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Re: Run IE8/7/6, Firefox, Safari, Chrome, and Opera from the web

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This is not for those of us who do not use Windows: "Xenocode WebApps [...] run instantly on any Windows desktop."

I use this: http://ipinfo.info/netrenderer/index.php which makes screenshot but is more than nothing

I have to throw in a good word here for http://crossbrowsertesting.com/

Re: Run IE8/7/6, Firefox, Safari, Chrome, and Opera from the web

#12
post #2

This is not for those of us who do not use Windows: "Xenocode WebApps [...] run instantly on any Windows desktop."

I have a surprising graph to show: here's the OS makeup of Hacker News traffic from a post I recently had on the front page:

http://dustincurtis.com/screenshots/Operating_Systems_-_Goog...

Re: Run IE8/7/6, Firefox, Safari, Chrome, and Opera from the web

#13
post #12
post #2

This is not for those of us who do not use Windows: "Xenocode WebApps [...] run instantly on any Windows desktop."

I have a surprising graph to show: here's the OS makeup of Hacker News traffic from a post I recently had on the front page: http://dustincurtis.com/screenshots/Operating_Systems_-_Goog...

Take in to account people that are at work or school and may not have a choice as to what OS they are using. That probably accounts for a big chunk right there.

Re: Run IE8/7/6, Firefox, Safari, Chrome, and Opera from the web

#14
This is potentially useful, mainly for running different variations of IE. However ...

a) "from the web" is misleading. It is a native windows exe. It is in no sense running "from the web".

b) nor does it really run in a real virtualized sandbox - try downloading something or saving something from within a page. you'll get a file browser to save onto your own real file system.

Re: Run IE8/7/6, Firefox, Safari, Chrome, and Opera from the web

#16

Earlier quoted context omitted.

I use this: http://ipinfo.info/netrenderer/index.php which makes screenshot but is more than nothing

I have to throw in a good word here for http://crossbrowsertesting.com/

Very useful for professional developers. Thanks

Re: Run IE8/7/6, Firefox, Safari, Chrome, and Opera from the web

#17

Earlier quoted context omitted.

I have to throw in a good word here for http://crossbrowsertesting.com/

Very useful for professional developers. Thanks

Alternative: http://browsershots.org/ Screenshots only though.

Re: Run IE8/7/6, Firefox, Safari, Chrome, and Opera from the web

#18

Seemed promising, but turns out to be irrelevant to me. If I ran Windows I could already run all those browsers. It would be really nice if they released a version that could run on OSX.

It's extremely helpful as a web designer to be able to check compatibility across all browsers without having to install them. Installing IE6/7/8 on the same machine is not recommended.

I've found http://browsershots.org/ to be useful for that. Of course, you can't actually use the site through it.

Re: Run IE8/7/6, Firefox, Safari, Chrome, and Opera from the web

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Earlier quoted context omitted.

It's extremely helpful as a web designer to be able to check compatibility across all browsers without having to install them. Installing IE6/7/8 on the same machine is not recommended.

I've found http://browsershots.org/ to be useful for that. Of course, you can't actually use the site through it.

It might just be me but their processing times seem to have been growing and growing. Also I've been getting frequent erroring machine s(screenshots obscured by dialogs etc.). Might just be my luck though.
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