Linux
Cardboard; an exciting scrollable tiling window manager
After the initial learning curve, I found that Cardboard WM help me stay focused on one task and it greatly reduced how much time I spent rearranging my windows.
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Microsoft Windows
2-clicks to install Windows 11/10 without the third-party bloatware
You can block bloatware/partner/advertisement apps from cluttering up your fresh Windows installation by changing just one setting during the installation.
Linux
How to use disposable VMs in GNOME Boxes (like Qubes, Windows Sandbox)
Self-resetting virtual machines make it easy to explore new (and untrusted) software, browse unsafe parts of the web, and open files from untrusted senders.
Storage
What are sparse files and how to tell if a file is stored sparsely
An overview of which operating and file systems support sparse files, how to identify such files, program support, and sparse files versus file system compression.
IPFS
How a Hypercore P2P innovation could bring more privacy to IPFS
IPFS want’s to replace HTTPS as the web’s content delivery protocol. However, it can’t do that without improving on user privacy. Hypercore has the solution.
CSS
Font-independent pixel-perfect negative CSS text-indents
There’s no need to guess the number of negative pixels for a text-indent to create a list item marker or hanging punctuation. Use this CSS technique instead!
Linux
GNOME Boxes review: no-frills and no-thrills desktop virtualization
Easy-to-use settings-free virtualization works great when it works! Not so much if you’re running an unsupported operating system, e.g. a modern Windows version.
CSS
Why HTML table cells won’t fit into your CSS baseline grid
Collapsed cell borders adds to the table cell’s line height. So, how do you align your table cells to a line-height/baseline based grid layout?
Localization
Your browser lies: the web isn’t written in your native language
Your web browser can make it appear like everyone speaks your language. Browsers should also reverse-translate form submissions to avoid social faux pas.
Search engines
Bing stops accepting Sitemap pings, switch to IndexNow instead
Bing (and Yandex) no longer wants to be notified of updates to your website’s XML sitemap file anymore. Send the updated URLs directly with IndexNow API instead.
Copyright
Why I stopped publishing end-of-year most-read lists
I haven’t published the yearly Most Read article in the last three years. I stopped sharing readership numbers as the lists were used to steal my best works.
Should you contribute open data to OpenStreetMap for free?
Google Maps is incredibly detailed and useful. But Google uses it for tracking and deliver ads. Should you contribute for free to build its monopoly?