Category Archives: Browsers

28 oct

Roku vs Chromecast Quick Analysis

**, Amazon.com, Chrome, Electronics, Entertainment, Google, Home Projects, Internet, Media, Mobility

Just ordered both of these and wanted to give some very quick feedback before my larger post. Chromecast is Awesome for Queuing up Youtube playlists and Media playlists. Basically controlling the nice Audio system from your laptop / phone. Movies … Continue reading

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21 may

Edit Hostnames for Mobile Devices

**, Architecture, Browsers, DIY, Google, Internet

Are you testing your new latest and greatest Mobile or Responsive site but cannot get into your network to actually test it on a mobile device? Well if you have a proxy routed IP through either a NAT or direct … Continue reading

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15 may

F5 vs. Ctrl F5 vs. Ctrl Shift Del – Clearing Cache

***, Browsers, CMS, Internet, User Experience

I always over hear these conversations. Here’s the scoop on [F5] vs. [Ctrl] + [F5]. [F5] Refresh Page [Ctrl] + [F5] Clean Cache and Session, but the Server may not serve up due to Cache-Control: no-cache settings. Then a complete … Continue reading

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23 apr

All Websites Should be WCAG 2.0 Standard

***, Browsers, Companies, Design, Internet, Rants

I have been contracting with a Non-Profit for nearly two years now and the big word in this place for websites is Accessibility. This word is so over-used and for some reason, I feel that people gravitate to this word … Continue reading

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30 oct

ObamaCare Vanishes from Healthcare.gov Website

***, Browsers, Cloud Computing, Clusters, Government, Hacking, Internet, News

In some ways, it is entirely too funny to see all the criticism of the HealthCare.gov website taking place. First, it was the load balancing issues, still an issue. Second, is the validity of the data being saved in the … Continue reading

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16 oct

Windows 8.1 To be Released Tomorrow!

*, 3D Graphics, Browsers, Internet, Microsoft, News, Windows

Will the Start Menu ever disappear? Here it will be coming back with Windows 8.1. I am convinced that Microsoft changes them so drastically just so that you have to change back, maybe you get confused, lose your serial number … Continue reading

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25 aug

Windows 8.1 – Reverting back to Normal

***, Browsers, Entertainment, History, Internet, Microsoft, Mobility, News, Office, Rants, Windows

It’s funny, Windows continually has issues with new versions of their software. I wonder if it is because they charge so much money for their upgrades or if it is because they try to be so extreme with their new … Continue reading

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8 aug

What You See is What You Get

***, Browsers, Design, DIY, Internet, JavaScript, Media, Office

WYSIWYG (What You See is What You Get) editors are all over the place. It’s how you allow for non-technical people to produce content in a formatted and ordered fashion mostly on the web. And there are tons of WYSIWYG … Continue reading

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8 aug

Test Your Browsers Cookie Limitations

**, Browsers, Chrome, Firefox, Internet, Internet Explorer, JavaScript, Safari

If you are ever interested in testing your browsers cookie limitations, here is a very cool site that will do just that for yourself. http://browsercookielimits.x64.me/ Browser Max Cookies Max Size Per Cookie Max Size Per Domain1 Usage2 Chrome 4 Chrome … Continue reading

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28 jun

Accessible Screen Readers for Background Images in IE (Internet Explorer)

**, Chrome, DIY, Firefox, HTML5/CSS3, Internet, Internet Explorer

Accessibility is, in my opinion, very easy for developers to become compliant with. WCAG 2.0 AA (Web Content Accessibility Guidelines), the ever so outdated 508. It is easy, so if you have the extra time and the audience, please make … Continue reading

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