About three months ago someone recommended browsercam.com as a way to test websites in a variety of browser/operating systems. I have used it and find it especially useful when tweaking the CSS on a web design.
The main service browsercam.com offers is a screen capture service where you supply a web address and then select operating system/browser combinations, screen resolution, etc. The site then makes screen captures according to your selections. There are more than 50 operating system/browser combinations to choose from.
Additionally, you can organize your captures into portfolios and even setup up URL's where your clients and collaborators can view the captures.
BrowserCam also has the ability to capture your pages on mobile devices like PDAs and has a remote access feature which allows you to actually log in and operate various operating systems for 30 minute sessions. I have not used these services but they are available.
Study carefully the pricing plan to figure out the best deal for you. If you can find other developers to join you, I recommend you join together and purchase one of the multiuser annual plans. For instance, compare:
- 1-user plan for one month is $70
($70 per user per month) - 5-user plan (3 month minimum) is $40 per month
($8 per user per month) - 10-user planned paid annually is $400 for the entire year.
($3 per user per month)
You can try out a 24 hour free trial to see if it works for you.
We also use the remote computer session, but I recommend a decent upload connection so your mouse movements and typing track in a reasonable amount of time.