Open Compute Project To Develop An Open Switch
In the realm of data centers and networking, the Open Compute Project (OCP) has emerged as a driving force for innovation and collaboration. Founded by Facebook in 2011, the OCP aims to accelerate the development and adoption of open hardware and data center designs. With its mission to make data center…
Category : Networking 29-05-2023 by Janeth Kent
Security of Internet providers: can we trust it?
This year has been a time of many changes. Now, more people are connected to the Internet through their home routers for teleworking, shopping, or leisure. This is where the security of Internet operators becomes more important. The question is whether the ISP's security is good enough to be the only…
Category : Security 29-05-2023 by Janeth Kent
10 Tools for Evaluating Web Design Accessibility
Web design accessibility plays a vital role in ensuring that websites are inclusive and usable for all users, regardless of their abilities or disabilities. Evaluating the accessibility of web design is crucial to identify and address potential barriers that may hinder users' access to information and services. Thankfully, there are…
Category : Web design 29-05-2023 by Janeth Kent
How to save and edit photos in WebP format in GIMP
GIMP (GNU Image Manipulation Program) is a powerful open-source image editing software that provides a wide range of features and tools. While GIMP initially lacked native support for WebP format, the latest versions have integrated WebP support, making it easier than ever to save and edit photos in this efficient…
Category : Web design 29-05-2023 by Silvia Mazzetta
Should Your Social Media Strategy Always Be Ready for a Crisis?
Social media has revolutionized the way businesses connect with their audiences, allowing for instant communication and unprecedented reach. However, with great power comes great responsibility. As social media platforms continue to evolve, businesses must recognize the importance of being prepared for potential crises that may arise. In today's interconnected world,…
Category : Social networks 29-05-2023 by Janeth Kent
Read comics online: best websites and apps to download and read digital comics
Comic book lovers (like us), today we're going to give you a special tribute: a small collection of websites and applications to download and read digital comics, both on your computer and on your mobile devices. You'll be able to access a wide collection of free and paid digital comics, and…
Category : News and events 26-05-2023 by Silvia Mazzetta
Best 9 Free Rss Readers
Lately we have been on a constant lookout for good RSS readers to find and share rich content for our users. RSS is a great way to keep in the loop of news, because it updates as soon as your favorite news sites update, and you get your news as…
Category : Software 22-05-2023 by Janeth Kent
Optimizing the Robots.txt file for Google
The Robots.txt file serves to give information to Googlebot and other robots that crawl the Internet about the pages and files that should be indexed on our website. Although it is not essential, the Robots.txt file is of great help to Google and other crawling robots when indexing our page,…
Category : Programming 22-05-2023 by Janeth Kent
How to generate an SSH key and add it to GitHub
In this short tutorial we are going to see how you can generate a new SSH key and add it to GitHub, so you can access your private repositories and manage them locally or from your server, running the commands git pull, git push and any other that has restrictions. This…
Category : Programming 22-05-2023 by Janeth Kent
Is AI sexist? A gender perspective in Robotics and Artificial Intelligence
In her article, Maria Antonia Huertas Sánchez of the UOC - Universitat Oberta de Catalunya, provides an explanation of why we should incorporate a gender vision in robotics and artificial intelligence by combining the concept of epistemology with the definition of artificial intelligence. Epistemology refers to the "theory of the foundations…
Category : News and events 22-05-2023 by Silvia Mazzetta
How artificial intelligence design the world
The image you see above was drawn especially for this article, but did not require any artistic skills or vein from its author. It was created by DALL-E, an artificial intelligence that can be asked to draw anything. To visually illustrate the point, the author of this article's lack of…
Category : Technology 17-05-2023 by Janeth Kent
Dark Web: the creepy side of the Internet is not as dark as believed
People who surf the Dark Web are not necessarily looking for something illegal. Most people want to protect their privacy. And according to a recent study, 93 percent only use websites that are freely accessible. It is almost impossible not to leave traces on the Internet and therefore reveal a lot…
