Web Browsers
Web Reading Mode: Title, author, and date metadata extraction
How do browser reading modes detect metadata like the article title, publication date, and author? There’s no standard so web browsers all do their own thing.
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Web Browsers
Web Reading Mode: Determining the main page content
How do browser reading modes determine what is the main page content? They use different approaches and there’s no defined standard.
Web Browsers
Web Reading Mode: The non-standard rendering mode
Browser reading modes use a completely non-standard rendering mode and implementations vary greatly from browser to browser.
Gaming
The early end-of-life for Forza Horizon 2 is a game-cultural tragedy
4 years after its release, Forza Horizon 2 has reached its end of support and is no longer available for sale. Blame its music and car licensing deals.
Linux
Customize time and date formats in the GNOME top bar
How to use the Clock Override extension for GNOME to get full control over the time and date formats displayed in the GNOME top bar.
Android
Work-around extension popout-tab refusing to close on Firefox Android
window.close() closes a Firefox WebExtension pop-out window on desktop. That doesn’t work on Firefox for Android, causing many extensions to misbehave.
HTTP Caching
Avoid Nginx’s merge_slashes option
Don’t use Nginx’s merge_slashes option in your HTTP reverse caching proxy setup. Here’s an example of an unintended problem caused by blindly rewriting URLs.
Podcasts
Pocket Casts’ desktop apps are okay
I listen to podcasts at my desk, and Pocket Casts’ new desktop apps (based on their web apps) means I don’t need my smartphone to enjoy them comfortably.
Microsoft Windows
How to configure multiple NTP servers on Windows
Set up multiple Network time protocol (NTP) servers on Windows. Configuring multiple time servers increase your system reliability.
MacOS
How to configure multiple NTP servers on MacOS
Set up multiple network time protocol (NTP) servers on your Mac. Multiple time sources help increase your system reliability and time accuracy.
MacOS
Excessive heat from MacBook Pro under MacOS ‘Mojave’
My late-2013 model MacBook Pro ran down the battery quickly and gave off lots of heat. Here’s how to fix the problem after upgrading to MacOS 10.14 ‘Mojave’.
Authentication and Passwords
Update after 3 months with Bitwarden
Bitwarden has fixed the security issues outlined in my Bitwarden review. I also discuss some missing features from LastPass and issues with the Android app.