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The history of video games: from entertainment to virtual reality
The release of Return to Monkey Island (September 2022) has jogged video game fans' memories back to 1990, when The Secret of Monkey Island debuted, a graphic adventure based on the vicissitudes of Guybrush Threepwood, a somewhat awkward would-be pirate whose story inspired the film Pirates of the Caribbean. While…
Category : Videogames 28-11-2022 by Janeth Kent
Secret iPhone codes to unlock hidden features
We love that our devices have hidden features. It's fun to learn something new about the technology we use every day, to discover those little features that aren't advertised by the manufacturer. And unless you spend a lot of time playing around in the Phone app, you probably don't know, until…
Category : Security 22-10-2021 by Silvia Mazzetta
Dates in local format with Javascript
In the articles we have about dates in JavaScript we were missing one about how to create dates in local format with JavaScript. That is to say, being able to internationalise (i18n) the date before printing it. Many of you may be saying, "we have already seen this using the…
Category : Javascript 10-06-2021 by Janeth Kent
Advanced Android tutorial: discover all your phone's secrets
It is highly probable that you are not taking advantage of even half of the potential that your Android device has to offer. These small pocket computers, which we call smartphones, have increasingly advanced and powerful hardware that, together with the possibilities offered by an operating system as flexible as…
Category : Mobile 06-05-2021 by Janeth Kent
5 Terrific iOS-Friendly Canva Alternatives to Upgrade Your Marketing Visuals
Sometimes you want to use your iPhone to create compelling, engaging marketing visuals, and as awesome as Canva is, many of us are interested in seeing what other options are out there. As all marketers know, consistent branding is a must for any company (or even individual) who wants to stand…
Category : Web marketing 05-05-2021 by Janeth Kent
Top tools for UX design and research
This article is a compilation of the "ux tools" I have tested in recent years. I've separated the tools by categories, although I recommend you to take a look at all of them, you might find some you didn't know. - Conceptualisation and project management tools - UX testing and research tools - Analytics…
Category : Ui/ux design 23-04-2021 by Silvia Mazzetta
How to hide the you are typing text in a WhatsApp group
With WhatsApp groups there is usually no middle ground: either you like them or you hate them from the first moment you are put -sometimes 'dragged' reflects better- into one. And with the current pandemic situation we live in, groups have exploded in use in the work and family environment. Does…
Category : Social networks 25-03-2021 by Janeth Kent
Interesting and Helpful Google Search Features You’ll Want to Start Using
Google – THE search engine for many internet users. It has been with us since its launch back in 1998 and thanks to its simplicity of use and genius algorithms, it grew so popular, that most of us cannot imagine our day-to-day life without it. Many petty arguments between friends…
Category : Software 31-01-2021 by Iveta Karailievova
Validating HTML forms using BULMA and vanilla JavaScript
Today we are going to write about contact forms and how to validate them using JavaScript. The contact form seems to be one of the top features of every basic home page. It is a great way to encourage your visitors to make contact with you, by adding a form which…
Category : Javascript 31-12-2020 by
How to use your browser as a file browser, in Chrome or Microsoft Edge
We're going to explain how to use the Chrome browser as a file browser, both on Android and on your computer. This is a hidden feature of Chromium that will allow you to browse through the internal folders of your PC or mobile phone without needing any specific application to…
Category : Technology 26-12-2020 by Janeth Kent
Website Traffic Getting Low? 4 Immediate Action to Take
If you have created a website, I am sure your end objective is to create a strong brand presence, boost engagement, and multiply revenue. An interesting statistic showed that there were 22.31 million internet users at the start of the year, in Australia. This means that there are ample opportunities to…
Category : Web marketing 04-12-2020 by Luigi Nori
A beginner’s guide to software vulnerabilities
What are software vulnerabilities The number of devices connected to the Internet is growing every day. And among those devices we find not only computers and smartphones, but also an ever-rising number of cameras, smoke detectors, motion sensors, smart door locks, and let’s not forget that even plant pots. Many households…
Category : Security 17-11-2020 by Iveta Karailievova
JavaScript: Spread and Rest operators