Category : Security 17-05-2023 by Silvia Mazzetta
How to share your location using Plus codes on Google Maps for Android
Do you know what plus codes or plus codes on Google Maps are and what they are for? We tell you how they work and how to get them from anywhere. You may have been sent one and not know very well what it is for. If you have never used them,…
Category : Technology 17-05-2023 by Janeth Kent
How to change the arrow icon on Google Maps to a 3D car
When you follow a navigation route on Google Maps, your position is represented by an arrow except on specific occasions such as anniversaries. However, it is possible to change the navigation arrow for cars in 3D, with three designs to choose from. The functionality is not entirely new - in Google…
Category : News and events 17-05-2023 by Silvia Mazzetta
Hidden Gmail codes to find a lost e-mail
If you have a lot of emails in Gmail, there are a few codes that will help you find what you need faster and more accurately than if you do it by hand. We'll tell you about them right now. To say that Gmail is one of the most important email…
Category : Technology 16-05-2023 by Janeth Kent
How to download an email in PDF format in Gmail for Android
You will see how easy it is to save an email you have received or sent yourself from Gmail in PDF format, all with your Android smartphone. Here's how it's done. Gmail is one of the most used email applications in the world, not only for its good design, good organization…
Category : Technology 16-05-2023 by Janeth Kent
How to download any video from any website
If you have ever seen a video that you really liked and you would have liked to have it on your computer, but you didn't know how, from now on you will know it, since we are going to see which are the tools that allow us to do this…
Category : Technology 16-05-2023 by Janeth Kent
Step by Step Guide to Successful Social Media Marketing
The most popular social media platforms boast of having hundreds of millions of active users every month. The number itself is more than enough to attract brands in trying to establish themselves as niche authorities on as many different social media websites as they can. If you are still relatively new…
Category : Web marketing 16-05-2023 by Silvia Mazzetta
The Impact of Social Media Engagement on SEO Maximising Results with Link Building Agency
Our daily lives now include social media, and businesses have realised its potential for engaging and interacting with the target audiences. Social media not only makes it easier to communicate with clients, but it also has substantial SEO (search engine optimisation) benefits. Businesses can increase their online visibility and rise…
Category : Social networks 16-05-2023 by Janeth Kent
Useful technical SEO checklist for developers
Let's start from the beginning. What is SEO? When we talk about SEO we are talking about Search Engine Optimisation: we are talking about the organic positioning of a web page in search results. And when we say organic positioning we mean unpaid positioning. SEO is a discipline, strategy or set…
Category : Seo & sem 15-05-2023 by Janeth Kent
Accelerating Page Loads with Lazy Load
In today's digital age, website performance plays a vital role in delivering an exceptional user experience. Slow page load times can frustrate visitors, leading to high bounce rates and reduced engagement. One effective technique to optimize page loading speed is lazy loading. This article explores the concept of lazy load, its…
Category : Javascript 29-05-2023 by Janeth Kent
Mastering array sorting in JavaScript: a guide to the sort() function
In this article, I will explain the usage and potential of the sort() function in JavaScript. What does the sort() function do? The sort() function allows you to sort the elements of an array object. It can sort the elements in either the default ascending order or according to a custom sorting…
Category : Javascript 29-05-2023 by Janeth Kent
Flattening arrays in JavaScript
When we are handling arrays that are arrays or have multiple dimensions it can be very useful to know how to flatten arrays in JavaScript. That is to say, to move all the elements to a single dimension. This simplifies things like traversing the elements or being able to dump…
Category : Javascript 26-05-2023 by Janeth Kent
How synchronize the scroll of two divs with JavaScript
In case you have two divs of different sizes you may sometimes want to scroll both at the same time but at different speeds depending on their size. For example, you could have text in one and images in the other and want to scroll both at the same time.…
Category : Javascript 26-05-2023 by Silvia Mazzetta
What is the difference between primitives types and objects in JavaScript?
