A rather geeky/technical weblog, est. 2001, by Bramus
TinyPNG uses smart lossy compression techniques to reduce the file size of your PNG files. By selectively decreasing the number of colours in the image, fewer bytes are required to store the data. The effect is nearly invisible but it makes a very large difference in file size! Works so well (shaves more than 50% …
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Yeoman is a robust and opinionated set of tools, libraries, and a workflow that can help developers quickly build beautiful, compelling web apps. I’ve been meaning to link to this tool for quite a while now. At DotJS (which ended about 7 hours ago), Addy’s talk sparked the interest in it again. With Yeoman you …
While we have to wait for CSS Custom Filters to hit mainstream browsers, you can use CSS Filter Lab to play with built-in CSS filters already available in most WebKit browsers today, including Chrome, Safari, and even Mobile Safari on iOS6. With CSS Filters you can create stunning effects. filter: sepia(0.8) saturate(3) brightness(0.25) contrast(2); for …
An extra measure to preventing Cross-Site Scripting has now become a standard ready to be implemented. It’s as easy as including a Content-Security-Policy header on your sites Content-Security-Policy: script-src ‘self’; img-src ‘none’ With the (example) policy above, external scripts and images won’t be loaded on your site. This new header however doesn’t mean you’re fully …
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RE: Missing the bloody point Embrace the new tools that are coming. Don’t be afraid of the Big Bad Command Line™. Don’t become optimized for the fading past. Don’t get stuck. Okay, it’s scary. It literally is a black box (although Apple made it white). There’s no “undo” on the CLI. Things might break. And …