EdgeDeflector enforces your default browser setting in Windows
Update (): EdgeDeflector does not work in Windows 11 build 22494 and newer! Microsoft made changes to Windows to block it. It still works in older Windows versions.
Updated entries
Fix the “Your File History drive was disconnected for too long” error
Update (): If you keep experiencing the same issue over and over again, you may want to switch to backing up to a network share instead of a disk or partition. You can use your existing disk or partition as a “local network share”, and Windows will stop complaining about this issue.
Brave reduces the page load performance cost of its adblocker
Update (): An earlier versiom of this article published the wrong figure for the load event timings. (The figure wasn’t corrected for network overhead.) The mistake has been corrected.
A technical and privacy review of Cloudflare Web Analytics
Update (): Cloudflare has finally begun using the all the collected performance data in its Web Analytics dashboard. It has focused on translating the raw measurements into the Google Core Web Vitals. You can learn more about it in the announcement blog post.
What domain name to use for your home network
Article updated at .
The abysmal state of backup on Android
Update (): The Helium app is no longer available on the Google Play Store.
Comparing AVIF vs WebP file sizes at the same DSSIM
Update (): Firefox hit some snags along the way and delayed its AVIF support. AVIF support is set to be enabled by default in Firefox 92 (due for release in early September 2021), according to Phoronix.
Inconsistent user-experiences with native lazy-loading images
Update (): Firefox is again experimenting with increasing its default root margin. The current beta builds use a new default of 800 px.
Use different search providers for every search with RandSearch
Update (): Removed Givero from the search provider list as it has ceased operation.
FreeStyle Libre Reader device versus the LibreLink app
Update (): I’ve not used the FreeStyle Reader for the last year. I don’t miss it and I get by fine using just the LibreLink app on my Android smartphone.
Ctrl blog is now licensed under Creative Commons licenses
Update (): The license has been removed from old articles and new articles no longer carry Creative Commons licenses. Photos and images will remain under Creative Commons licenses. Check the bottom of each article page for information about licensing images on that page. Creative Commons licenses are non-revo…
A sync bug in Standard Notes kept deleting my notes
Update (): Lead-developer Mo Bitar says the dataloss issue has been fixed in recent versions of Standard Notes. He says the underlying issue was caused by a timing issue (“race-condition”) during data synchronization. I’ve not confirmed the fix; as this issue lead me to switch to Joplin. Though, now might be …