A narrative on the future of web browsers and web browsing

Flock 1.1 Now in Public Beta

Wednesday, February 20th, 2008

I'm keen to put Flock 1.1 through its paces, now that the beta is publicly available. It looks like this will be the next Browser of the Week, perhaps as soon as next week. Naturally I'll keep in mind that it's still a beta product.

A Week at the Opera, Conclusions

Friday, February 15th, 2008

My week-long adventure with Opera is coming to a close, and it's undeniably a solid, professional product. One thing that struck me is how many nice little convenience features it provides: VCR controls to "rewind" and "fast forward", in addition to the standard back and forward buttons. Rewind takes you to ...

Browser of the Week, Opera Woes

Tuesday, February 12th, 2008

I've had a couple of problems with Opera today. The first is the Google Reader issue I mentioned yesterday. It seems to occur when I scroll down the items in a feed using the mouse wheel. At a certain point, the feed window stop scrolling and the whole pane moves ...

A Week at the Opera, Initial Impressions

Monday, February 11th, 2008

Today we kick off Just Browsing's ongoing Browser of the Week series. I installed Opera on my MacBook Pro this morning, though I couldn't cut the Firefox umbilical cord entirely and I'm still using it on my other computer (a Windows XP box). I'll be delving into some of the ...

Browser of the Week, Coming Soon

Tuesday, February 5th, 2008

Last week I promised that my "Browser of the Week" series would begin on Monday. Due to unforeseen circumstances, it will kick off next week. The first browser to go under the microscope will be Opera. If Opera does anything special that I absolutely positively must take a look at, ...

New Version of Flock in the Pipeline

Monday, January 28th, 2008

Evan Hamilton, Flock's "Community Ambassador", gives a brief overview of the features planned for Flock 1.1, which is slated for release in a few weeks. Though I haven't actually tried the browser for a shamefully long time, I've always been a big fan and proponent of Flock's vision. I'm still ...