#browsers
#Microsoft’s #Bing AI #chatbot is about to appear in all major web #browsers according to a new report. https://tchlp.com/43p4WmH
Brave Browser introduces vertical tabs
https://brave.com/vertical-tabs/
Discussions: https://discu.eu/q/https://brave.com/vertical-tabs/
it is so endlessly frustrating to me that there is not a single good internet browser. firefox and all contemporary forks of it look like total ass and they removed themeing. pale moon still has themeing and looks/can look gorgeous but has lacks functions and security since it is an older fork. chromium browsers are chromium browsers.
there is no fucking winning
if you know some random niche browser that works as good as it looks, please help 😭
😑 Chrome 114 Breaks Web Page Reading with JAWS 2021 and Earlier
When launching the latest version of Google Chrome, (Version 114), with JAWS 2019, 2020, and 2021, an issue occurs that prevents web pages from being visible in the Virtual Buffer.
#a11y #assistiveTechnology #browsers
https://blog.freedomscientific.com/chrome-114-breaks-web-page-reading-with-jaws-2021-and-earlier/
Take a look at the #address bar of the best internet #browsers and you’ll notice a number of icons in there. It’s a good time to get up to speed on how all these little glyphs should be interpreted. https://tchlp.com/3WPhj9e
@edfoss @stux AFAIK, #Mastdodon sadly doesn't support that very well of at all, and I think that it's bad since it's also an #accessibility feature to do so on both #TUI #browsers like #Lynx as well as #narrowband connectivity.
Are the bookmarks in your #browsers neat, trim, and, above all, secure against the glitch goblin? Here’s your daily dose of encouragement to export and back them up *today*. You may also like to consider recreating them in a future proof text file; Markdown and Kanban boards optional.
For Medium members: https://medium.com/obsidian-observer/keeping-browser-bookmarks-in-obsidian-is-actually-a-pretty-smart-move-de0a6b9c56d9
For everyone else (unlocked for the next couple of days only): https://www.blog.plaintextpaperless.com/p/how-to-keep-browser-bookmarks-in-obsidian
🔎 Looking for a web browser that is both highly customisable and and also values privacy? @Vivaldi might be the perfect answer...
#Privacy #onlineprivacy #privacyisahumanright #browsers #vivaldi
Which Browser Offers the Best Privacy Protection? No, Google Chrome is not on the List
Each website visit yields valuable data, sold to marketers so targeted ads can follow us around the web — unless you’re using the right browser. But what’s the best browser for privacy? There are myriad options other than Chrome or Safari if you’re concerned ...continues
Terrific preso by @brucelawson - IE: RIP or BRB? https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mME5OjHnccs #IE #Safari #browsers #webdev
If you aren’t mindful of your browsing data, you should be. We use our browsers for everything from banking to social media to email to online shopping, and a lot of sensitive data gets shared. We should be mindful of where that information is going, who can see it, and how (or if) our data is stored.
Because our data is the main source of profit for big tech, they’re incentivised to collect as much of it as possible, which they then sell to advertisers. Marketers then target us with ads, which follow us around the web for days or weeks at a time. Privacy-focused browsers can cut most or all of that intrusive data collection out of the online experience.
Even with cookies blocked, browser fingerprinting can still create a snapshot of your online behaviour. In the wrong hands, that can be used to identify or impersonate you, even though companies claim to anonymise collected user data. Even if bad actors don’t get into your bank account, they may get enough info to commit identity theft.
The best browsers for privacy depends on your needs and know-how, but Firefox, Tor, and Epic all offer unique features and functions that will help keep your data private online. Test drive each to learn which is best for you and for which situations.
See Which Browser Offers the Best Privacy Protection?
#technology #privacy #browsers
Each website visit yields valuable data, sold to marketers so targeted ads can follow us around the web — unless you’re using the right browser. But what’s the best browser for privacy? There are myriad options other than Chrome or Safari if you’re concerned about online privacy and security.
Which Browser Offers the Best Privacy Protection? No, Google Chrome is not on the List
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I updated the desktop #browser recommendations (Windows + Linux):
Featuring @brave, LibreWolf, and others. Much overdue update.
https://avoidthehack.com/best-linux-macos-privacy-browsers
https://avoidthehack.com/best-privacy-browsers-windows-10
Also a dedicated blurb for the Tor @torproject browser for users needing/wanting anonymous browsing.
The other day I was catching up with an old friend who had spent some time working at #Mozilla , from whom I learned about
#BrendanEich , who co-founded it. After ultimately becoming its CEO, in that role he lasted 11 days.
Though my friend described him as a nice guy, to me he seems like a spineless tool of the Catholic church who acted apologetically against democracy.
He then founded #Brave .
Overall, I like Mozilla #Firefox and Brave #browsers , and prefer them to #Google #Chrome (for its apparent lack of privacy). But getting to know this guy's politics prompted me to install #Opera and #Vivaldi .