In today’s article we are going to talk about one of the features of the ES6 version(ECMAScript 2015) of JavaScript which is Spread operator as well as Rest operator. These features may be very useful when developing and working with front-end frameworks. We will explain how you can use it in…
Category : Javascript 05-04-2021 by
The best tricks and features to master your Android Smart TV
We bring you a collection of the best tricks to squeeze Android TV, the Google operating system designed for televisions. You can find it on smart televisions of some brands, but also on devices that you will connect to the TV. With all of them, you can use different types…
Category : Networking 05-11-2020 by Luigi Nori
How to watch deleted or private Youtube videos
Today we are going to talk about the technique which you permit to be able to recover videos from Youtube that was deleted, made private or simply blocked by Youtube itself. With this trick you most of the time would do just that. How is this possible we will explain…
Category : Social networks 05-04-2021 by
GAN Generated Images
Let’s play a game - can you guess what these portraits have in common? They all depict non-existent people. All these images were created by artificial intelligence. We could say, that AI “dreamed” those people up. How can a machine make up people’s faces? The genius idea came from Ian Goodfellow, who was…
Category : Technology 28-10-2020 by Iveta Karailievova
3 awesome ways technology is helping us combat the COVID pandemic
Times are hard now, that humanity once more stumbled into a terrible pandemic. But in comparison to the poor folks back in 1918 when the Spanish flu was on wreaking havoc, nowadays we have the advantage of cutting edge technology on our side. Here’s a quick list of top three ways…
Category : Technology 28-10-2020 by Iveta Karailievova
MAME Multiple Arcade Machine Emulator: How to download and configure this arcade emulator for Windows
Despite the fact that new state-of-the-art computer games are coming out every so often, the whole retro theme is very appealing to users who are looking to relive the long hours spent in front of a console, such as the NES or SNES, and even in arcades playing arcade machines.…
Category : Software 14-10-2020 by Luigi Nori
What is a Cryptophone and how it works
The so-called cryptophones, are anti-interception smartphones as they use encryption methods to protect all communication systems. Here are all the details and the truth about these "unassailable" phones. The recent Encrochat affair, recently investigated for illegal activities, has brought to light the so-called cryptophones. They are smartphones - legal in themselves -…
Category : Security 11-09-2020 by Silvia Mazzetta
Get ready for the future: What Does The Future Of SEO Look Like?
How will SEO change in 2030? There are various positions and assumptions that we can make about this so that you can think about the strategies to take when the future catches up with us. Anyone who works in SEO knows the great challenge of positioning a site on the web…
Category : Seo 19-08-2020 by Silvia Mazzetta
Bank phishing by email: best way to prevent it
No one is safe from Pishing attacks, especially bank Phising. Large and small companies in all industries are being attacked repeatedly. Phishing is so popular with cybercriminals because it provides them with access to the most vulnerable part of any network: the end users. Bank Phishing is increasingly being used…
Category : Security 16-07-2020 by Silvia Mazzetta
Smishing: risks, examples and how to avoid it
Do you know what smishing is, what risks it involves and how you can avoid it? The cyber-criminals are betting on the technique known as Smishing when it comes to defrauding users through text messages (SMS). The objective of Smishing is the same as that of other types of scams…
Category : Security 16-07-2020 by Silvia Mazzetta
How to move Chrome, Firefox or Edge cache to save space
Caching is a technique used by many programs to improve their performance, especially for applications that run over the Internet, such as streaming programs or web browsers. This technique consists of saving all or part of the information being processed in a directory so that, if we return to it,…
Category : News and events 04-06-2020 by Janeth Kent
WhatsApp: How to View Deleted Messages
Words are carried away by the wind, as long as they are not written on WhatsApp. Sending it was like getting a tattoo, something you'll always like, or yet it'll be there for years to remind you of a mistake. Then came the option to delete sent messages, a white card…
Category : News and events 25-05-2020 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
5 ways to improve your user experience
As a brand, UX is incredibly important when it comes to keeping your customers happy and on your site. Afterall, the longer they are on your site, the more likely they are to spend, and the more likely you are to hit your targets and KPI’s. Also, the better the…
