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A History of browser support: IE from 1.0 to 9.0

March 18th, 2011 · No Comments · Uncategorized

I found this video last night, and if you work with ebooks then I really think it’s worth your time. In this video you’ll be able to see the growth of html, css, and related web technologies from before they existed to until the current day. It’s fascinating.

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Dolphin Browser Mini now reads PDFs

February 14th, 2011 · No Comments · Uncategorized

Dolphin just released an update to Dolphin Browser Mini (for Android). They added a bunch of new features including online PDF (also PPT/DOC/TIF) viewer, file uploading, change download directory. I’m tablet-less at the moment, so I can only post a picture and drool. But I will say that Dolphin is preferred my Android web browser. [...]

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Web browser based Ibis Reader updated

January 18th, 2011 · No Comments · software news

Liza Daly just posted over on the Threepress Consulting blog about the improvements in the latest version of Ibis Reader. Some of the new features include: Improved pagination and position-tracking We’ve changed the method of moving from page to page and remembering where you left off. Books should load faster, and it should be easier [...]

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Foxit release PDF creating browser toolbar

January 11th, 2011 · No Comments · ebook tools

I downloaded, tried it, and then disabled the toolbar. I’m going to stick with a Print to PDF plug-in. I’m sure this toolbar works great but I don’t like that it has all these buttons which clutter up my screen. I use less than half the sites linked to on the toolbar (Foxit Messages, CNN, [...]

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New web browser for Android – Dolphin Mini

December 6th, 2010 · 2 Comments · software news

I’m a few days behind on this story (months, actually), but I just came across a new web browser for Android. Today I found the announcement for Dolphin Mini, a new version of the Dolphin web browser. I’m using Dolphin Mini on my 9″ Pandigital Novel. There’s also Dolphin HD, but I wanted the thinned [...]

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Introducing Booki.sh – a new way to read Epub in your (Kindle) browser

October 14th, 2010 · 5 Comments · tips and tricks

A few weeks back I posted a video that showed an Epub file being read on the Kindle. I just got an email and that Epub reader is now ready. It’s called Booki.sh, and I love it. It works on your Kindle (it might not work on the K2 or K1), but it also works [...]

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Kindle vs Kindle: browser (video)

August 26th, 2010 · No Comments · software reviews

Len Edgerly, host of the Kindle Chronicles Podcast, presents a fireside chat to compare the browsers of the Kindle 2 and the new Kindle 3. The difference is amazing.

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