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PDF exploit in iOS 4
Link to: http://www.loopinsight.com/2010/08/01/jailbreakme-returns-offers-jailbreak-for-iphone-4-and-ipad/
Tab Candy: Mozilla Labs is making Firefox tabs sweet
If you're using a modern web browser, chances are you've got a few tabs open at the same time. Most certainly, there are too many of them. Is fine because
I know your name, where you work, and live (Safari v4 & v5)
Update 07.30.2010 : Apple patched Safari ( CVE-ID: CVE-2010-1796 ) Right at the moment a Safari user visits a website, even if they’ve never...
privacy-related changes coming to CSS :visited
For more information about this, have a look at David Baron's post, the bug and the post on the security blog. For many years the CSS :visited selector has been ...
Firefox 4 Beta 1 Released
Experience cutting-edge browser features in pre-release versions: Firefox Developer Edition, Firefox Beta and Firefox Nightly. Download now!
Data URIs make CSS sprites obsolete
The Official Web Site of Nicholas C. Zakas
Opera 10.60 Released: WebM, AppCache, WebWorkers, Geolocation and Speed
The latest news about Opera web browsers, tech trends, internet tips.
IPhone 4
A review of the iPhone 4.
IE’s big leap forward; CSS3 selectors fully supported
In the past few days I’ve been revising the CSS compatibility table with information about the latest crop of browsers. There’s no doubt about it: this is IE9’s show. It just supports nearly everything. No hassle, no buts.
Google's VP8 video codec (and ffmpeg)
Now that the hype is over, let's talk the real deal. How good is Google's VP8 video codec? Since "multiple independent implementations help a standard mature quicker and become more useful to its users", me and others (David for the decoder core and PPC optimizations, Jason for x86 optimizations) decided that we…
The New Ruby Ecosystem
Last week I finally caught up with the state of Ruby - the language, the community and the tools in fashion. I'm impressed. These guys seem ...
How to Access the Internet (A Guide from 2025)
Welcome to the Internet! By following the simple rules below, you make sure your internet experience is smooth and risk free.
Fluid Layout from Hicksdesign
Hicks.design is Jon Hicks, established 2002.