GNOME web-API dependent apps fail as providers drop support
Some of the default GNOME apps depended too heavily on hardcoded online APIs. They didn’t have backup plans for when those APIs went away.
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KDE Connect: Making friends between Android and the Linux desktop
A smart app connects your Linux desktop and Android device. It lets them share files and clipboard contents with each other encrypted over your local network.
Most of alternate web browsers don’t have fraud and malware protection
All the leading web browsers protect you against web fraud and websites known to distribute malware. You don’t get this protection with the smaller browsers.
The constant software update tyranny
Software updates should happen automatically in the background without requiring constant restarts or pestering the user.
Help Mozilla build out its Location Service by taking a walk
Mozilla is building a free alternative to the big tech companies’ location services. But they need help gathering signaling data from your neighborhood.
Windows Store’s WindowsUpgrade URI
How to link to the special-purpose Windows license upgrade page on the Microsoft Store. Useful when referring people to upgrade from Home to Professional edition.
Review of Linode VPS – 2 GB RAM plan for $10/month
I’ve migrated from DigitalOcean to Linode. I was surprised to learn it used a Unified Linux Kernel (with no SELinux support) instead of the upstream kernel.
Cache-Control plugin for WordPress
Take control over your WordPress site’s HTTP Cache-Control response header directives with my easy-to-use WordPress plugin.
How to encrypt backups using Windows 10’s built-in tools
Windows Backup doesn’t support encrypted backups in itself. However, you can still get encrypted backups using built-in tools in Windows 10.
Provide icons for web apps in GNOME Web (Epiphany)
Get the details on how GNMOE Web (formerly Epiphany) uses favicons and other website assets when installing websites as web apps on the Linux desktop.
Netcraft anti-phishing toolbar breaks on IPv6 enabled networks
IPv6-capable websites can break the website security information displayed in the Netcraft anti-phishing toolbar for Firefox and Chrome.
Apple News app getting its own User-Agent in iOS 10
Apple News app to stop pretending it’s the Safari browser. The new User-Agent makes it easier to measure success the App with existing web analytics solutions.