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2014-09-10

Video – Memory Management Masterclass with Addy Osmani

Really good video on managing memory using Google Chrome Dev Tools. From YouTube:Published on Sep 2, 2014 Addy is a senior engineer on the Chrome web engineering team, focusing on tools to help improve developer productivity and satisfaction. He works on Polymer – a Web Component library, is the the lead engineer on Yeoman and…

2014-09-07

Adobe AIR Application – Prattsville NY Creek Gauge (Alpha release – Windows only)

Simple System Tray Icon application that keeps a small meter that displays the water level of the Schoharie Creek in Prattsville N.Y. within sight on the Windows desktop This is a useless application to anyone other than people who live in Prattsville N.Y. and the surrounding area. It utilizes the data received from the unmanned…

2014-05-31

Google Chrome and Opera Extension – Look-it-up, a Dictionary Context Menu Extension

Adds context menu item that looks up selected text on dictionary sites. You have the choice of dictionary.com, merriam-webster.com (dictionary and thesaurus), thefreedictionary.com, thesaurus.com, urbandictionary.com, wikipedia.org, wiktionary.org, and yourdictionary.com to look selected terms up with. There is an options page to enable or disable the different menu items included. This is actually a rewrite and…

2014-05-31

Update – The You-Tube Search extension for Chrome is now renamed to uTube Search

Google is fussy about copyright stuff and browser extensions. I used a dash in the name to get around their copyright rules – they caught me. Google owns youtube.com, as well as you-tube.com apparently (even though it doesn’t resolve, it goes through google nameservers) – they don’t own utube.com (Universal Tube & Rollform Equipment Corporation…

2014-05-26

Link – NASA eBook – Archaeology, anthropology, and interstellar communication

I guess when NASA circulates an eBook on communicating with Aliens it might be worth checking out. I didn’t read it yet though – so don’t blame me if you get frustrated.

2014-05-10

Adobe AIR Helper File – IntrospectorAliases.js

IntrospectorAliases.js When developing user interfaces in Adobe AIR and HTML/JavaScript you don’t have the luxury of using the browser tools you may be accustomed to using. What Adobe provides instead is the Introspector tool; which is similar to but not as feature rich as most browser tools. Hey, you have to look at the bright…

2014-03-23

Debugging Mobile Web Pages using Google Chrome Developer Tools on an Android device setup

Mobile device usage is said to exceed desktop/laptop usage in the near future. The mobile web is expected to grow exponentially as a result. This post covers setting up the mobile developer tools included in Google Chrome to debug mobile web pages running on Android. Being able to debug your mobile web pages on an…

2014-01-28

Google Chrome Extension – Omgili Search, an Omnibox extension

Google Chrome Omnibox Search extension that enables you to search Omgili (omgili.com) from the Omnibox. To use, simply type ‘omg’, a space, and your search query into the Omnibox, then choose a time frame from the drop down, and it will open your search results up in a new tab. Omgili is a time sensitive…

2014-01-28

Google Chrome Extension – Alexa Search, an Omnibox extension

Google Chrome Omnibox Search extension that enables you to search Alexa (alexa.com) from the Omnibox. To use, simply type ‘alx’, a space, and your search query into the Omnibox and it will open your search results up in a new tab. manifest.json background.js Install Alexa Search Extension (chrome store)

2014-01-27

Link – Node nmap: Scan a network for computers using nmap

Jason Gerfen wrote a package for using nmap with node.js if you’re interested. From jsclasses.org: “This is a Node.js module that can scan a network for computers using nmap. It uses the nmap program to either discover local computers in the same network address range or scan a network of remote computers within a given…