Tag Archives: Browsers

Advanced ad blocking on the desktop

Learn about an easy yet little-known feature of a popular ad blocker that lets you customize websites by removing parts you don’t want to see. Continue reading

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Amazon fail

Recent website design work has caused us to do some research into the current design techniques and trends among website authors regarding web stanards. We looked into the definitive guide on the subject, Jeffrey Zeldman‘s Designing with Web Standards, and … Continue reading

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NoScript add-on provides security in Firefox

Image via Wikipedia Bad things lurk on the interwebs. Viruses are marginalized by Antivirus software, but most Antivirus software doesn’t protect against malicious websites. Websites can phish and clickjack. They can display an invisible button that infects your computer on … Continue reading

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Google recommends Chrome download from main page

Google today, seemingly confident enough about their new browser, posted a link on their homepage for the download. While a significant percentage of the news I read over the course of the last week involved Chrome and the browser wars, … Continue reading

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