Firefox 4: HTTP Strict Transport Security (force HTTPS)

Planet Mozilla

This article is about a new HTTPS header: Strict-Transport-Security, which force a website to be fetched through HTTPS. This feature will be part of Firefox 4. How do you type URLs? Do you prefix them with http:// or https:// systematically? Or do you…

26 August 2010

Mac indie dev asks The Pirate Bay to keep a torrent of his software

TUAW - The Unofficial Apple Weblog

As a software developer myself, I know how hard it is to see your product being ripped off. We have recently reported on how even $2 iPhone games (like Stardunk) or iPad games (like Aqua Globs HD) are not immune despite their low cost and closed platforms.…

26 August 2010

HTML Timing

Planet Mozilla

{ No ducks were harmed in the making of this weblog. } I’ve just been hired by INRIA to develop a Mozilla-based, multimedia-dedicated, web authoring tool. I’m working in a team that has been very active in the SVG and SMIL working groups and that has…

26 August 2010

Mail.app plugin for bottom posting of reply text

MacOSXHints.com

The QuoteFix plugin for Mail.app formats your email reply for bottom posting. It puts the original message on top of your reply and sets the cursor between the original message and your signature. Mail's default action in to place the reply text at the top…

25 August 2010

CSS Units Changes Landed

Planet Mozilla

The CSS units changes that I blogged about in January have landed and will be in the next Firefox milestone. With these changes, 1in = 96px always. Likewise 3pt = 4px, 25.4mm = 96px, etc. This matches the behaviour of Internet Explorer, Safari and Chrome.…

20 August 2010

Video+html5+Popcorn.js=hyper-video

Planet Mozilla

You may have seen that Brett Gaylor is joining Mozilla (see also Mark Surman's post). For those who don't know Brett, he's particularly famous for his "Open Source documentary" Rip! A remix Manifesto[1]. One may ask why Mozilla has hired a film…

20 August 2010

Safari extension highlight: Awesome Screenshot

TUAW - The Unofficial Apple Weblog

With the addition of the Safari Extensions Gallery to Apple's website, TUAW will be highlighting extensions that we think are special, useful, or just plain fun. Today's featured extension is Awesome Screenshot which lets you capture, annotate and share…

20 August 2010

Simplify CSS 3 With Online Code Generators

Wired Top Stories

New advancements have made cascading style sheets much more powerful than they once were, but remembering all the new forms of syntax can be overwhelming. Sometimes, it’s simpler to let an automated tool do the hard work for you.

20 August 2010

Facebook adds geolocation, check-ins to iPhone and Web apps

Ars Technica » Infinite Loop

Facebook has finally joined the rest of the social media world by announcing "Places," a feature that lets users "check in" to a geographical location and broadcast that info to friends. Made for use with mobile devices, Places also allows users to…

19 August 2010