Category : Ui/ux design 09-04-2020 by Silvia Mazzetta
How to find everything you need on the Deep Web and the Dark Web
How to find everything you need on the Deep Web and the Dark Web Best links, sites, markets what you can find on the Deep Web The Deep Web is also known as the Deep Internet is a sort of layer of content that is not indexed by the search engines…
Category : Security 10-05-2021 by Silvia Mazzetta
Cross-Origin Resource Sharing (CORS) and examples of XSS and CSRF
Cross-Origin Resource Sharing (CORS) enables web clients to make HTTP requests to servers hosted on different origins. CORS is a unique web technology in that it has both a server-side and a client-side component. The server-side component configures which types of cross-origin requests are allowed, while the client-side component controls…
Category : Javascript 30-01-2020 by Luigi Nori
Tips to Maximize Your ROI with Google AdWords
The marketing method you use is not important. What you want is the best possible ROI. The money spent should come back to you tenfold. Well, that might be a bit of an exaggeration, but you get the idea. If you were to try pay per click and Google AdWords in…
Category : Seo & sem 22-01-2020 by Silvia Mazzetta
How to Generate Static Sites with JavaScript Static Sites Generators
Static websites and so-called JAMstack have become pretty popular recently. And with 2020 on the horizon, this trend doesn't seem to be stopping. Why? Why is old-school HTML + CSS + JS trio in its redesigned and renamed form gaining so much attention? In this article, we'll explore what the…
Category : Javascript 13-12-2019 by Luigi Nori
Vue.js 3.0: What are Hooks and how they work
This article introduces an experimental Vue feature called Hooks. Before you start This post is suited for developers of all stages including beginners. Here are a few things you should already have before going through this article. You will need the following in your pc: Node.js version 10.x and above installed. You can verify if…
Category : Javascript 06-09-2019 by Luigi Nori
10 Javascript tips and tricks you should know
Javascript is the most widely used language in fullstack development thanks to the boom in recent years in libraries and frameworks such as NodeJs (backend) and React/Angular/Vue (frontend). However, regardless of which one you use to develop, there are a number of tricks and tips common to all of them…
Category : Javascript 08-08-2019 by Janeth Kent
Google Search hacks to Use Google More Efficiently
Modern folks have grown up with having all the world's data at their fingertips with super mobile phones glued to our palms. Or it's what we've always believed. Sometimes the incredible amount of information in a Google search result can actually stop us from finding out what we need. We…
Category : Software 24-07-2019 by Janeth Kent
7 Useful tricks for writing more concise and performant JavaScript
When we started writing about JavaScript, we created a list of every time-saving trick we discovered in the code of other people, on websites, and anywhere other than the tutorials we used. Since then, we've been contributing to this list and now we are going to share 11 triks that strike us as particularly smart or helpful.…
Category : Javascript 04-06-2019 by Janeth Kent
Unlock Hidden SmartPhone Features with these Secret Codes
Unstructured Supplementary Service Data (USSD), sometimes known as "quick codes" or "feature codes", is an extra-UI protocol, which allows people to access hidden features. This protocol was originally created for GSM phones, but can be found on CDMA devices as well (if that's a bunch of acronym gibberish to you,…
Category : Security 06-11-2022 by Janeth Kent
Vue.js: a quick start guide for beginners. Part 3
Welcome here again! Last time we didn't listen to our very first user events and and methods to react to these events. Now we are going to explain directives and conditional rendering. if-else Regardless of the framework, one of the most important tools under any programmer's belt is conditional rendering. Depending on…
Category : Javascript 25-02-2019 by Janeth Kent
14 JavaScript Animation Libraries
Well - designed and smooth animations are one of the most important things that makes an app stand out from the crowd. The purpose of UI animations is to help users understand the product in a more interactive way. While surfing the web in search of a cool animation library in…
Category : Javascript 17-05-2020 by Janeth Kent
Best 5 Frontend Development Topics in 2019
Ah, a new year. A time of positivity, a time to restart. For new objectives and proposals. And in the world of developers, to look at the scenery and decide what we need to learn to keep up. Because let's face it-web development is always changing, and we're falling behind…
Category : Programming 18-02-2019 by Janeth Kent
JavaScript: Variables & Scope. A Visual Guide.
