Category: Computer Science
PEEBS.ORG – An Open Letter to Mint.com: Stop storing my bank credentials!
I know all this, that Mint is an obvious security hole in keeping my personal digital life secure but I keep using them.
Jon Raasch’s Blog – CSS Data URIs: Use Them In All Browsers Now!
Excellent post on how to use Data URI’s in all browsers down to IE7/6.
Nettuts+ – The Latest Updates to JavaScript 1.8.5
Bunch of new features mostly for JavaScript Objects, though of course only supported in the latest browsers.
David Walsh Blog – WebSocket Update
Remember this post about WebSockets, yeah now they are going to be disabled by default in Firefox.
Smashing Magazine – Using the LESS CSS Preprocessor for Smarter Style Sheets
This is something I keep trying out, being totally enamored with and never using at my job.
24 ways – My CSS Wish List
Count me in for every one of these.
High Scalability – Strategy: Google Sends Canary Requests into the Data Mine
Google of course has a really solid solution to solving the Query of Death issue.
James Clark’s Random Thoughts – XML vs the Web
I’m not even sure anymore about the idea of XML to manage your server solutions is going to be used much going forward.
Quora – What types of things does Netflix A/B test aside from member sign-up?
Simple, logical, proven, same as what Appple aims for sounds like a good plan.