Maxthon Blog

Me & Bill Tai making the Maxthon Sign

Bill Tai and me making the Maxthon sign before hiking the Arizona desert outside Phoenix.

New: Spread Maxthon Site

User love as good as it gets! Once user (Nitrogen) loves Maxthon so much that he decided to set up a Spread Maxthon site! He has already posted banners, a home made YouTube video on why Maxthon beast Firefox etc. This is not an official site (but there will be in the near future..;), however, what can be better than fan-sites spreading the word? Great job & keep it up!

Technorati Tags: Maxthon, Community Marketing, Spreadmaxthon, Browser

Last.fm & Maxthon

More good news for music lovers! We've just released the Last.fm sidebar plugin for Maxthon. Now you can listen to Last.fm radio stations in your sidebar while you surf.
Choose the following stations:

• User radio, listen to neighbor radio or recommended radio from a specific last.fm user
• Tag radio, listen to "tagged" music, like " jazz" or "pop"
• Artist radio, listen to similar artists or artist fan station for a specific artist
• Your own last.fm station
• The plugin can also display artist information (picture, related artists, top songs, top albums), last.fm user information (profile, recent tracks, weekly artist chart, recommendations and top artists).
• Download it here!
• Yet another great plugin from Neo101

Technorati Tags: Last.fm, Maxthon, Radio, Music

Pandora Sidebar For Maxthon

Good news for all you music lovers! Get the Pandora Sidebar for Maxthon. Now you can listen to music you like for free in your sidebar while you surf.

• Change stations
• Vote
• Change Volume
• Play, Pause and Skip current song

Technorati Tags: Maxthon 2.0 Beta, Pandora, Music, Extensions, Plugin

Microsoft Firefox 2007 Professional Edition

Finally the perfect browser have landed. MicrosoftFirefox 2007professional edition is now available for download! Thanks to the merger of Mozilla and Microsoft the next generation browser is already here. Or what do you say about:

• RSS - Real Simple Sex
• TakeOver Technology - Protects your computer against products from Symantec & MacAfee etc
• Akobe Phlash

Thanks to Martin for making me loose my concentration

Technorati Tags: Akobe Phlash, Browser, Fun, MicrosoftFirefox

Updated: Facebook & BlogEx Plugins

More goodies to just before the New Year. Booth the Facebook and the BlogEx plugins have been updated making them event better. Do you have any special plugin requests? If so please leave a comment and we'll do our best make it happen.

Technorati Tags: Blogeditor, Blogging, Blogtools, Facebook, Maxthon, Plugin

Google Spreadsheets Plugin

We just released another simple, but yet very useful plugin for you all to enjoy. The Google Spreadsheets plugin lets you:

• Access all your Google Spreadsheets
• View your recently viewed Spreadsheets
• Launch a new spread sheet in one click & Upload your existing Excel Spreadsheet  to Google Spreadsheets

Very handy! Kudos to Neo101!

For more info on Google Spreadsheets go to: docs.google.com

Technorati Tags: Browsers, Excel, Google, Google Spreadsheets, GoogleDocs, Googleoffice, Spread Sheets, Web 2.0, Web-office, Web2.0, Weboffice, xls

Maxthon On the Scoble Show

Robert Scoble interviewed me about Maxthon on the Scoble Show. In the first interview I talk about Maxthon and give a little background on its history, philosophy and we are all about. In the second part I demonstrate Maxthon 2.0 Beta and show some of the new cool features in it. Enjoy!

1. Interview (click to view)
2. Maxthon 2.0 Beta Demo (click to see)

Disclaimer: I am not the CEO as the title on Podtech.net says. I am a founding partner and SVP. Jeff Chen is the creator and CEO of Maxthon.

Technorati Tags: Browser, China, Maxthon 2.0 Beta, Netanel Jaco sson, Podtech, Robert Scoble, ScobleShow, Technology, Web2.0

Maxthon Community Links

I have added some links to other places where Maxthon fans likes to hang out like Facebook, MySpace, Frappr etc (see sidebar under Maxthon Community). Sign-up and tell your buddies!