We often speak of discrepancies between var, let and const But more often than not, we still see developers struggling to fully grasp the idea of how everything works. That's because concepts are rarely visualized. Let's catch a glimpse. Not all scopes are identical. Do not memorize scope rules for each type of scope. Try…
Category : Javascript 13-05-2019 by Janeth Kent
Tips for JavaScript Developers
Another year is over and JavaScript is constantly changing. However, there are some tips that can help you write in 2019 clean and efficient code that scales. Below is a list of 9 pragmatic suggestions. async / await Are you still trapped in callback hell? Don't use callbacks unless it's completely necessary, such…
Category : Javascript 08-06-2020 by Janeth Kent
CSS Shapes: how to create non-rectangular shapes (part 2)
The shape-image-threshold (Position Text Over A Semi-Opaque Image) So far we've looked at employing a fully transparent part of a picture or of a gradient so as to form our shape, however, the third property defined within the CSS Shapes specification implies that we will use images or gradients with semi-opaque…
Category : Css 17-09-2018 by Janeth Kent
CSS Shapes: how to create non-rectangular shapes (part 1)
CSS Shapes (Level 1) has been accessible in Chrome and Safari for various years, be that as it may, this week it sends in a creation form of Firefox with the arrival of Firefox 62 — alongside an exceptionally pleasant expansion to the Firefox DevTools to enable us to work…
Category : Css 17-09-2018 by Janeth Kent
Useful Free UX Ebooks
Design and user experience (UX) is becoming a key and fundamental factor for the development and creation of software products and web applications. Today, our UX team recommends a selection of the most interesting books on design and user experience. These books bring together a large number of techniques and methods…
Category : Ui/ux design 25-11-2020 by Janeth Kent
10 PHP code snippets to work with dates
Here we have some set of Useful PHP Snippets, which are useful for PHP Developers. In this tutorial we'll show you the 10 PHP date snippets you can use on your webpages by just cutting and pasting! Get current time, formatted Super basic function, takes no parameters and returns the current date.…
Category : Php 02-08-2018 by Janeth Kent
Useful Tutorials on SVG & CSS3 Animation
There isn't just one way to do SVG and CSS3 animations. Animation is one such area which has been quite complicated until recently. Today we're going to look some tutorials that should get you on the right track towards mastering SVG animation with CSS. A Look Into: SVG Animation SVG Files in…
Category : Css 26-06-2018 by Janeth Kent
Useful jQuery code snippets for responsive websites
When you have to manage a web project, jQuery can be of great help. In this article, we have compiled some jQuery tips and tricks for making and enhancing responsive sites. Detect viewport size CSS media-queries allow you to detect the viewport size and apply different CSS style to elements depending on…
Category : Javascript 21-06-2018 by Janeth Kent
Best Websites to Learn Coding Online
You know and we know that it’s totally possible to learn to code for free... If you can teach yourself how to write code, you gain a competitive edge over your peers, you can think more algorithmically and thus can tackle problems more efficiently. But what are the best resources to achieve…
Category : Programming 19-06-2018 by Janeth Kent
How To Take Your Website Up A Notch
In order to get your website off the ground then you’re going to want to learn how best to get it noticed and clicked on. If you’re just starting to build your website, then you will need to know how to optimize your site’s success from the very beginning. If…
Category : Ui/ux design 02-05-2020 by Silvia Mazzetta
Install macOS High Sierra in VirtualBox on Windows 10
