web browsers – Call-A.P.P.L.E. https://www.callapple.org Worlds Largest Apple User Group - Since 1978 Sun, 24 Nov 2024 00:48:02 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.9.4 https://www.callapple.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/08/cropped-CallAPPLE512-32x32.png web browsers – Call-A.P.P.L.E. https://www.callapple.org 32 32 Webber Browser Updated https://www.callapple.org/software/webber-browser-updated/ Wed, 29 Sep 2021 00:09:23 +0000 https://www.callapple.org/?p=18755 Ewen Wannop has released an updated version of the Webber Internet Browser for the Apple IIGS. Webber version 1.1 includes the following updates:  many bug fixes to improve stability, to both Webber and the HTML Tool added some new features to the HTML Tool as well now optionally supports the receiving and sending of Cookies.  A simple editor, lets you can view and delete Cookies you may not wish to keep.  The Webber browser requires that Marinetti be installed on...]]>

Ewen Wannop has released an updated version of the Webber Internet Browser for the Apple IIGS. Webber version 1.1 includes the following updates:

  •  many bug fixes to improve stability, to both Webber and the HTML Tool
  • added some new features to the HTML Tool as well
  • now optionally supports the receiving and sending of Cookies. 
  • A simple editor, lets you can view and delete Cookies you may not wish to keep. 

The Webber browser requires that Marinetti be installed on your Apple IIGS, runs on GSOS System 6.01 through 6.04 and will handle any non secure HTTP website that does not use scripts or style sheets.

For more information about Webber 1.1 or to download the App, go tot he Webber website at:
https://speccie.uk/software/webber/

]]> The End of Ten-Four-Fox https://www.callapple.org/software/the-end-of-ten-four-fox/ Sun, 04 Apr 2021 02:03:43 +0000 https://www.callapple.org/?p=16184 Cameron Kaiser has announce the end of development on the Ten-Four-Fox application, which provided users of G4 machines with Firefox Browser capabilities. As he mentions in his writeup, the costs of the operation are a huge item with about $600 per month in accruing by providing the application. To read further, check out Cameron’s article at:https://tenfourfox.blogspot.com/2020/04/the-end-of-tenfourfox-and-what-ive.html]]>

Cameron Kaiser has announce the end of development on the Ten-Four-Fox application, which provided users of G4 machines with Firefox Browser capabilities. As he mentions in his writeup, the costs of the operation are a huge item with about $600 per month in accruing by providing the application.

To read further, check out Cameron’s article at:
https://tenfourfox.blogspot.com/2020/04/the-end-of-tenfourfox-and-what-ive.html

]]> TenFourFox Internet Browser Updated https://www.callapple.org/software/tenfourfox-updated/ Sat, 20 Feb 2021 14:34:03 +0000 https://www.callapple.org/?p=15827 TenFourFox, the Internet browser for G3, G4 and G5 processors has been updated. The TenFourFox Browser requires users to be using 10.4.11 on the G3 and G4 CPUs and 10.5.8 on the G5. TenFourFox is available in at least a dozen languages and is a free download. The browser does not support Flash or Java and does not run on Intel based Macintoshes. The latest release of TenFourFox, Feature Parity Release 30 SPR2 is a security and parity update release...]]>

TenFourFox, the Internet browser for G3, G4 and G5 processors has been updated. The TenFourFox Browser requires users to be using 10.4.11 on the G3 and G4 CPUs and 10.5.8 on the G5. TenFourFox is available in at least a dozen languages and is a free download. The browser does not support Flash or Java and does not run on Intel based Macintoshes.

The latest release of TenFourFox, Feature Parity Release 30 SPR2 is a security and parity update release and is available from the TenFourFox Github page at:
https://github.com/classilla/tenfourfox

]]> RIP S.I.S – Long Live Webber https://www.callapple.org/software/rip-s-i-s-long-live-webber/ Sun, 13 Dec 2020 22:13:12 +0000 https://www.callapple.org/?p=15165 Long live WebberWebber is a powerful new web browser for the IIgs, that lets you surf the web and download files. Webber requires Marinetti to be installed. Webber is the successor to the now discontinued SIS. It uses the same interface as SIS, but there the similarity ends. Unlike SIS, Webber is a stand-alone application, compatible with System 6.0.1 through 6.0.4, and can download any web page that is accessible from an http:// connection. It does not handle https:// secure...]]>

Long live WebberWebber is a powerful new web browser for the IIgs, that lets you surf the web and download files. Webber requires Marinetti to be installed.

Webber is the successor to the now discontinued SIS. It uses the same interface as SIS, but there the similarity ends. Unlike SIS, Webber is a stand-alone application, compatible with System 6.0.1 through 6.0.4, and can download any web page that is accessible from an http:// connection.