#BingAI should soon be usable in other #browsers besides #Edge, so the army of #Chrome users out there can get a piece of #Microsoft’s #chatbot if they so wish. https://tchlp.com/45vYGLc
My blog post about Opera GX, the gaming browser, has gone live https://onychaos.wordpress.com/2023/05/30/opera-gx/
#blogging #WordPress #operaGX #browsers #technology #webbrowser
Microsoft Edge is getting a bit pushy - Edge, sit down. We need to talk. (You too, Bing.)Lately you’ve gone from a browser tha... - https://www.computerworld.com/article/3697809/microsoft-edge-is-getting-pushy.html#tk.rss_all #microsoftedge #microsoft365 #microsoft #browsers
Ever get the feeling that the Microsoft Edge browser and Google Chrome browser are competing with each other!
This is what appears when using Microsoft Edge browser to get an extension...
Google is desperate for me to use Chrome and Microsoft are re-assuring me due to Google's message that it will work just fine.
All fun!
#microsoft #google #googlechrome #microsoftedge #browsers #competition #tech #technology
5 smart Chrome browser alternatives for Android - Google Chrome is the default browser on Android phones. But maybe you want to use anot... - https://www.computerworld.com/article/3696975/chrome-alternatives-android-browsers.html#tk.rss_all #smallandmediumbusiness #browsers #android #mobile
Everything You Want To Know About Media Queries and Responsive Design https://engineering.kablamo.com.au/posts/2023/media-queries-and-responsive-design/ | https://lobste.rs/s/tgpuq6 #browsers #css #web
@Andreas_Sturm As much as I like #Firefox for its versatility, I find it uses enormous amounts of memory and lags #Chromium #browsers in certain areas like stopping #autoplay.
https://www.howtogeek.com/895596/google-chromes-reader-mode-has-been-quietly-removed/
Google Chrome has quietly removed it's built-in (but hidden) reader mode
What u will c is 21 languages #ada #awk #bash #basic #C #clisp #C++ #COBOL #Forth #FORTRAN #go #java #lisp (mine) #lua #Pascal #Perl #Python #R #Rust #Ruby #SED calc app srvs <=>stdinout. C,C++<=> sockets, 23 thin clients /w NO dep. besides C #xcb #sockets. 21 thin server in C,translate stdin/out to/from sockets in a language agnostic way. What you WON'T see are any #browsers (1000x footprint of my thin clients) or fonts, ask for #retro computer clients https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Esv6xHwZRYc
Well this is the most useful feature of Arc I have seen so far. Clean up websites to remove all the ephemera from the pages
Web3-Friendly Browser Brave Introduces NFT-Gated Video Calls - The new tool for its Brave Talk video service allows hosts to use NFTs and POAPS to manag... - https://www.coindesk.com/web3/2023/05/24/web3-friendly-browser-brave-introduces-nft-gated-video-calls/?utm_medium=referral&utm_source=rss&utm_campaign=headlines #browsers #brave #web3 #news #nfts
THE YEAR IS 2023:-
Developers have yet to realise they can load websites faster by including popular #fonts with #browsers.
Not only that, they can help end the seedy, #massSurveillance business of the #CDN and help our #environment with less bandwidth throughput requirements.
Who knew!?
Maybe someone can include @torproject in this because we think they block us.
#fontLicensing #fontSurveillance #dotCons #torBrowser #librewolf #arkenfox
Don't you love that when a window.open call in an asynchronous function is just blocked by Safari Mobile.
So then what you need to do, is reference the window.open, and then fill in the url whenever the async function has its data. But, this will just open a new window / tab first, which will be blank for a little bit and then get the url.
#work #javascript #browsers #browsersecurity
@LinuxClaude We shouldn't have to rely on such hacks. 2 weeks ago I wrote to Le Devoir to ask them to tell their frontend devs to implement https://developer.mozilla.org/en-US/docs/Web/CSS/@media/prefers-color-scheme so that their website offers native auto dark mode #CSS. All modern web #browsers (except Brave?) support this.
Besides geek news sites, some mainstream news sites such as foreignaffairs.com and MSN.com (not the front page, but individual articles) already support it.
I read an article regarding #Brave removing reader mode for ad reasons. I decided to switch back to #Mozilla #Firefox. I never really liked the #Chromium interface to begin with, and now that I've learned about You Block Origin and Sponsor Block for YouTube videos, as well as how much better these extensions are at blocking unwanted ads, I don't think I'll ever go back permanently. Thanks @weirdwriter for telling me about You Block Origin! #web #browsers https://www.theinternetpatrol.com/how-to-enable-reader-view-mode-in-the-brave-browser/
@zens
And worst of all:
- Ableist #captchas and preventing the use of #PasswordManagers is the biggest asshole move one can do - aside from preventing non-#JavaScript use in #Screenreader-#Browsers like #Lynx and
# Don't block or discriminate against @torproject users at all. If you want them to securely connect to your site [i.e. for logins], make an #OnionService where every user will have their own & unique #circuit at runtime!