Whether you want to occasionally test a website in Safari, or try out a little bit of software in the Mac environment, having access to the latest version of macOS in a virtual machine is useful. Unfortunately, you’re not really supposed to do this—so getting macOS running in VirtualBox is,…
Category : Operating systems 12-04-2021 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 09-06-2021 by Janeth Kent
Php: How to extend the highlight_string function
PHP has a cool function that automatically highlights PHP code called highlight_string(); Theoretically this could be used to roll your own code highlighting on a site, rather than rely on JavaScript or some kind of external service to do it. In this article I'll show you the basics of how…
Category : Php 11-02-2017 by Janeth Kent
SQLMAP installation and usage in Ubuntu and Kali linux
Let's talk about the penetration testing using one of the KALI linux tool called SQLMAP. What is SQLMAP? sqlmap is an open source penetration testing tool that automates the process of detecting and exploiting SQL injection flaws and taking over of database servers. It is a open source tool to use sql injection…
Category : Security 13-08-2016 by Janeth Kent
PHP Libraries For Summer 2016
Here are our picks for the 12 most useful and interesting open-source PHP libraries that you should check out this summer! Monolog With Monolog you can create advanced logging systems by sending your PHP logs to files, sockets, databases, inboxes or other web services. The library has over 50 handlers for various…
Category : Php 11-08-2016 by Janeth Kent
How to Configure Cloudflare Flexible SSL with WordPress website
This article is part of a serie of articles about Wordpress optimization with Cloudflare and some kinds of servers, if you want to understand well read these articles before: Speed up your site and protect it against DDOS attacks with CloudFlare Million of visitors per day with a super cheap php mysql…
Category : Servers 03-12-2015 by Janeth Kent
CSS: Image Hover Effects You Can Copy and Paste
In the past, we’ve wrote about some awesome examples of CSS effects that were easy to copy and paste right into your code. Today, we’re going to follow that up with ten new effects specifically built for use with images. Each example comes with an HTML and CSS snippet. 1. Sneak Peek Before we…
Category : Css 09-04-2014 by Janeth Kent
14 Christmas Inspired Photoshop Tutorials
Here, we have listed 15 Christmas Photoshop tutorials couse the festive season that is just around the corner. Check out the Christmas inspired Photoshop tutorials that assure to help all you designers a great deal to get the desired results. Scroll down and let us know which one of these inspired…
Category : Web design 07-12-2020 by Janeth Kent
How to Make New Google Map Responsive
Nowadays static maps (drawn by the guy who works at the ‘art department’) aren’t really used anymore. Using google maps allows you to zoom in/out, get directions, have a satellite view or even streetview There are many ways to include google maps and the most easy way is to use an…
Category : Web design 11-12-2013 by Janeth Kent
318 USEFUL TWITTER BOOTSTRAP RESOURCES #6
How Tos Tutorials and Instructions on using Bootstrap Articles CUSTOMIZING BOOTSTRAP Tips and recommendations on getting started with LESS and Bootstrap customization. TWITTER BOOTSTRAP TUTORIAL Up and running with Twitter Bootstrap in 20 Minutes ADDING SWIPE SUPPORT TO BOOTSTRAP'S CAROUSEL Justin Lazanowski writes up how he was able to get Bootstrap's carousel working for touch/swipe…
Category : Web design 18-12-2013 by Janeth Kent
32 Adobe Photoshop CS6 Tutorials To Help You Learn New Features
Photoshop CS6 has new features not only for graphic designers but it also has so many new features for web designers. Web designers will definitely start to use Photoshop again rather than using fireworks. This post features the best Adobe Photoshop CS6 Tutorials. 1. How to Use the New Timeline Panel in Photoshop…
