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GNOME web-API dependent apps fail as providers drop support

Some default GNOME apps depend heavily on hardcoded online APIs. It doesn’t have backup plans for when those APIs go 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. Lets them share files and clipboard with each other.

A critical warning message saying “This website has been reported as unsafe. phishing-expedition.example.com. We recommend you do not continue to this website.”

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.

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The constant software update tyranny

Software updates should happen automatically in the background without requiring constant restarts or pestering the user.

A stick-figure with a smartphone for its body strolling down a street. A geolocation icon is shown on its screen, and signals are emitting towards it from the surrounding buildings.

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 neighboorhood.

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Windows Store’s WindowsUpgrade URI

How to link to the Windows license upgrade page on the Windows Store.

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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.

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Cache-Control plugin for WordPress

Take control over your WordPress site’s HTTP Cache-Control header directives with easy-to-use WordPress plugin.

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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.

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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.

The Netcraft browser extension toolbar showing the rating and security information for “BankOfAmerica.com” but the browser has loaded “Not-BankOfAmerica.testnet.daniel.priv.no” instead.

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.

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Apple News app getting its own User-Agent in iOS 10

Apple News app to stop pretending like it’s Safari browser; making it easier to measure success in web analytics.

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