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Pimp my Customer Service

Posted Sat, 01/26/2013 - 11:23 by mike

We have been working with our heads down for a while now, pushing to get several big projects into production. Yesterday, though, Ken had an idea to do something fun (and functional as you will see) that would also give us all a chance to take a break from those tasks and get back in touch with our playful, inner nerd selves.

Test your site for geo based content

Posted Wed, 11/21/2012 - 11:29 by mike

If you would like to see what users in other countries see when they visit your site, perhaps you are serving up different content or ads based on their IP's geolocation, then you will love this use of our Local Connection feature. It is straightforward and easy to use, works for live testing and screenshots, plus it is free!

Windows 8 - IE10 Available for Live Testing and Screenshots!

Posted Tue, 11/06/2012 - 11:45 by mike

In the wee hours of Oct 27th, we released access to Live testing of the full version of Windows 8 with the latest version of IE, Firefox, Chrome, Opera and Safari. We promised screenshots were soon to follow and they are here!! Currently, we support screenshots on IE, Firefox and Opera. We are working on Chrome and hope to have it out shortly. Please give it a try and let us know what you think.

API Version 2.0 Released

Posted Wed, 09/12/2012 - 15:19 by luke

Now there's a new version of the CrossBrowserTesting.com API! We have taken in your suggestions, as well as attempted to more closely mirror the functionality of our web interface. View Documentation
What's new in this version:

Layout Comparisons for Screenshots - Beta!

Posted Thu, 06/21/2012 - 14:52 by luke

Today we are pleased to release an addition to our automated screenshots system which offers the ability to compare and detect layout differences between browsers. This tool not only visually indicates where layout differences occur against a screenshot image but gives you the ability to see your web page renderings side-by-side, enabling you to find discrepancies more effectively.

Layout Comparison Page Example

Improved Screenshot Viewing

Posted Fri, 02/03/2012 - 17:43 by luke

Today we've added a "lightbox" control to quickly view and navigate through each screenshot image on the results page. This removes the "Layout" choices for small, medium, and large which are no longer necessary. Now when you want to see the large scale result of your screenshot, you no longer have to click into another page, or change the layout and scroll down the page. We think this will make reviewing your screenshot results much simpler!

Improved screenshot view example

New mobile browsers added!

Posted Thu, 12/29/2011 - 17:09 by ken

We declared Decemember the 'month of the mobile browser' and have been working on adding new mobile browsers to CrossBrowserTesting.com. The iPad 2 was added earlier this month, and we just added Blackberry Bold today! We have a couple additional ones we are working to integrate into the service - you will see some of the fruits of this labor over the next couple weeks!

Happy New Years!

Ken, Mike, and Tony

How do you start a local connection so you can test internal html files or websites

Posted Wed, 11/16/2011 - 10:33 by ken

To test local files or local web servers, you first start a local connection. The local connection is a java applet which creates a reverse SSH tunnel back to your pc. This is a signed applet, and you will have to give it permission to run. Once loaded, it will give you the option of testing internal web sites, or testing local HTML files.

 

Test local files or web servers behind your firewall

Posted Tue, 11/15/2011 - 14:16 by ken

We have added the ability to test any of your web designs or web apps, no matter where they are located. They can be on a development web server behind your firewall, they can be html files sitting on your desktop - if you have access to browse to these web pages, then you can test them with CrossBrowserTesting. You can now use the power of our hundred plus browsers installed across Windows, Mac, Ubuntu, and mobile configurations to test both public and private pages. These 'internal' pages can be tested with both the automated screenshot engine and the live, interactive testing.

Improvements to Screenshot Test Results Page

Posted Tue, 10/04/2011 - 10:50 by luke

We've added a couple of enhancements to our screenshot test results page that we think you'll find very useful!

As our screenshot engine processes a requested browser, the "windowed" screenshot is returned to the results page as soon as it's complete, meaning, screenshot images start appearing on the screen more quickly. Also, if the "fullpage" version fails for any reason, the "windowed" result is still available for review. In the case of a failure, your time will not be deducted against, so the "windowed" screenshot is on us.

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