Facebook & Maxthon

Yo, all you Facebook fans out there! Take a look at the Facebook sidebar and Facebook toolbar plugin for Maxthon. And once you have downloaded it. Join me in the Maxthon Lovers Group. I actually met with the guys at Facebook two weeks ago and showed them the fabulous plugin created by the one and only Neo101. They really loved it.

Technorati Tags: Facebook, Maxthon

A Visit To Maxthon

Click To Play

Here's a short video I shot of the Maxthon team in Beijing last week. Hope you enjoy!

Technorati Tags: Beijing, Browsers, China, Maxthon, Video

Join Maxthon Group on Flickr

Share your pictures with other Maxthon users in the Maxthon Lovers group on Flickr. Show us and all other Maxthon lovers who you are, upload images of your Maxthon settings, skins –  you name it!

Maxthon on Technorati

Maxthon was featured today on Technorati's Daily Vlog. I made a really short screen cast on how Technorati is integrated into Maxthon.

Technorati Tags: Browsers, Maxthon, Technorati, Vlog, Technorati

Maxthon Smart Acceleration Technology

Perhaps some of you have noticed a significant speed improvement in Maxthon 2.0 Beta 1. If so, that is because it is empowered by Maxthon Smart Acceleration ("MSA:).

acb@home (aka) Alik explains to us what MSA is and what it is good for:

What is MSA and why do I need it?

For long time users have been waiting for Maxthon's rich features coupled Opera's speed. We have actively been researching on speed improvement and the latest MSA is the result of this, and consists of many optimizations based on general user habits, network transmission efficiency, browser cache mechanism and contents interpretation intelligence.

Currently MSA has two acceleration modes:

• Default acceleration mode (on by default) aims at trouble free browsing and uses a relatively conservative approach for good browsing speed without causing problem.

• Super acceleration mode (activated on per site basis through the status bar button with "flash" icon) aims at the maximum browsing speed and will improve the browsing speed very noticeably, especially for frequently visited sites and sites with slow connection.

Technorati Tags: Maxthon2.0, Maxthon Smart Acceleratin, MSA

Maxthon 2.0 Beta Released!

 

Finally Maxthon 2.0 Beta has been released! After a long meditation, we are pleased to announce the Maxthon 2.0 version.

Here are some of the highlights:

• Advanced proxy function allows the use of different proxy for different web site automatically, ensuring the best browsing speed and web site accessibility.
• User Interface Multi-Thread technology greatly reduces the chance of browser lockup, e.g. caused by some ajax operations, and browser crash.
• Modular design loads only used components, ensuring the most efficient use of system resources.
• Highly customisable skinning and interface system supports from simple windows classic to the most crafted skins and advanced layouts.
• Ultra powerful filter system can filter not only any ads but also any malicious codes, removing web annoyances and improving browser safety.
• Multi-users password protected profile system protects users privacy without compromising program portability.
• Maxthon Web Acceleration greatly improves ordinary browsing speed, especially when the Internet connection is slow.
• Maxthon Security Updates reduces the risks of certain un-patched Internet Explorer vulnerabilities which might affect Maxthon.

For an illustration of the above click here. Go ahead an download it here.

Technorati Tags: Browsers, Maxthon, Maxthon2.0

Maxthon Fans: Ouriel Ohayon

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Today I met with my former collegue and buddy Ouriel Ohayon. Ouriel is the Editor of Techcrunch France & General Manager @ LGi Lab. Ouriel talks about why he is a Maxthon fan and shows us his settings.

This video was originally shared on blip.tv by Net with a Creative Commons Attribution license.

