Reply to Walt Mossberg – Native apps vs web apps
I recently listened to an episode of the Ctrl-Walt-Delete podcast, in which Walt Mossberg and Nilay Patel talked about web browsers vs native mobile apps. There was something Walt said that I have to comment on, because I disagree with it, and a tweet…
Do you need to install Flash anymore?
If someone asks “Do I need Java“, my answer is a) most people don’t need it, and b) to find out if you need it, remove it. I did that many years ago and haven’t needed it. I’ve been hoping to reach the same point with Flash.…
My Installed Add-ons – Keyword Search
I love finding new extensions that do things I never even thought to search for. One of the best ways to find them is through word of mouth. In this case, I guess you can call it “word of blog”. I’m doing a series of blog posts about the extensions I…
My Installed Add-ons – gTranslate
I love finding new extensions that do things I never even thought to search for. One of the best ways to find them is through word of mouth. In this case, I guess you can call it “word of blog”. I’m doing a series of blog posts about the extensions I…
My Installed Add-ons – Clippings
I love finding new extensions that do things I never even thought to search for. One of the best ways to find things is through word of mouth, tho. In this case, I guess you can call it “word of blog”. I’m doing a series of blog posts about the…
My Installed Add-ons – Context Search
I love finding new extensions that do things I never even thought to search for. One of the best ways to find them is through word of mouth. In this case, I guess you can call it “word of blog”. I’d like to start a series of blog posts…
My Playlist #2
Back in 2005, I blogged about my playlist (ala iTunes celebrity playlists). It’s been a while and there’s a lot of different music I’ve heard since then, so I’ve decided to create a second playlist. Note: These are tunes…
Keeping select cookies
Issues with cookies: A lot of websites set cookies to do things that you may not like. A lot of websites set cookies to provide a convenience, like keeping you logged in across sessions. Some websites require cookies in order to work. For the reasons…
Mark Surman on The Agenda with Steve Paikin
This past week, Mark Surman Executive Director of the Mozilla Foundation was on one of my favourite TV shows – The Agenda with and Steve Paikin. Here’s the video:
Google Reader alternatives for Firefox
If you use Firefox and need an alternative to Google reader, Feedly isn’t the only option. First, you can try the live bookmarks feature that’s part of Firefox. Here are instructions on how to use it. Second, there are plenty of extensions…