Battle of the Network Browsers
Now that I have a connected device, I've been looking for the best way to surf on my Zodiac. It's not a big secret that the browser that comes with the Zodiac is subpar (it's based on a very old version of NetFront, not the slick xHTML/CSS compliant NetFront that came with the last of the Clies), but what else was out there?
I tried Xiino, but it developed a nasty habit of crashing if I lauched it with anything stored in the clipboard. Couldn't figure out why, or how to stop it. Next!
AvantGo has a new beta going, and it looks promising. The problem is that it too has a tendency to crash if it tries to open a network connection on its own. It works fine if I manually connect via the Network screen in Prefs prior to opening AvantGo, but if it has to connect on its own, bam! Fatal Exception.
So I'm back to using the tired web browser that came with the Zodiac and using SnapperMail for most of my RSS feeds, via NewsGator's POP3 gateway. Anyone know of a web browser for PalmOS that actually works?
I tried Xiino, but it developed a nasty habit of crashing if I lauched it with anything stored in the clipboard. Couldn't figure out why, or how to stop it. Next!
AvantGo has a new beta going, and it looks promising. The problem is that it too has a tendency to crash if it tries to open a network connection on its own. It works fine if I manually connect via the Network screen in Prefs prior to opening AvantGo, but if it has to connect on its own, bam! Fatal Exception.
So I'm back to using the tired web browser that came with the Zodiac and using SnapperMail for most of my RSS feeds, via NewsGator's POP3 gateway. Anyone know of a web browser for PalmOS that actually works?

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