Category : Software 28-11-2013 by Janeth Kent
Learning web design: 29 Sites Producing Podcasts And Screencasts for web Designers And Developers
We’ve gathered some resources and sites that produce audio and video content for web designers and developers. Of course, most of them offer RSS and also iTunes subscription options. And you? Are you subscribed to any of the podcasts/screencasts I listed? If so, which ones? Please share your personal recommendations in the…
Category : Web design 22-08-2013 by Janeth Kent
Weekly Fresh Resources for Designers and Developers: JavaScript, HTML & CSS – Week of August 12, 2013
This is our weekly design news column where we share our favorite design related articles, resources and cool freebies from the past week. Enjoy :) Tutorials Raymond Camden shares a very cool proof of concept for drawing a shape on a map and getting back map data from Google Maps. Using Drawing Tools…
Category : Web design 21-08-2013 by Janeth Kent
Tricks for speeding up your Android device
When you hit the home button or launch a new app, it takes what seems like an eternity to switch to the new task or back to the desktop... Maybe your Android phone has become so slow that letters appear a second or two after you type them. These simple tips and…
Category : Operating systems 20-08-2013 by Janeth Kent
How to Parse URLs with JavaScript: the The Easiest Way
Our favorite JavaScript trick is a technique for parsing URLs into parts (host, path, query string etc) that doesn’t require any libraries or advanced regular expressions. It uses only the power of the DOM, and the anchor element . Let us demonstrate: JS $(function(){ // The URL we want to parse var url = 'http://www.ma-no.org/en/content/index_top-12-free-javascript-resources-for-advanced-users-nbsp_1875.php?key=value#comments'; …
Category : Javascript 20-08-2013 by Janeth Kent
15 Advanced CSS3 Text Effect Tutorials
If you want to give your website more visually appealing text - CSS Text Effect Tutorials can help you achieve this goal. For many year Photoshop have been the only solution for Text Effects, but CSS3 now can help us to create awesome text effects. In this post we've gathered 15 Advanced CSS3 Text Effect…
Category : Css 13-08-2013 by Janeth Kent
32 best bootstrap tools and generators for web developers
If you are developer, you must be aware of the bootstrap. If you introduce it to your website, your website’s popularity will get a boost for sure. Why? Because Bootstrap has a responsive framework which is way too important in keeping sites transparent. Bootstrap tools and generators have a lot of benefits…
Category : Css 12-08-2013 by Janeth Kent
17 Useful Code Snippets for WordPress Developers
When coding WordPress themes, especially if you do it regularly, its really useful to have a selection of code snippets in your toolbox to just 'copy-n-paste' as and when the functionality needs. Not just your most commonly used code, but also some snippets that can, when required, extend WP even…
Category : Php 09-08-2013 by Janeth Kent
318 useful twitter bootstrap resources #5
Tools and Services for Twitter Bootstrap Additional items to make Bootstrap Development Easier and Faster Devtools BOOTSTRAPTOR Free templates and wireframes for Bootstrap BOOTPLY A Bootstrap playground - sandbox for Twitter Bootstrap. Use Bootply to design, prototype, extend, or test the Bootstrap framework. MODERNMAIL Build email templates with Bootstrap BOOTSTRAP-IE7 IE7 shim for adding support in…
Category : Web design 30-07-2013 by Janeth Kent
The Bible of Responsive Web Design
You've decided it's time for a new website, and you know that making it responsive will ensure that all users have a great experience, regardless of what device they are using. Responsive web design, or RWD for short, is here to stay. It's rapidly maturing but not without some serious pitfalls for…
Category : Web design 23-05-2019 by Janeth Kent
How to Import HTML into Google Docs?
