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A font-display setting for slow connections
31.12.2020
Me, I really dislike FOUT. I like that it’s an option, because not displaying text quickly on the web is no good. I know font-display: swap; is popular because it’s good for performance, but that FOUT stuff pains me. Matt …
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Optimize Images According to Network and Device Constraints in React
10.12.2020
Connectivity has evolved beyond recognition since the beginning of the internet. We are lightyears past dial up, these days, and can watch a video in high resolution on our smartphone while being connected to a mobile network. But not all mobile connections are created equal – older...
Wi-Fi Down Again? Drop the Dropped Connections and Upgrade to the Best Wi-Fi Router
1.12.2020
Top Product: TP-Link Archer AX21 Wi-Fi 6 Router | $130 | AmazonRead more
‘You Are Not Anonymous on Tor’ – Study Shows Privacy Network Offers Superficial Anonymity
17.9.2020
Privacy advocates are growing leery of the Tor network these days, as recently published research has shown a great number of network’s exit relays are compromised. Furthermore, on September 15, the Hacker Factor Blog published a new Tor report that shows IP addresses being uncovered....
4,000 Chinese Bank Accounts Reportedly Frozen Due to Crypto Connections
10.6.2020
About 4,000 Chinese bank accounts of over-the-counter cryptocurrency traders were allegedly frozen by law enforcement
UK’s FCA Suspends Epayments Service – Over £100M Frozen and Alleged Onecoin Connection
27.2.2020
Epayments, one of the largest payment providers in the U.K., has halted operations after the Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) suspended the company for “weaknesses” related to its anti-money-laundering (AML) process. Since Epayments shut down on February 11, customers have been...
Music and Web Design
9.12.2019
Brad has a long history in music outside of being a web designer, and draws some interesting parallels. One is that he had reached for more complex music in an effort to become a better musician — and developers can do the same thing. The other is that the composition of music can be seen...
Weekly Platform News: Impact of Third-Party Code, Passive Mixed Content, Countries with the Slowest Connections
10.10.2019
In this week's roundup, Lighthouse sheds light on third-party scripts, insecure resources will get blocked on secure sites, and many country connection speeds are still trying to catch up to others... literally.
Measure the impact of third-party code during page load
Lighthouse, Chrome’s built-in...
Food, Shelter and Clothing: Bitcoin Cash Charities Making a Global Impact
10.10.2019
Eatbch, the unique charity movement providing assistance in the form of community-delivered meals fueled by Bitcoin Cash, continues to serve Venezuela and South Sudan, and is now expanding its connections. The South Sudan Eatbch group just announced they are working with local activists to help...
Weekly Platform News: Improving UX on Slow Connections, a Tip for Writing Alt Text and a Polyfill for the HTML loading attribute
23.8.2019
In this week's roundup, how to determine a slow connection, what we should put into alt text for images, and a new polyfill for the HTML loading attribute, plus more.
Detecting users on slow connections
Algolia is using the Network Information API (see the API’s Chrome status page) to detect users...
Using rel=”preconnect” to establish network connections early and increase performance
20.8.2019
Milica Mihajlija:
Adding rel=preconnect to a <link> informs the browser that your page intends to establish a connection to another domain, and that you'd like the process to start as soon as possible. Resources will load more quickly because the setup process has already been completed...
PR: Uruguayan President Meets With the Founder of SCRY
2.8.2019
Uruguay, nicknamed South America’s Switzerland, has always taken a positive attitude towards the development of science and technology and information economy as well as science and technology services, thus becoming the first Latin American country to step into 5G information this year. Miss...
Helium To Launch Blockchain Based Wireless Connections In Cheaper Rate
13.6.2019
The blockchain technology has entered into nearly all the businesses, the latest addition to the list is telecommunication industry. The 2013 born blockchain startup has raised 15 million dollars through Series C investment from prominent investors like Union Square Ventures and MultiCoin capital....
An Almost Ideal React Image Component
21.6.2018
Yes, this is a React component, but regardless if you care about that part or not, the "ideal image component" part could be of interest. There is a lot to consider with how we put images on web pages these days. This deals with:
Placeholder space (and then flexible responsive styles after...