Site Technical Requirements
Your stay at origaNo will be more pleasant if your computer equipment meets some rather nowadays usual technical requirements. If not, we propose hereunder a selection of solutions to resolve the issue.
- Browsers
- Among the selection of browsers actually available on the market, you will
find hereunder the most popular ones along with comments to help you select the browser suitable to your needs.
Click on the links below to see details about our suggested browsers.
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- Internet Explorer for Windows, version 5.5 or later
- The most popular browser up to now deserves the first place in our list.
You can download the last version for free at Microsoft site.
- Internet Explorer for Macintosh (...)
- Due to major HTML and CSS inconsistencies and to the fact that it fell
into oblivion as far as Microsoft is concerned, this browser is no longer supported or compatible with our site.
We strongly suggest to Mac owners trying Safari from Apple that renders the origaNo pages impeccably. You also
benefit from close integration with the OS X operating system.
- Mozilla, version 1.4 or later
- Based on the respectable Gecko engine, the Mozilla browser
contains valuable features for web developers as well as for everyday surfing.
Although Mozilla organization will boast the younger brother called
Firefox
for its lightness and conviviality, we did appreciated the elder one for its tabbed
interface allowing us to preserve simultaneously different web pages in one instance of the navigator. Skinning
and a lot of helpful panels are also provided.
You can get the last version of Mozilla at
Mozilla download page
or at Mozilla webpage.
- Firefox, version 0.8 or later
- Based on the respectable Gecko engine, the Firefox browser (previously known
as Firebird) has been tested in its pre-release version and we can only ascertain the good reputation it deserves.
It's lighter and younger than its elderly brother, the
Mozilla browser. Like the latter, it also features tabbed navigation that quickly becomes a must once you try it.
It boasts the same stability as the one conferred to its older family member, which for a beta release, is remarkable.
Firefox is available for Windows, Linux and Macintosh OS X. You can get the last
version at Mozilla. Note, however, that at the time of our tests, the
official version (1.0) was not yet available. Be patient, it will come!
- Netscape, version 7.1 or later
- Netscape browser will finally survive to Microsoft and AOL agreement stating that the latter uses Microsoft Internet Explorer rather than Netscape in its vast network! The new Netscape is based on the same engine as Mozilla.
We suggest to everyone who uses a version prior to 7.1 from this browser and who wishes to continue using
it, to update it in order to navigate on our site as well as on many others.
You can get the last version
of Netscape at Netscape.
- Opera, version 7.22 or later
- Built in Norway, this browser features much functionality such as tabbed
navigation and skinning. Opera developers have also built a particular mouse manager system.
However, some pages on our site may not be available or may not render as intended as some
anomalies do persist under this browser.
Going against other suggested
browsers on our site, Opera is the only one with a fee. For those who want it, a free version is available at
Opera.
Yet, there is a big advertisement occupying the upper right quarter of the page that will animate and change
automatically as far as there is an active Internet connection...
- Safari, version 1.0 or later
- This new browser has been conceived by Apple and is already very popular among Macintosh users.
Tests made at origaNo were eloquent enough to conclude to the well-founded of its good reputation.
You can get the last version of Safari at Apple as well as documentation.
- Scripts
- Browsing the Internet with disabled scripts is like navigating on a sailing
boat with a broken mainmast: neither can go very far. At origaNo, JavaScript is rarely used for futile animations.
Rather, it is intended for easing navigation and offering contextual information only when needed. This page
you are reading is actually a proof of concept.
In the occurrence that JavaScript is not enabled,
you are automatically redirected to a page instructing you how to activate it.
- Cookies
- Cookies are tiny files used by web pages to preserve information, like your
name and your preferences on your local computer. At origaNo, we use a session cookie to preserve your identification
data when you connect (login) to your account.
It is deleted at the time you disconnect (logout).
If cookies are not enabled on your browser,
you cannot connect to your origaNo account. If such is the case and you try to connect, you would be redirected
to our page explaining how to enable them.
- Colors
- Nowadays, most computers display thousands of colors. Specific settings will
commonly show '16 bits' (65,536 colors) or '24 bits' (millions of them). Just be sure to forget old
settings like the dinosaurian mode of 256 colors – it will be like getting a new computer...
Methods vary according to your operating system, but as a rule of thumb, colors can be changed through the
Parameters tab of your computer display Properties.
In case of doubt, look for display properties in your computer user guide.
- Resolution
- Most computers come with a resolution higher than 800 pixels wide by 600 pixels high.
However, some of them still have a lower resolution. If such is your case and that you wish to improve your system,
do not hesitate to modify your computer display properties for a higher resolution! 1024 pixels by
768 pixels is a common setting on Windows systems.
Methods vary according to your operating system,
but as a rule of thumb, resolution can be changed through Parameters tab of your computer display
Properties.
In case of doubt, look for display properties in your computer user guide.
- Macromedia Flash
- Since the advent of Internet, several companies offer multimedia products,
enabling computers to play sound, music, animation and video sequences. Among them, Macromedia Flash reader is
the most popular.
Several pages of our website use the Macromedia technology. If you want to benefit
from all the functionalities offered on origaNo, just as on many other sites, we suggest you to get the last version
of the Macromedia Flash reader.
Just click on the button below to download the free Flash™ most
recent version directly from Macromedia®:
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