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OneLoupe: Simple, small, and portable desktop zooming solution

Posted Jun 13th 2008 1:00PM by Brad Linder
Filed under: Utilities, Features, Windows, Freeware

It happens to all of us. As we get older, we find it a bit harder to read the text on our computer screens, or make out fine details on digital images. OneLoupe can help. This tiny Windows utility (like, 22kb tiny), hangs out in your system tray until you need to zoom in on an area of your desktop. Then you just click the OneLoupe icon, move your mouse to the portion of the screen you want to zoom in on, and you too can see a highly pixelated version of any web page, picture, or other media.

The zoom window is resizeable. All you have to do is hit the up, down, right, or left arrow keys on your keyboard to stretch or shrink the window. And you can zoom in and out by hitting the plus or minus buttons or scrolling your mousewheel.

Want to save a zoomed image to your clipboard? Just hit B to save a bitmap and you can paste your image into any program.

[via gHacks]

Firefox 3 beta 4 released

Posted Mar 10th 2008 11:00PM by Brad Linder
Filed under: Internet, Mozilla, Beta

Mozilla has released the 4th public beta version of Firefox 3. If it feels like the next generation of the Firefox web browser has been in beta for pretty much ever, that's because it has been. The first public alpha was released in 2006. But with each new test build, Firefox 3 gets a little more stable, and gets a few new features. Here are a few of the updates packed into Firefox 3 beta 4:

Full page zoom - Up until now, Firefox would let you make text larger or smaller, but there was no way to increase or decrease the size of all the content on a web site (something you've been able to do with Opera for years). Now you can choose whether the zoom feature works for text or full pages.
New download manager - The new download manager shows active time remaining, and the status of downloads. You can also search your downloads and see the site where your downloaded files are from.
Improved OS integration - Firefox 3 beta 4 includes specific icons and themes for Windows Vista, OS X, and Linux (using the native GTK theme).
Improved memory usage -

Firefox 3 beta 4 also includes a ton of other tweaks and bug fixes. The browser is also designed to use less memory, and there are major improvements to the JavaScript engine that should allow web based applications like Gmail and Zoho Office to run twice as fast in Firefox 3 as Firefox 2.

Access releases NetFront 3.5 beta web browser for Windows Mobile

Posted Feb 8th 2008 7:00PM by Brad Linder
Filed under: Windows Mobile, Mobile Minute

Opera and Mozilla aren't the only companies preparing to launch new and updated mobile web browsers. Acesss has released a public beta of NetFront 3.5 for Windows Mobile 5.0 and newer devices. And like Safari, Opera Mobile, and all the cool new kids on the blocks, NetFront 3.5 includes an improved zooming interface that makes it easier to see full web pages or zoom in on just the content you want to read.

While NetFront doesn't get a lot of attention these days, a few years ago the mobile web browser was probably the best alternative to Pocket Internet Explorer. It rendered pages more quickly, included tabbed browsing, and had a few other options that you just wouldn't find in the default Windows Mobile browser. But then Opera went and shook things up with the launch of Opera Mobile, which is still probably the speediest mobile web browser around.

But if NetFront 3.5 beta is any indication, it might be too early to write this browser off. It includes many of the same features we expect to see in Opera Mobile 9.5, including zooming, easier page navigation, and faster page rendering. And most importantly, it's available for download today, while you won't be able to get your hands on the new Opera browser for at least a few more days. NetFront 3.5 beta will expire on May 31. After that, NetFront will either release an updated beta or start charging for the software.

[via jkOnTheRun]

ZenZui mobile UI becomes Zumobi, announces public beta

Posted Nov 13th 2007 11:00AM by Brad Linder
Filed under: Windows Mobile, Mobile Minute, Beta

We first heard about ZenZui back in March. The Microsoft-backed company is developing an innovative new interface for mobile phones that lets you zoom in and out of almost every screen. That way you can see an overview of your information or zoom in to see more details. It's sort of like Safari for the iPhone, but for the entire user interface.

While the name sounded a bit funny, ZenZui made some sense, because ZUI stands for "zooming user interface." Apparently the company decided that wasn't descriptive enough, because they've relaunched as Zumobi. If you say the new name out loud, it kind of sounds like Zoom, so there you go.

More importantly, the company is getting closer to launching a working product. You can register today for a public beta set to launch on December 14th. You'll need a Windows Mobile phone to play, driving home the point that Zumobi is an interface, not an operating system. It could theoretically be supported on a variety of different operating systems if phone makers and wireless carriers decide to add the UI to their phones.

Update: The YouTube video we embedded is kind of outdated. If you want a better look at what Zumobi looks like in its current state, check out this Flash demo.

Zooming in (way in) on Google Maps

Posted Mar 8th 2007 12:00PM by Brad Linder
Filed under: Web services, Google

How often have you wished that you could look in your own bedroom window using Google Maps, only to realize that you just can't zoom in far enough to see any detail? Well, it turns out that maybe you can.

Here's how it works:

Pick a spot, any spot on Google Maps.
Click on the satellite or hybrid view.
Zoom in as far as you can (optional).
Click the "link to this page" button on the right.
Now go up the URL and look around til you find a string that says "z=". It will probably have a number like 18 or 19 after it.
Change that number to 20 and hit enter.

Now you should be zoomed in just a little bit tighter. It appears there are a ton of locations that you can zoom in to level 20 at. There are a handful of locations that you can zoom into 21, 22, or even 23. Those camels you're looking at are hidden somewhere in the middle of Africa.

You won't be able to see anything with this method that you couldn't access with Google Earth, but it's much cooler than Google Earth because umm... because it's a hidden feature. Yeah, that's it.

New Google Map Zoom Features

Posted Jul 12th 2006 7:30AM by Chris Gilmer
Filed under: Fun, Google

Google Maps has some sweet new features. You can now double click to zoom in! How cool is that. It's a very simple way to check out your desired location...fast! Along those same lines, you can now right double click to zoom out!

There is also a continuous zoom feature that provides a smooth map transition when zooming in and zooming out. No more jaggy and missing squares while waiting for the map to come into focus.

Zoomin: Today's free file

Posted Sep 12th 2005 8:03AM by Victor Agreda, Jr.
Filed under: Utilities, Windows, Freeware, Open Source

One of my favorite tricks in OS X is the zoom feature. I can blow tiny UI elements up to a huge size so my students can see those teeny flippy triangles in all those Macromedia apps. Long have I sought a version of this on Windows. Microsoft's little task bar replacement ain't cutting it. But it looks like Zoomin will fit the bill nicely. Zoomin even provides a little windowed interface with color reporting tools. Another simple but effective app. There's even the source code available.

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OneLoupe: Simple, small, and portable desktop zooming solution

Firefox 3 beta 4 released

Access releases NetFront 3.5 beta web browser for Windows Mobile

ZenZui mobile UI becomes Zumobi, announces public beta

Zooming in (way in) on Google Maps

New Google Map Zoom Features

Zoomin: Today's free file

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