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The Magazine
Introducing The Magazine : a modern iOS Newsstand publication for geeks like us that’s loosely about technology, but also gives tech writers a venue to explore other topics that like-minded geeks might find interesting.
IE10 won't run Flash unless website is whitelisted by Microsoft
Yeah you read that right. I just received an interesting email from Brightcove (the video delivery guys) about issues with their Flash based solution and Windows 8 running the new Internet Explorer 10. To quote:
Kindle Paperwhite
Amazon’s goal should be for Kindle typography to equal or match print typography. They’re not even close.
Firefox debuts new developer toolbar
Firefox makes developing for the Web faster and easier with a unique Developer Command Line. The new tool provides easy keyboard control over Firefox Devel
Using the HTML5 Fullscreen API for Phishing Attacks
Feross Aboukhadijeh is a computer security researcher, teacher, web developer, designer, long distance runner, gamer, music lover, and builder of websites that (sometimes) go viral.
Social Login Buttons Aren’t Worth It
Browse how-to articles on starting, running, and marketing your business, plus thought-provoking podcasts and films to inspire your inner entrepreneur.
The Story of the New Microsoft.com
Rainypixels is Nishant Kothary's personal web site — a 100% Cruelty-Free Petting Zoo for Pixels.
Rethinking caching in web apps
Having spent a lot of the last few years worrying about the scalability of data-heavy applications like Rapportive , I have started to get the feeling that maybe we have all been “doing it wrong”. Maybe what we consider to be “state of the art” application architecture is actually holding us back.
Great Barrier Reef underwater panoramas in Google Maps
We encourage you to dive in and explore the ocean with Google Maps.
Why Responsive Design Is Not Worth It
UPDATE (April 2014): After the huge debate this original post created, we decided to refine and build upon the original article, bearing in mind the thoughts of some very insightful feedback left by some commenters. You can find the new article here. UPDATE (March 2018): Some of the comments are not taking into…
Websockets 101
Quick introduction into the final specification of websockets (:rfc:6455).
Firefox turns 10 years old today (Phoenix v0.1)
Phoenix is a redesign of the Mozilla browser component, similar to Galeon, K-Meleon and Chimera, but written using the XUL user interface language and designed to be cross-platform. More information about Phoenix is available at the Phoenix Project Page .
Apple's HTTP POST caching is a bug
One of the changes in Apple’s release of iOS6 last week was a surprising new ability to cache POST responses.
Abusing Emoji in iOS and Your Mac
Written pieces, talks, and other bits by Zach Holman.