Android
Conversations: The best open-source XMPP client for Android
There are a number of XMPP clients available for Android, Conversations is the only one you’ll want to use. Excellent features and security.
Open Standards
CalDAV
Synchronize GNOME and all its apps with a CalDAV server
How to set up sync of your CalDAV and CardDAV accounts with GNOME apps like Evolution, Calendar, Contacts, dash-search, and more.
DNS
DNS SRV records usage for email and calendar service discovery
A quick survey of the use of DNS SRV records for auto-configuration of email and calendar hosting services. Provider support is fairly good.
DNS
mDNS and DNS-SD slowly making their way into Windows 10
Microsoft is working on baking Multicast-DNS and DNS Service Discovery, two widely deployed network-discovery protocols, into Windows 10.
HTTP Caching
Use a caching proxy with the Debian mirror redirector service
Debian will try to redirect you to the nearest mirror service. However, this can be detrimental to cache-hit ratios when running a local HTTP caching service.
Hypertext
The many URI schemas used by the browsers’ “Reader Views”
The reading mode in your web browser is an alternate rendering mode not based on any standards. Web browser vendors can’t even agree on what URI schema to use.
Open Standards
Integrate your website as a search provider in Microsoft Edge
How to make your website appear as a suggested search engine in Microsoft Edge using the OpenSearch auto-discovery protocol.
Open Standards
A global date format for the Web
Always use ISO 8601: the definitive date format for use in web publications. Stop date format confusion globally!
Open Standards
Day Against DRM: Change the label on “Purchase” buttons
You’re leasing not purchasing digital media. Shouldn’t purchase buttons say “Rent” rather than “Buy” for digital media?
Open Standards
Become a search provider in Safari Quick Website Search
Here’s how to make your website appear as a suggested search provider in Safari’s new Quick Website Search feature.
Open Standards
Location tracking – an unfaithful friend
I overheard a conversation on how a relationship ended due to geolocation tracking on one partner’s phone.