Author Archives: Dennis Bournique

New To Me: Static Site Generators and A JavaScript Blog

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Nokia Belle Browser - Copy Text From a Web Page

I’m working on improving my meager JavaScript skills. One useful resource I’ve found is Adventures in JavaScript Development (rmurphey.com. ). It’s the lively technical and personal blog of JavaScript guru Rebecca Murphey, who writes eloquently on everything from personal experiences and social issues to JavaScript control structures. Almost as interesting as the site itself is that it’s built using Octopress, a new to me, blog aware, static site generator that claims to create a mobile first, “responsive design” layout. Unlike traditional blogging platforms, such as … Continue reading →

New UC Browser 8.2 Adds RSS Reader and Bookmark Backup and Restore

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UC Browser 8.2 N8 Symbian Quick Reads

A new 8.2 final version of the UC Browser was released today for Java ME and Symbian 3rd edition and latter. It includes two new features, dubbed Quick Reads and Bookmark Synchronization . Quick Reads is a built in RSS reader.  It displays item headlines with descriptions and thumbnail images from your choice of over 100 popular news sources. Click a headline to read the original article on the source site. Available feeds range from The Economist and the New York Times to E! … Continue reading →

WPMU’s Mobile First, Responsive Design

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WPMU Homescreen in Symbian Belle Browser

WPMU.org is a great resource for WordPress publishers and developers. Don’t be put off by the site’s name which suggests it’s about the “MU” multi-user/multi-site version of WordPress (which no-longer exists as a standalone product). Actually, WPMU.org is the most popular independent site covering WordPress and BuddyPress. Packed with WordPress lore, news, tips, tutorials and theme and plug-in downloads, it’s a site that should be of interest to anyone who runs a WordPress or BuddyPress site. Last July WPMU.org was redesigned in the … Continue reading →

Opera Labs Brings Extensions to Opera Mobile for Android

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Opera's Extensions Catalog

A few days ago, Opera Labs unveiled an early release of Opera Mobile that adds support for Opera Extensions. These are small user installable programs, similar to W3C widgets, that are built with JavaScript, HTML and CSS and add functionality to the browser. The Labs release of Opera Mobile uses the same extension format and APIs as desktop Opera. Many of the extensions created for the desktop run without modification in Opera Mobile. I downloaded Opera Mobile with Extensions support from the … Continue reading →

Pinterest Mobile Webapp Review

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Pinterest - a Pinboard

Pinterest is a social media startup that is quite the rage at the moment, especially with women. According to Comscore (by way of TechCrunch) it went from zero to 10 million monthly unique visitors in 20 months, faster than any site ever. All the more surprising as the service is still in private Beta. Potential members must be invited by a current user or request an invite. That makes it sound pretty exclusive however I received an invitation less than 24 hours after … Continue reading →

Opera Mini Next for Symbian Updated

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Opera Mini Next Symbian Update 1 - Speed Dials

A new Beta, a.k.a “Next”, version of Opera Mini,  labeled “Opera Mini Next for Symbian/S60 – update 1″, is now available for Symbian 2nd edition and latter devices. Download it by pointing your Symbian native browser at m.opera.com/next.  The update  fixes a number of the bugs in the first release. There are no new features.  Here’s the change log: Fixed freeze problem when loading big Opera Link account Fixed crash logger reporting Fixed web forms auto-submission issue Fixed search suggestions Fixed a number of … Continue reading →

Opera Mini for Android Updated to Version 7.0

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Opera Mini 7.0 Android - AllThingsD

Opera Software has updated the Android version of its Opera Mini proxy browser from 6.5.2 to 7.0. If you have used the Opera Mini “Next” Beta version, then 7.0 should look familiar. According to Opera 7.0, incorporates the all new features added to Opera Mini Next plus some unspecified bug fixes. Here’s a list of the new features in 7.0. Full hardware acceleration of the Mini application has been implemented. On Android 4.0 (Ice Cream Sandwich) devices, URL sharing via NFC … Continue reading →