N900 - Web Browsing

If you have or want an N900, then I'm sure it has something to do with it's amazing web capabilities.

Here's a quick run down of my experiences with the 2 main browsers you'll play with, the default 'microB' and Firefox.

MicroB is fast, has flash support, and is definitely my go-to browser for the N900.

Firefox is pretty slow, it has no flash for the moment, but it can sync all your bookmarks and stuff throuh a Weave account. Firefox also has the 'awesome bar,' which really is awesome.

Just like on desktop versions of Firefox, any text entered into the address bar is sought out in history, bookmarks, and even tabs open in your other computers(with Weave Sync). It saves a lot of time when seeking out previously visited pages.

What else? MicroB lets you use the awesome on-screen keyboard, Firefox for some reason doesn't.

As for general compatibility, the only web site I've seen not load properly is Seesmic Web. It starts to work, albiet slow, but then keeps getting error messages and ultimately it's big hassle.

On a whim I found (via Google) a twitter web app called TwitHive that is super lightweight and runs well with no ptoblems so far, though admittedly I just set it up and haven't used it a lot yet.

Having a lot of microB windows doesn't slow things down very much unless they're running something resource intensive like youtube or something (youtube can even slow down my netbook).

All in all, it's taken a little getting used to, but I really think writing and script-editing aside, this device can and probably will replace my netbook.

David

Witter on the N900

Okay guys, I'm seriously trying not to constantly post about the N900. That said, there's another N900 post coming up in a day or so but, like this post, it's just a link to some video.

The one problem I had with the N900 thus far is it's lack of a really good twitter client. I've heard good things about the few clients that were available, but I want the advanced features I've come to expect from desktop apps like Seesmic and TweetDeck, but with a finger-friendly interface.

Well as this video from Nokia Experts claims (and shows), Witter delivers:



Can't wait to try it out. I was all set to buy an N900 this month, but unfortunately I had a few financial problems, so it'll be a few more months. Dammit!

Till then,

David