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Use XHR/fetch Breakpoints!
7.8.2023
Web debugging tools are so incredibly excellent these days. I remember the days where they didn’t exist and debugging was a total nightmare, even for the simplest of problems. A while back I introduced many of you to Logpoints, a way to output console.log messages without needing to change...
Web3-Friendly Browser Brave Introduces NFT-Gated Video Calls
24.5.2023
The new tool for its Brave Talk video service allows hosts to use NFTs and POAPS to manage access to calls
‘Apple and Google Are Systemic Risks to Crypto,’ Says Ex-Coinbase CTO
21.5.2023
Authorities in the U.S. and elsewhere may try to compel tech firms like Apple and Google to exfiltrate private keys from devices and apps under their control, crypto entrepreneur Balaji Srinivasan warned on social media. The former executive of Coinbase believes this would be done to remit funds...
Crypto Browser Opera Integrates Layer 1 Blockchain MultiversX
19.5.2023
Users will be able to interact with the MultiversX network through its native tokens, NFTs and decentralized applications, all within the Opera browser interface
Unstoppable Domains and Crypto Browser Opera Widen Scope to Offer Accessible Web3 Identity System
17.2.2023
Opera, the Web3 browser, and Unstoppable Domains, the non-fungible token (NFT) domain provider, have announced that users can now access all domain endings, including .x, .crypto, and .nft, across Opera’s browsers. Additionally, Opera and Unstoppable are offering a free .nft domain that...
How to Open a Tor Brave Window from Command Line
6.2.2023
I love the Brave web browser for many reasons: ad blocking, Brave rewards, crypto integration, and even a Tor tab feature. I’ll often use the Tor feature but wanted to know how I could automated opening Tor windows from command line. To open a Brave Tor tab, you can use the following command:...
Detect Browser Bars Visibility with JavaScript
30.12.2022
It’s one thing to know about what’s in the browser document, it’s another to have insight as to the user’s browser itself. We’ve gotten past detecting which browser the user is using, and we’re now into knowing what pieces of the browser UI users are seeing....
Easy Asset Access with the Cloudinary Media Library Browser Extension
31.1.2022
Readers of my blog will know that I’ve been banging the Cloudinary drum for years. Their awesome media capabilities allow users to optimally deliver images, video, and audio in any format and to any device. Performance, customization, flexibility, optimized delivery… Cloudinary makes...
Gaze Upon My Browser Extensions and Despair
14.4.2021
They’re not what any of us would call “intimate,” but you can really tell a lot about a person from a quick glance at the browser extensions they use. Is your boyfriend’s browser decorated with favicons from Evernote, Trello, and literally nothing else? He’s either a type-A perfectionist or zen...
This Might Be the Only YouTube Browser Extension You'll Ever Need
29.3.2021
YouTube is a real mixed bag. It’s home to so much of our favorite stuff on the internet, but the experience of using website itself isn’t great—filled with distracting recommendations, poor personalization, and ads, ads, ads—unless you take advantage of desktop browser extensions that can make...
Use Logpoints!
22.3.2021
There’s sometimes a tribal attitude about how web developers should be debugging their code and solving problems. There’s the console.log loyalists, then there’s the debugger/breakpoint maximalists. I worked on the Firefox DevTools debugger for years and I can tell you...
Open a Browser Tab with DevTools Open by Default
28.12.2020
Using command line flags is a great way to subtly improve productivity. Whether saving yourself keystrokes or enabling specific features, it’s very much worth knowing the application flags available to you. To launch a new tab with DevTools in Chrome, you can use...
Opera’s Built-In Crypto Wallets Have 170K Monthly Active Users
24.7.2020
The Norwegian browser maker has disclosed its crypto wallet user numbers for the first time
Gemini Crypto Exchange Integrates With Privacy-Focused Brave Browser
15.7.2020
Brave users can now use the Gemini cryptocurrency exchange to buy, sell and store crypto within their browsers
Brave Browser’s Affiliate Link Controversy, Explained
8.6.2020
Privacy browser Brave was called out this weekend when users noticed that typing "Binance" resulted in an auto-complete ending in a referral link
Brave Partners With Binance to Develop In-Browser Crypto Trading
26.3.2020
Brave is in the early stages of building an in-browser trading tool with Binance and Binance America
Privacy Browser Brave Integrates Cryptocurrency Trading Through Binance
25.3.2020
Privacy-oriented Brave has launched cryptocurrency trading within its browser. The company announced on Tuesday that over 12 million active monthly users of the privacy browser can now buy and sell cryptocurrencies, view their crypto balances, and obtain deposit addresses without leaving...
Microsoft Updates Edge Browser to Protect Against Illicit Crypto Miners
28.2.2020
Later versions of Edge can now be set to block downloads of malicious mining apps
Firefox Kiosk Mode
16.10.2019
As someone who loves the HTML and web APIs, I want to see them used in all different types of devices and mediums. Being that I work for the amazing Mozilla Corporation, seeing Firefox and the gecko web engine thrive in those spaces is important to me. Firefox was recently featured in the Firefox...
designMode
1.10.2019
Every once in a while I stumble upon an API or browser setting that I can’t believe ever existed. Such examples can be seen in the numerous String.prototype properties such as bold, italics, and even blink, which wrap given string text in their representative HTML tags. Bizarre. It...