It does not handle https:// secure connections, scripts, or style sheets.Check out what Webber can do for you:

  • View web pages
  • Send the results of interactive Forms
  • Download linked files
  • Load and display HTML files from disk
  • Keeps up to 256 Cached pages in a navigation Stack
  • Editable History list
  • Bookmarks
  • Keep & View optional transcript Logs
  • Supports Proxy connections
  • Supports password protected web pages
  • Print pages

Get it today from: https://speccie.uk/software/webber/

]]> FireFox tip https://www.callapple.org/software/firefox-tip/ https://www.callapple.org/software/firefox-tip/#respond Thu, 29 Dec 2011 23:32:05 +0000 http://www.callapple.org/?p=1747 Those of us in Canada are aware how our government keeps “shooting itself in the foot”. Those outside the country may not be aware just how silly and petty our government can get. For example they have this thing about promoting Canadian culture in the media. Not too bad on the surface of things right? Rather than encourage Canadians to produce our own material they de-regulate the media so they can purchase more American programming. Some of the stuff from South of the border is OK so it can rise and fall with the local ratings. However they take it a step further. If a Canadian station schedules a TV show at the same time as it is scheduled on an American station the cable companies are supposed to replace the American station with the Canadian station. This way the Canadian station can count local commercials as “Canadian content”. Of course this adds five minutes to the amount of commercials… The nasty part comes when we get to on-line content.

When viewing on-line content the government censors what we can see. I’m not talking about stuff like kiddie porn. I’m talking about over the air content. If a show is broadcast in Canada on a Canadian station, but is supplied by an American outfit Canadians have to go through the Canadian web site to view it. Part of the problem is some sites view on-line content as a preview rather than an archive or time-shift. So often not all of a show is available. Some times it is even missing. Yet on the American site it is all there. In this situation we have a message stating “This content is not available in your area”. Very frustrating…

There is a plugin for FireFox which seems to work with a few sites. It is called “Modify Headers”. True to the name it changes the header of what is sent out by FireFox to indicate a different geographic area. Essentially it persuades the computer to lie for you. This is different than going through a proxy server. The proxy server may actually be located in the same geographic area so essentially your computer wouldn’t by lying.

The directions for using this plugin are not inherently obvious. After some reading on the net I found out what to do.

  1. Surf to the site which has the blocked video.
  2. Under the tools menu access the Modify Headers plugin.
  3. In the first box enter “X-Forwarded-For” (it should auto-complete).
  4. Enter a numeric IP for the area in question (12.13.14.15 is suggested for the States,  no suggestion for Europe is given).
  5. Refresh the page.

At that point things should run properly. Apparently this doesn’t work on all sites. The reason I waited to post this was to see if I could find a site through every day surfing which wouldn’t work. So far I haven’t found one.

Followup: I tried this on a Mac running Snow Leopard. It didn’t work. Worst case… It should work in an emulator.

]]> https://www.callapple.org/software/firefox-tip/feed/ 0 Ghostery https://www.callapple.org/software/ghostery/ https://www.callapple.org/software/ghostery/#respond Tue, 29 Nov 2011 21:03:20 +0000 http://www.callapple.org/?p=1451 Ghostery is an add-on to FireFox (and other web browsers) which stop sites from tracking users as they surf the web. Installing it depends on which web browser and which version is being used. A good place to start is either tools, extensions, or add-ons. Once installed and the browser is restarted, Ghostery will go through three or four configuration screens. The last screen lets the user select which tracking cookies/bugs to block. One of the options is to let...]]>

Ghostery is an add-on to FireFox (and other web browsers) which stop sites from tracking users as they surf the web. Installing it depends on which web browser and which version is being used. A good place to start is either tools, extensions, or add-ons. Once installed and the browser is restarted, Ghostery will go through three or four configuration screens. The last screen lets the user select which tracking cookies/bugs to block.

One of the options is to let the user know which cookies/bugs are being blocked. My record is seven or eight sites. The average is around three. If you are like I am and want to maintain at least a minimum of privacy on the net, this is a good place to start.

The addon is available from the Ghostery website at:
https://www.ghostery.com/

]]> https://www.callapple.org/software/ghostery/feed/ 0 Apple Updates Safari as Part of the Mac OS X Update https://www.callapple.org/software/apple-updates-safari-as-part-of-the-mac-os-x-update/ https://www.callapple.org/software/apple-updates-safari-as-part-of-the-mac-os-x-update/#respond Thu, 20 Oct 2011 11:57:52 +0000 http://www.callapple.org/?p=1347 Many users were likely left wondering what ever happened to the promised update for Safari.  Apple decided it would be best to include it in the latest update for Mac OS X so most people were left oblivious to the update, but a host of issues were addressed.  This includes:

  • Improve JavaScript performance up to 13% over Safari 5.1*
  • Address issues that could cause hangs and excessive memory usage
  • Improve stability when using Find, dragging tabs, and managing extensions
  • Improve stability for netflix.com and other websites that use the Silverlight plug-in
  • Add a Show Downloads item to the View menu
  • Improve the consistency of the pinch to zoom gesture
  • Address issues in full screen that affected search suggestions, URL updating, window sizing, and the title bar
  • Address an issue that could prevent East Asian character input into webpages with Flash content
  • Address an issue that could cause Safari to open links in windows instead of tabs
  • Improve PDF handling
  • Address an issue that could affect cookie and data deletion
  • Address an issue that could cause History items to appear incorrectly
  • Correct the text in application download alerts
  • Improve compatibility with webpages with Flash video embedded from vimeo.com and other websites
  • Improve printing from Safari
  • Address an issue that could prevent the Google Safe Browsing Service from updating

Performance was one of the biggest issues Apple was addressing with the update as well as including the iCloud support in Safari.  Both are now included as standard setup.

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