Best browser for "Blackboard" online college forums

keri2000 · #1 (**permalink**) 04-27-2009, 01:08 PM

Hey guys, I use the Blackboard forums for my college classes and haven't been able to find a browser for windows mobile that will render the pages properly. the best I have gotten is Opera but when I get to the java portion of the forums (the actual posts are in java) the posts do not show up. of course it is becaue of the java. I have tried Skyfire and pocket IE also but no luck. I thought for sure Skyfire would do the trick but for some reason the posts get cut off and more than half the page goes missing.

Do you have a recommendation as to a browser that will render the posts on Blackboard?

Thanks,
Keri

**chronster** · #2 (**permalink**) 04-27-2009, 01:11 PM

if all else fails, try a remote connection into your pc lol

#3 (**permalink**) 04-27-2009, 01:11 PM

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Originally Posted by keri2000

Hey guys, I use the Blackboard forums for my college classes and haven't been able to find a browser for windows mobile that will render the pages properly. the best I have gotten is Opera but when I get to the java portion of the forums (the actual posts are in java) the posts do not show up. of course it is becaue of the java. I have tried Skyfire and pocket IE also but no luck. I thought for sure Skyfire would do the trick but for some reason the posts get cut off and more than half the page goes missing.

Do you have a recommendation as to a browser that will render the posts on Blackboard?

Thanks,
Keri

you can try your luck with iris, its a pretty good browser. i used to use blackboard and i think it was with opera mini back then and it worked good, but that was over a year ago

snowplow54 · #4 (**permalink**) 04-27-2009, 01:47 PM

not sure what phone you have, but you could try Bolt. it's a pretty good browser that runs out of java like opera mini does. it doesn't work with a VGA screen though, so if you have a diamond or touch pro you'd be SOL.

heartisall · #5 (**permalink**) 04-27-2009, 02:13 PM

Thats wierd I use opera to go on my colleges blackboard and I haven't had any problems with not seeing parts of the page it seems to work fine.

keri2000 · #6 (**permalink**) 04-27-2009, 02:33 PM

thanks everyone. I forgot to include some info. I have a verizon xv6900 - touch. I haven't tried opera mini, just opera. my blackboard was upgraded recently and since then opera can't render the posts but everything else works. I am running version 9.5 build 1660. I am going to try both bolt and iris.