs in the forums and participated in the private beta testing.

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  And...!

  A whole lot more stuff you'll discover while surfing the site! For example; check out the editor's picks photo albums... ;)