Google Docs is a very flexible word processor in several ways, but what some people don't know is that you can embed HTML into a Google Doc. There are 3 ways to do this. One is copying an HTML document directly from a browser and pasting it into a Google Doc.…
Category : Software 18-06-2020 by Janeth Kent
50 WordPress tutorials for designers and developers
Wall Street Journal, Ford, Sony, Katy Perry, GigaOM, CNN. Well-known brands. What do they all have in common? Although you probably won’t find this tagline on their sites anymore, under the hood they are “Powered by WordPress”. As we all know, WordPress is the world's most popular publishing platforms that powers…
Category : Web design 17-07-2013 by Janeth Kent
12 Must Read Tips and Tricks For Web-Design And Web-Dev Addicts
Today, websites are often sophisticated and complex. Web sites often act as business partners, perform complex tasks that help run and even improve a business or personal enterprise. Most programmers are not just desktop programmers , web programmers or scripting gurus – often have to master many different skills. Over time, most software…
Category : Web design 16-07-2013 by Janeth Kent
How To Rock Your Next Bootstrap Project
Bootstrap, released in August of 2011, it is still the most popular GitHub development project with over 52k stars and over 16k forks. Twitter’s Bootstrap helps you build beautiful web apps quickly. It provides a variety of CSS and JavaScript for making layouts, navigation, forms and a lot more and it even…
Category : Web design 15-07-2013 by Janeth Kent
Visualize Your Data: 25 Javascript Visualization Libraries
You have a huge amount of data that you need to present to your website visitors in a clear and concise way. First of all, you have to organise that data so that it's understandable to everyone in some way, right? That's where graphics come in. In web design, graphs…
Category : Javascript 03-05-2021 by Silvia Mazzetta
Top 15 Free Hacking Tools for Ethical Hackers
Intrusion tests, known as "Penetration Analysis" or "Ethical Hacking", are now a common practice to know the level of security a website has. These tests assess the type and extent of system and network vulnerabilities in terms of confidentiality and integrity. They check the security of the network and empirically verify…
Category : Security 19-06-2020 by Silvia Mazzetta
WordPress tips and tricks: how to custumize your theme
When you're in the process of writing a WordPress theme, there are a few behaviors you can change. Some of them are pretty basic, but they can really enhance the theme my making it go that extra mile. How to Customize The Login Page It’s quiet easy to customize the existing Login…
Category : Web design 10-07-2013 by Janeth Kent
Move Google Authenticator to a new mobile device
We all know that two-step verification can help prevent malicious attacks against your online accounts. Anyone trying to break into your account would need both your password and the mobile device that authentication codes are sent to in order to gain access. Google has done an awesome job of providing options…
Category : Software 01-07-2013 by Janeth Kent
16 fantastic examples and uses of the parallax effect
Parallax (also called "Parallax scrolling") is a web design effect that consists of simulating the movement of objects on a web at different speeds and in different "layers". By creating the illusion that there is a background and figures in the foreground, it manages to trick our brain into thinking…
Category : Javascript 09-04-2020 by Janeth Kent
Tutorials, Videos, Free Books, and More Resources for Learning jQuery
Maybe you’re a jQuery pro. Maybe you’re John Resig... But, in the other hand, maybe you read words like “jQuery”, and think: “jQuery What?” . If you belong to this category of person, now is the time to learn jQuery. According to jQuery.com, jQuery is a fast, concise, JavaScript library that simplifies…
Category : Javascript 19-06-2013 by Janeth Kent
How to delete Foursquare check-ins using the Android, iOS app
After a rough night out on the town, looking at your Foursquare history is a good way to figure out where you were (assuming you were coherent enough to use your phone). Sometimes you may not like what you see and want to delete any trace of where you were…
Category : Social networks 21-05-2013 by Janeth Kent
How to Fake your Location in Google Chrome
Websites may request access to your location so that they can serve more relevant information. For example, if you are looking for a gas station, a maps website may use your current geographic location to display stations that are near your place. How Browsers Determine your Location Earlier, websites would use the…
Category : Software 21-05-2013 by Janeth Kent
Firefox 21 released for Windows, Mac, Linux and Android
Mozilla on Tuesday officially launched Firefox 21 for Windows, Mac, Linux, and Android. Improvements include the addition of multiple social providers on the desktop as well as open source fonts on Android. The new desktop version was available yesterday on the organization’s FTP servers last night, but that was just the…
Category : Software 14-05-2013 by Janeth Kent
Server-side HTML vs. JS Widgets vs Single-Page Web App
