MIXED DOWNLOAD WORLD

Ever thought of orkutting on your mobile. How if you can orkut while travelling by bus, train .etc! well, All you need is :-
1. a GPRS enabled mobile phone
2. an active internet connection (Mobile Office in case of Airtel) and
3. mobile application opera mini.
If you try to open www.orkut.com on mobile it fails due to either design of the site or limitations for support of javascript in opera mini. Even orkut says-
Currently, orkut.com isn’t compatible with mobile devices. To access your orkut profile, please try logging in using your computer’s web browser.
But the truth is... I've been orkutting on my mobile for past few months with opera mini using this link. Since the link address is too long, for convenience add, rupeshmandal.googlepages.com/mobileorkut (note: without www) as bookmark.

Previously, i was able to check scrapbook/communities, delete scraps and search but was unable to scrap someone... But recently unplugged showed some tricks to do so. though they are tedious, they do the job.

Note:- make sure you bookmark them correctly else they won't work.

1. To scrap
add a bookmark with name scrap@orkut or anything and address

javascript:{document.forms[1].action += "&Action.submit=";document.forms[1].submit();}

or

javascript:submitForm(document.getElementById('b2'),'submit');

Now each time you want to scrap someone, go to his/her scrapbook... type the message in the message box (on pressing ok the page tries to load.. you can press cancel .. no problem!)

Now, open the bookmark scrap@orkut. It will post your scrap in the background. you can check out by reloading your friend's scrapbook.

2. Reply from your own scrapbook
add a bookmark with name reply@orkut with address

javascript:{ for (var i = 1; i<=10;i++) { if (document.getElementById("scrapText_" + i).value != "") { document.getElementById("b" + (i*3 +1)).onclick();break;} } }

Now to reply from your own scrapbook, type the message in reply message box and open this bookmark.

3. Sending Message
add a bookmark named as message@orkut with address
javascript:submitForm(document.getElementById('b1'),'submit');

4. Adding a friend
add a bookmark named addfriend@orkut with address
javascript:submitForm(document.getElementById('b1'),'yes');

and open it when asked for confirmation while adding a friend.

5. Joining community
bookmark
javascript:submitForm(document.getElementById('b1'),'join');
with name joincommunity@orkut

open this bookmark when it asks for confirmation.

As i've said earlier, these procedures are quite tedious but they work no doubt. Hope that things will be easier in near future.
Caution:Don't orkut on mobile while crossing road, driving .etc. to avoid accident!

Happy orkutting on mobile!

Updated (2nd Dec 2006, 1:18 AM)
When I mailed orkut inquiring about any plans for an official orkut mobile application, got this reply :-
Hi Rupesh,

Thanks for your reply. We're always interested in hearing your suggestions
on how to improve the orkut community. Thank you for telling us how we can
make orkut a better experience for you. Your feedback helps us prioritize
our to-do list, which may eventually include mobile applications for
orkut.

Stay beautiful,
orkut.com

Related: Airtel, Google announces strategic tie up

Updated: 25th Dec 2006, 2:40 pm
Now to log in to orkut using opera mini, just enter www.orkut.com. It's working, coz they might have changed the design of the login page. So, no need to go for any other links.

Tip: disable image loading for faster orkut access.
Enjoy!!

Related: Google Talk on Mobile
Keep Blogging, Rupesh at 9:33 AM
Tags: Nokia 6020, orkutting
7 Scribble(s):
Darnell Clayton said...
Hey Rupesh,

I have already come across Opera Mini before (on a previous post) as well as the link you mentioned before.

Unfortunately some users are still having problems and what I would like to see is a "real" version from Google to address these issues. (as some carriers will not let you use either the Opera or the link to access Orkut).