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Opera Unite application of the Week

Monday, 9. November 2009, 12:26:33

This week's Opera Unite application of the week, Web Proxy, provides remote access to a local Web Server which allows execution of PHP/Perl/Python/etc scripts. This application is useful for developers who want to run and demonstrate Web projects they've been working on!

We had a chat with the developer and winner, javer from Ukraine, who could tell us a bit more about the future of his application:

"For future versions, I plan to make the application fully configurable through a Web interface - allowing to hide local domains names from external users and configuration of multiple domains on the same application. All in all, I have a lot of cool stuff coming. "

We are looking forward to future updates and more cool applications from javer.

Applications of our dreams

There are many applications we would love to see created! Here are a few ideas for future Opera Unite applications:

Pong! The classic old school game.
A chess simulator.
Hangman! Come up with a word and send a link to your friends to see if they can crack it!
Poker. Host your own game of Texas Hold 'Em.

Develop Opera Unite applications and get rewarded for it!

Every Monday we will announce a new application of the week. The developer is rewarded a gift card equal the value of a Nintendo Wii. All you have to do is create an Opera Unite application and submit it by 10 AM CET any Friday to enter the challenge.

Are you ready for the challenge? Check out the developer resources and get all the details in our "Battle for the best Opera Unite applications" article.

Comments

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smal82 # 9. November 2009, 12:56

1st.

i like chess. great idea.

rafaelluik # 9. November 2009, 12:59

Games shouldn't be made as Widgets?

tandder # 9. November 2009, 13:00

WOW!

rafiquehabib # 9. November 2009, 13:01

gr8

tekonaza # 9. November 2009, 13:01

"Poker. Host your own game of Texas Hold 'Em."

rafiquehabib # 9. November 2009, 13:01

gr8

Aux # 9. November 2009, 13:04

I hope I will finish my current Unite app this week, then I will try to make some online multiplayer games. But I have so many features in my mind... Eh... Where to find free time?

DanielHendrycks # 9. November 2009, 13:08

Originally posted by rafaelluik:

Games shouldn't be made as Widgets?

Not if you want it person against person. I'll take checkers instead of chess though.

ellinidata # 9. November 2009, 13:09

a fantastic idea!

zomg # 9. November 2009, 13:09

I'm bringing TankWar Online (my scorched earth clone) back with Unite

8 players online multiplay. Let's just hope I can manage to complete it before the competition runs out

DanielHendrycks # 9. November 2009, 13:10

@Staff
Good idea to be posting ideas on apps.

abysscross # 9. November 2009, 13:15

chess and poker .. cheer !!

Wheatknee # 9. November 2009, 13:15

rock on with Opera Unite

DanielHendrycks # 9. November 2009, 13:16

Originally posted by Aux:

I hope I will finish my current Unite app this week, then I will try to make some online multiplayer games. But I have so many features in my mind... Eh... Where to find free time?

LukinPl # 9. November 2009, 13:16

Oh, dear, you've just spoiled my idea for the app - dozens of poker apps will now show up

brokenheartvn # 9. November 2009, 13:35

Chas4 # 9. November 2009, 13:41

EspenAO # 9. November 2009, 13:51

Originally posted by zomg:

Let's just hope I can manage to complete it before the competition runs out

This competition will not run out any time soon.

Tamil # 9. November 2009, 14:08

jerobarraco # 9. November 2009, 14:29

allows python? hell yeah!

kokila1 # 9. November 2009, 14:33

am.like.RPG.game.
most.

paulstpancras # 9. November 2009, 14:40

Chess what a great idea! Yes.

kubm # 9. November 2009, 14:44

The idea of the chess pop up to me at first. I don't have time to do it however

persianweblog # 9. November 2009, 15:18

Jmol702 # 9. November 2009, 16:10

superb

ste-ven # 9. November 2009, 16:29

IKoke # 9. November 2009, 16:41

dawanol # 9. November 2009, 17:06

poker i kinda like it

youyouxax # 9. November 2009, 17:58

GOOOD<<

hellspork # 9. November 2009, 19:12

Well thus far, I think I like Unite much more than Wave. None of the crap being spouted by Google is very compelling, more like an ugly stepchild of Flock that's been re-imagined into an online model. (A little like most of Google's other apps)

I do like the proxy, but I would almost have thought that pioneer work like the first attempts at media streaming or incoming file support would have been rewarded.

And I am still having trouble getting admin pages when not connected to the internet. It would be perfectly transparent if "admin." at the front (which does not work with localhost or the IP address) became "_admin" at the end (which ought to work with anything) But I suppose this is all off topic.

Laryzone # 9. November 2009, 21:06

Oh! Datz great! Gud work!!

viegas # 9. November 2009, 21:11

talaljan # 9. November 2009, 21:50

its fun

boocourses # 9. November 2009, 21:50

huongmituot # 9. November 2009, 22:41

I have just taken part in this page

huongmituot # 9. November 2009, 22:42

DanielHendrycks # 9. November 2009, 23:07

@Staff
Here are some more ideas you can post in the future.
• Bittorrent
• Video Chat (Flash will probably need to be used)

• Drawing Board (You and someone else would share the same canvas and draw together in real-time)

Tabmartel # 10. November 2009, 00:19

All great ideas...really love the drawing board idea.

niacha # 10. November 2009, 00:31

It's great idea. I like game. It's fun:-)

Chas4 # 10. November 2009, 01:08

DanielHendrycks Opera has a built in bit torrent support

Originally posted by DanielHendrycks:

Video Chat (Flash will probably need to be used)

I doubt flash would be a good Idea (it is a cpu hog on some OS's) I would say one of the html 5 video elements might do it

DanielHendrycks # 10. November 2009, 01:29

Originally posted by Chas4:

I would say one of the html 5 video elements might do it

I thought the same thing but that may be years away. Unless we use Ogg *hint to devs* If trying to get it now we would have to rely on Flash

I hate it with a passion too.

Originally posted by Chas4:

DanielHendrycks Opera has a built in bit torrent support

It would have a different function. http://bit.ly/3ptxZz

arrenzhang # 10. November 2009, 02:12

hi Aux, what's your thoughts, i have time. maybe i can do something for you.

Chas4 # 10. November 2009, 02:46

There are others besides flash, like quicktime and windows media and others that maybe could be used

It maybe awhile on ogg for html 5, they have to agree on what to use for the audio and video elements in html 5

Any program including bit torrents have to use what bandwidth a user has (maybe an idea is to have an app that tells you were all you bandwidth is) or maybe some kind of cheat sheet app for web and code writing help

DanielHendrycks # 10. November 2009, 03:17

Originally posted by Chas4:

There are others besides flash, like quicktime and windows media and others that maybe could be used

I hate plug-ins in general.

Originally posted by Chas4:

maybe some kind of cheat sheet app for web and code writing help

I think that is more so a standard widget, but a good idea.

Night, I'm going to bed early.

hellspork # 10. November 2009, 04:22

@Chas4: He was talking about the Unite torrent tracker project hiding in the Google Code project hosting. The idea is that people can track their own torrents, share tracking among everyone online (you download it, you also begin tracking it), and create very small secure groups with limited torrent-powered sharing.