Debug menu, where have you been all my life?!

By accident, I came across a feature today which has pretty much made Firefox redundant for me. I’m sure I’m not alone in reverting to Firefox occasionally for one or two key features that don’t exist in Opera (or at least I haven’t found them yet). The Web Developer toolbar was my addictive feature but … Continue reading Debug menu, where have you been all my life?! →

QR codes – with an extra dimension

After thinking a bit more about logos in QR codes (the fun never stops!), it occurred to me that instead of obscuring some of the code’s appearance with a logo, you could obscure some of the code’s appearance time with a logo. In other words, make it animated with the logo disappearing or shrinking to … Continue reading QR codes – with an extra dimension →

Opera’s (potential) HTML5 compliance

With HTML5 on its way I thought I’d take inspiration from http://www.w3.org/QA/2008/09/top-500-html5-validity.html who in turn took inspiration from Opera’s QA team and test the front page of a few of Opera’s websites for HTML5 conformity. Firstly, an important caveat. The HTML5 validator is beta so may have erroneously missed or mis-detected issues. In addition, at … Continue reading Opera’s (potential) HTML5 compliance →

Operatic QR codes

QR codes are the fastest way to access a webpage with your phone and Opera is the fastest way to view a webpage with your phone. QR codes + Opera = a match made in heaven and yet they're pretty scarce on opera.com. Not any more.