Sep 16
Many users may have noticed that on their iOS device keyboard, there is a convenient .com button to facilitate the entry of website URLs. Although it is very thoughtful of Apple engineers to include this functionality, it is often not even necessary. Read more
The bookmarklet is an incredibly useful applet that is stored as the URL of a web browser bookmark. They can be an easy way to add additional functionality to your browser, and since they are just bookmarks, they can be easily organized and synced with the rest of your browser’s saved pages.
The utility of these little apps becomes even more apparent when considering the circumscribed nature of iOS’s mobile Safari. Since you cannot augment the browser’s capabilities with extensions, the only way to enhance your browsing sessions is to embrace the bookmarklet. Let’s examine how to get started taking advantage of these handy little apps. Read more
Do you have an insatiable desire for checking your Facebook page? Do you spend an inordinate amount of time perusing its ever-expanding feature set? If so, don’t be embarrassed.
Facebook has the capability of being used as a powerful, social tool for both personal and professional tasks, and with 600 million users worldwide and no serious competitors, it is probably not going to disappear anytime soon. So, if you can’t get enough of the apple of Zuckerberg’s eye, perhaps it’s time you took your Facebook devotion up a notch and mastered its esoteric keyboard shortcuts. Read more
Feb 9
If you are like me, you might be a little bit of a neat freak. I like things to be organized and accessible, and feel better when things are in their “place.” These behaviors spill over into my digital lifestyle, and one of my pet peeves is that the default location for all browsers is the Downloads folder. While that is a perfectly logical choice, I prefer my downloads to appear right on my desktop, so they are easy to find and can be promptly addressed (that’s the neat freak part). If you share this compulsion, read on, my troubled friend. Read more
Previously, I have advocated the benefits of utilizing extensions to enhance your web browsing sessions. Today, I have an excellent recommendation.
Many have had the experience of perusing content online and coming across an unfamiliar term. From this point, there are a variety of ways to proceed, and Firefox has long had a weakness, in my opinion, in offering an all-in-one, elegant solution (i.e., extension) for researching terms on a web page, that is, until the arrival of Apture Highlights. Read more
Aug 7
In my previous post, I mentioned that one of the great features of modern web browsers is the availability of extensions. Today, I would like to elaborate on these useful add-ons, explain how to manage them and identify some of the more useful offerings.
Jul 21
Times are changing. In the traditional model of computing, the operating system you used (e.g., WIndows, OS X, Linux) served as the base upon which you would install a variety of applications for locally manipulating your data. Presently, an increasing amount of work normally handled by client-based applications is now moving towards cloud-based (i.e., Internet-based) alternatives that are accessed within your web browser.
Consequently, the type of operating system you use is now much less relevant than what web browser you use, since it serves as your gateway to the World Wide Web (WWW). Out of all the programs on your computer, the web browser has now become the single most important piece of software you use. Read more
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