The Browser As the Delivery Platform of Web Services

Lately I have been thinking a lot of the delivery of new web services and the role that the browser plays here. Since more and more services are moving from being client-based to web-based the browser has become the focal point of delivery and interaction of these services. This is especially true with the advent of tabbed browsing.

Since I started to use Google Docs & Spreadsheets more frequently, I came up with this idea of creating a number of tabs for the rapid delivery of these services. So I created a group of tabs in Maxthon and called them "My office". When I launch this group, all my "office" tabs : Gmail, Google Calendar, Spreadsheets, Documents and Notebook are opened (see above). It's amazing how simple this was and what a change it brought about for me in terms of efficiency and user-friendlyness. Obviously, "My Office tabs" can consist of more services like "My accounts", "My Salesforce" or anything that you like.

When I had the opportunity last week to meet with the group at Google responsible for their Communications services like Gmail, Calendar, G-Talk, Spreadsheets etc, I demonstrated this delivery mechanism and discussed this "new browser role". I am sure that we haven't even scratched the surface on how these type of services could be better integrated or delivered in browsers. It will be interesting to see how this will evolve.

What do you think? How do you think the browser can play a better role in delivering the new web-services?

Technorati Tags: Browsers, Calendar, Documents, Gmail, Google, puppy, Spreadsheets, Web 2.0, Web-office

BlogEx Sidebar Now with Live Journal, Technorati and categories

More good news to all you bloggers. The BlogEx plugin now has Live Journal support, Technorati tags and Typepad catgegories! Keep up the good work Neo101!


Technorati Tags: Maxthon, Typepad, LiveJournal, Technorati, Blog editior

Blog Editor for Maxthon

We just released the first version of BlogEx, a blog extension for Maxthon.  Now you can:

• Add posts to your blog quickly with this Maxthon Sidebar plugin!

• Post to your blog without having to go to your blog

• Just open the sidebar, press "New article" or "blog this" (if you like to blog about the page your currently viewing),enter a message in the WYSIWYG editor and publish it to the web!
  

• Add multiple blog accounts to the plugin, view your latest posts, edit/update your latest posts,open and save "drafts", add categories to posts and add new posts of course.

This plugin uses the MetaWeblog API in combination with the Blogger API.

• Wordpress
• Windows Live Spaces
• Typepad
  

Kudos to SiC who started the development & Neo101 who took upon himself to finnish it off. I have personally waited long for this extension as a well as many other bloggers I know. Keep in mind that this is the first take and any comments and useful input is more than welcome.


Technorati Tags: Maxthon, Blog, Tools, Blog Tools, Extensions, Typepad, Wordpress, Spaces, Blogging

Google Bookmarks Sidebar

The Google Bookmarks Sidebar Plugin for Maxthon was recently released.

This Plugin:

• Loads your Google Bookmarks favorites in the Maxthon Sidebar
• Let’s you easily add, edit and delete you Google Bookmarks
• Includes an incremental (search as you type) searchbox

David Winer & Maxthon & Gnomedex06!

This is awesome! Chris Pirillo a.k.a known as "Lockergnome" probably our biggest, pro-active and most passionate evangelists out there, and organiser of the the famous Gnomedex, was using Maxthon as the default browser for all the presentations at Gnomedex06!

Now some of them are available at Podtech.net. Watch them here at PodTech.net . Or what do you say about seeing David Winer talking about " How to make money on the Internet" with a huge projection of Maxthon in the background.

I especially like the one with Farecast, where they guys got a bit confused at the set up and Chris comes in and says " BTW, I use Maxthon as my browser so it opens up as a background Tab.."

This is marketing at it’s best:

1. A real usage in the right context
2. A natural part of the presentations
3. In front of a highly demanding tech, nerd and geek audience (where the majority is probably Firefox users)

We love you forever Chris! There is nothing more passionate than this...

Next Maxthon Upgrade to Support Google Toolbar

Just wanted to tell you all that then next Maxthon 1.x release will support the Google Toolbar, so keep your eyes open over the next couple of days. Finally all Maxthon users can enjoy all the benefits the Google Toolbar brings.  On another note we are also happy to announce that Maxthon will be supporting most IE-based toolbars too.