At the recent GOTO Chicago conference, I gave a talk on "Frontend Architectures: from the prehistoric to the Post-modern." In just my first 10 months at Coursera, I've experienced the joys and woes of many different frontend architectures, and I wanted to share what I learnt. I detail everything in the slides, but I'll summarize…
Category : Web design 11-05-2013 by Janeth Kent
5 Simple Landing Page Optimization Tips
Eight seconds. That is all the time you have to capture a person’s attention, according to The Associated Press. Busy schedules and non-stop media barrage are quickly taking up your potential customers’ attention. You have just eight seconds to make a solid impression and get them to your next step.…
Category : Web design 10-05-2013 by Janeth Kent
Google+ Resources to Help You Create a Strategy for Success
A successful SEO campaign includes a Google+ strategy, yet many companies are still not thinking about Google+ as such a crucial aspect for SEO. Your typical social media benefits are obvious—on-site engagement, targeted messages, connections and referrals, etc.—but the benefits in terms of ranking on a SERP are still being…
Category : Social networks 03-05-2013 by Janeth Kent
Secret way to zoom in closer on Google Maps
(Credit: Screenshot by Matt Elliott/CNET) In an effort to debunk a supposed Google Maps murder scene, Reddit user "xythrowawayy" shared a simple trick to zoom in closer than Google Maps allows. Google lets you zoom in only so far, but if you make a small tweak to a URL for a…
Category : Software 24-04-2013 by Janeth Kent
Modular CSS with Media Queries and Sass
Most developers nowadays are recognizing that if you’re developing large applications that have different views and states, it is best to take a modular or object-oriented approach to your CSS development. When you throw media queries into the mix, however, the you can lose some of the benefits of modularity…
Category : Web design 23-08-2019 by Janeth Kent
100+ Best Google Chrome Extensions
There are a lot of extensions specific to Google and its services, which isn't surprising considering Chrome is Google's browser. They work across operating systems. Best of all, every extension mentioned here is entirely free, so there's no harm in giving them a try. If you don't like one, just…
Category : Software 16-04-2013 by Janeth Kent
A Useful Collection Of CSS3 Generators
These tools can really relieve developers work in many ways. CSS generators are available in such large numbers that a developer can choose from a range of them to make their projects go smoother. Here is the collection of useful and handy CSS to generators that every developer should know about.…
Category : Web design 15-12-2016 by Janeth Kent
SEO Basics: 8 Essentials When Optimizing Your Site
Basic search engine optimization (SEO) is fundamental. And essential. SEO will help you position your website properly to be found at the most critical points in the buying process or when people need your site. What are search engines looking for? How can you build your website in a way that…
Category : Web marketing 11-04-2013 by Janeth Kent
5 Steps to Build an Authority Website
Building a website that can be considered "authority" takes some time. However there are some factors that if implemented correctly can influence the time it takes your website to become an authority. These 5 main contributing factors are the same basic factors for building any website, but the approach is…
Category : Web marketing 11-04-2013 by Janeth Kent
Create stunning timelines with Timeline.js
Timelines are complicated but effective tools for showing large amounts of data. TimelineJS removes the pain TimelineJS is an easy-to-use JavaScript library, both for user and developer. It can be as easy as embedding an iframe onto your page using the embed generator with a Google Doc spreadsheet, or as complicated…
Category : Javascript 04-05-2021 by Janeth Kent
28 Tools for Responsive Web Design
Today we have compiled a list of 28 Tools for Responsive Web Design. Take a look! 1.Responsive web design sketch sheets The .zip has been updated to include a 1 Up version of the sketch sheets created by Denise Jacobs. 2. styletiles Style Tiles are a design deliverable consisting of fonts, colors and…
Category : Web design 11-04-2013 by Janeth Kent
Tips to Create Secure PHP Applications
PHP is one of the most popular programming languages for the web. Such languages are very helpful for the programmer but the security holes in it can create a problem. They can create problems in the development path.Below are few tips to help you avoid some common PHP security pitfalls…
Category : Php 29-06-2019 by Janeth Kent
Reset Linux root password without knowing the password
So there it goes - Linux is a secure OS. No, really it is. Despite the title of this post, Linux is actually a secure system. Before we proceed to the main topic, let us consider a few points: Linux is flexible to a very large extent. Linux's administrator account is called…
Category : Operating systems 30-04-2021 by Janeth Kent
12 great CSS3 generators
CSS3 is great language to start off learning with, and we thought that one of the best ways to start learning is to just dive in and manipulate the code. They are a great way to generate some code, play with it, and learn. So, let’s go through a few…
Category : Css 11-04-2013 by Janeth Kent