In this short tutorial we are going to look at the differences between primitive types and objects in JavaScript. To start with, we're going to look at what primitive types are. Then we will see what objects are and how they differ. Introduction The primitive types in JavaScript are as follows: Boolean: 'boolean String:…
Category : Javascript 26-05-2023 by Silvia Mazzetta
Callbacks in JavaScript
Callback functions are the same old JavaScript functions. They have no special syntax, as they are simply functions that are passed as an argument to another function. The function that receives the callback as an argument is called a higher-order function. Any function can be used as a callback, since it is…
Category : Javascript 22-05-2023 by Janeth Kent
How to use the codePointAt method in JavaScript
The JavaScript codePointAt method has more or less the same function as the charCodeAt method, used to get the 16-bit Unicode representation of the character at a certain position in a string. However, certain characters present a small problem, as they use two 16-bit units, so the charCodeAt method will only…
Category : Javascript 18-05-2023 by Janeth Kent
How to reverse an array in JavaScript
In this tutorial we are going to see how you can change the order of the elements of an array so that they are inverted. You could use a loop and reverse the array manually, but as we will see, in JavaScript there are much faster ways to achieve our…
Category : Javascript 18-05-2023 by Janeth Kent
Infinite scrolling with native JavaScript using the Fetch API
I have long wanted to talk about how infinite scroll functionality can be implemented in a list of items that might be on any Web page. Infinite scroll is a technique that allows the user to interact with the mouse by scrolling down to load new dynamic content. In this way, the…
Category : Javascript 15-05-2023 by Janeth Kent
Sorting elements with SortableJS and storing them in localStorage
SortableJS is a JavaScript extension that you will be able to use in your developments to offer your users the possibility to drag and drop elements in order to change their position. To learn what SortableJS is and how to get started, you can read the following tutorial. In this article you…
Category : Javascript 15-05-2023 by Janeth Kent
Template Literals in JavaScript
Template literals, also known as template literals, appeared in JavaScript in its ES6 version, providing a new method of declaring strings using inverted quotes, offering several new and improved possibilities. About template literals Template literals were introduced in the ES6 version of JavaScript, allowing strings to be declared using inverted-quote syntax: const chain…
Category : Javascript 28-04-2023 by Janeth Kent
How to use the endsWith method in JavaScript
In this short tutorial, we are going to see what the endsWith method, introduced in JavaScript ES6, is and how it is used with strings in JavaScript. The endsWith method is used to find out if a string ends with the character or substring you pass as a parameter to the…
Category : Javascript 21-12-2022 by Janeth Kent
What are javascript symbols and how can they help you?
Symbols are a new primitive value introduced by ES6. Their purpose is to provide us unique identifiers. In this article, we tell you how they work, in which way they are used with JavaScript and how they can help us. How to create symbols To create a new symbol we will have…
Category : Javascript 20-12-2022 by Janeth Kent
How to create PDF with JavaScript and jsPDF
Creating dynamic PDF files directly in the browser is possible thanks to the jsPDF JavaScript library. In the last part of this article we have prepared a practical tutorial where I show you how to implement the library. Below you can see the completed exercise. The client side is gaining ground over…
Category : Javascript 04-12-2022 by Janeth Kent
Amazing Javascript Game Source Codes for Free
In this article we will share the code to make simple games with Javascript programming language. The games code can later be your reference material for making other simple games. Before you continue do you already know what is javascript programming ?, if you don't know yet, please read the brief…
Category : Javascript 19-07-2022 by Luigi Nori
import one JS file into another in the plain JS
Until some years ago, it was not possible to import one js file or block of code from one file into another but since 2015, ES6 has introduced useful ES6 modules. With the modulestandard, we can use importand exportkeyword and syntax given to include and export the module in JS…
Category : Javascript 03-12-2021 by Luigi Nori
Node.js and npm: introductory tutorial
In this tutorial we will see how to install and use both Node.js and the npm package manager. In addition, we will also create a small sample application. If you have ever used or thought about using a JavaScript-based development tool, you have probably noticed that you need to install…
Category : Javascript 05-11-2021 by Silvia Mazzetta
How to connect to MySQL with Node.js
Let's see how you can connect to a MySQL database using Node.js, the popular JavaScript runtime environment. Before we start, it is important to note that you must have Node.js installed on your system. Likewise, you must create a MySQL database. Create a MySQL database If you haven't already done so, you can…
Category : Javascript 04-11-2021 by Silvia Mazzetta
JavaScript Programming Styles: Best Practices
When programming with JavaScript there are certain conventions that you should apply, especially when working in a team environment. In fact, it is common to have meetings to discuss standards to follow. The reason is that code is much more readable when certain standards are followed. We have already seen…
Category : Javascript 28-10-2021 by Janeth Kent
First steps into JavaScript – a practical guide 2
In the previous aticleFirst steps into JavaScript – a practical guidewe covered the basics of the DOM and its relation to us becoming JS literate. Now that we know how to access DOM elements, we can continue with learning how to change them. But before we start, let's make sure we…
Category : Javascript 26-10-2021 by Iveta Karailievova