Maxthon Installation on a Mac!

Maxthon Installation...
Originally uploaded by iSomebody.

I thought I was going to be the first to do this. But it seems that somebody else was faster :). Found this pictures of a Maxthon installation on a Mac using CrossoverMac. Cool!

Maxthon Developers Conference in Beijing

Last weekend we invited 10 of our most active Chinese Maxthon developers to Beijing for the first Maxthon developer conference. We had developers coming from all parts of China to the Maxthon headquarters in Beijing. The first day was spend at the Maxthon headquarters meeting with Jeff Chen, Maxthon CEO and founder, the rest of the Maxthon team and a visit to the Tian'nemen square. The second day included a trip to the Great Wall and the Kunming Lake and the Yihe palace. The conference was a hit and we have decided to do a similar developers conference for the international audience in Beijing, time and place yet to be decided. Here’s some picture from the event by Richard (one of the main Maxthon team developers).

Above is Jeff Chen.. Maxthon founder and CEO welcomes the the crowd and spoke about Maxthon’s history and what lies ahead.

Breakfast and another presentation about the latest development by the Maxthon team

Group photo in front of the Maxthon entrance and a happy Maxthon gang at the Great Wall (see the new cool Maxthon flag?).

The obligatory pictures at Tian’anmen Square, Beijing. For several of the developers this was their first time in Beijing.

Hanging out at the Kunming Lake, Yihe Palace.

Saying goodbye is always difficult, but see you again soon. This was the first, but certainly not the last Maxthon developers conference. It was great Maxthon developers bonding after having only known each others by their screen names before in the Maxthon forum. It was also very valuable for us to get input from these core users – after all it is great users like these that makes Maxthon the success that it is.

Meeting with abc@home in Hong Kong

Yesterday I had the opportunity to meet one of the most active Maxthon forum members and plugin developers, Alik Yong a.k.a abc@home. Alik is really a very nice guy who is a finance controller by training, but hangs out it the Maxthon forum when ever he can. We had a great time together chatting about Maxthon and trying to hunt down a Camcorder in a terribly rainy Hong Kong. Unfortunately it was so wet and humid that the picture came out all fuzzy. Anyway it was fun to meet yet another face behind those cryptic screen names. I will try to do this more often when I can and even Vlog it as well in the future. A great thanks to Alik for helping me get a camcorder and a MacBook Pro (do I dare to say that here?) in a soaking wet Hong Kong.

Guide to Create Maxthon Plugins

We just released a long waited for Guide to create Maxthon Plugins (PDF). This Guide gives you a clear overview on how to create:

• Sidebar Plugins
• Toolbar Plugins
• COM – Plugins

Please feel free to pass it on to any services out there that you would like to develop plugins for in Maxthon. Since this is the first version, we would love to hear from you on how we can make it better and if anything is missing etc.

Typepad, Technorati, coComment in Maxthon

Maxthon has finally got a number of Blog-related Plugins:

• Technorati
• Typepad
• Co.comments

The Technorati Sidebar plugin functions similarly to the Technorati Mini . In addition you can:

• Search Blogs using the Technorati search engine
• Get information about the blog you are currently visiting
• Add sites to the Technorati favorites

With the Typepad Plugin, you can easily post about something you’ve read Online to your Typepad blog. Just select the text on a website, press the plugin button and post it to your blog. It works just like the “Quick Post” bookmarklet, but can also copy the full html-code from any selection.

The co.Comments Plugin allows you to:

• Track all the comments you make on blogs and other sites like Digg or forums etc. You can then view the follow-up comments on co.Comment.com .
• Besides working just like the coComment bookmarklet in Internet Explorer, it also includes links to the coComment homepage and "Your conversations".

Hope that you enjoy them!