‘Apple and Google Are Systemic Risks to Crypto,’ Says Ex-Coinbase CTO - Authorities in the U.S. and elsewhere may try to compel tech firms like Apple and ... - https://news.bitcoin.com/apple-and-google-are-systemic-risks-to-crypto-says-ex-coinbase-cto/ #technologyofficer #cryptocurrencies #formerexecutive #cryptocurrency #techcompanies #governments #privatekeys #techgiants #browsers #coinbase #android #devices #crypto #google #iphone #apple #china #news #keys #tech #u.s.
Building a Signal Analyzer with Modern Web Tech
https://cprimozic.net/blog/building-a-signal-analyzer-with-modern-web-tech/
Discussions: https://discu.eu/q/https://cprimozic.net/blog/building-a-signal-analyzer-with-modern-web-tech/
Ready to revolutionize your browsing experience? Check out our latest blog post on tackling browser creation issues with BrowserBoxPro
https://www.eliza-ng.me/post/extendablebrows35/
#webdevelopment #browsers #innovation
While all #iOS #browsers use the same core rendering engine as #Safari, many of them offer additional functions useful in business. Here are a dozen Safari alternatives to test drive. https://tchlp.com/3Im9Ic7
Safari alternatives: 12 smart iOS browser options - Chances are your corporate IT policy dictates which browser you use on your laptop or ... - https://www.computerworld.com/article/3695579/safari-alternatives-ios-browsers.html#tk.rss_all #smallandmediumbusiness #browsers #mobile #ios
Crypto Browser Opera Integrates Layer 1 Blockchain MultiversX - Users will be able to interact with the MultiversX network through its native tokens, NFT... - https://www.coindesk.com/web3/2023/05/19/crypto-browser-opera-integrates-layer-1-blockchain-multiversx/?utm_medium=referral&utm_source=rss&utm_campaign=headlines #browsers #elrond #opera #web3 #news #nfts
@owncast fwiw, I’ve found the DDG browser for Mac to be fantastic for avoiding YT ads
There are very few videos that won’t work — I assume the kind you can’t embed — but it mostly just plays the embedded version with no ads
Unfortunately, there’s no way to link to the DDG Mac browser without initiating a download (I have several frustrations like that with DDG) but it’s worked well for me. no affiliation
Yeah, the thing is... it's implemented in a rushed manner all the time in many #browsers. Capitalistic #EverGreen race. They make #Firefox look like a dummy, but what if it doesn't want unstable bits to creeple up the web?
#Web, as already dunked up as it is, needs other #browser teams stamping a "done" mark on stuff that is actually complete instead of blindly following the trend of hot implementations and #LivingStandards. We shouldn't be doing these improvements a cheap public stunt, tests come first.
I used Edge daily for work, and I do admit I like the performance of it a lot, even a lot of its features, but I just noticed the latest update adds a lot more rounded corners.
I first noticed the tabs were now "floating", like they are in FF, and thought that was nice...UNTIL I noticed the actual viewport window ALSO has not only rounded corners, but also a couple pixels of padding!
Why?
#Google #Chrome users are now being advised to update their #browsers immediately following the discovery of 15 critical #security vulnerabilities https://www.techtimes.com/articles/291237/20230506/google-chrome-users-beware-15-critical-security-flaws-discovered-urgent.htm
@freakazoid @dansup well, #ActivityPub - just like #XMPP & #SMTP + #IMAP - #eMail is an #open, #MultiVendor / #MultiProvider standard and thus jist like with #Webservers, #Browsers, #Mailservers & -Clients, #Mastodon not only can but will be superseded by better alternatives over time...
Just like #Linux overtook #Minix and why #FreeBSD is sometimes being used instead of #Linux and why we'll see #Windows dying a slow and painful death...
How unity builds lurked into the Firefox Build System https://serge-sans-paille.github.io/pythran-stories/how-unity-builds-lurked-into-the-firefox-build-system.html | https://lobste.rs/s/tzdgap #browsers #c++
WebGPU: Rotating Cube https://john-millikin.com/static/webgpu-rotating-cube.html | https://lobste.rs/s/qhh0xe #browsers #graphics #show
@petersuber I vividly remember the early days of the web when it was unclear whether it would matter to average people compared to walled-garden services like #AOL (then #AmericaOnline), #Prodigy, or #CompuServe.
IMHO the web’s early rise depended on two other factors:
• Graphical #browsers like #NCSA #Mosaic on mainstream computer operating systems (1993)
• Decommissioning of the US government-funded #NSFNET backbone, effectively ending restrictions on commercial Internet traffic (1995)
I checked if browsers could cache all bookmarked pages locally https://bitecode.substack.com/p/i-checked-if-browsers-could-cache?sd=pf | https://lobste.rs/s/ggvvxc #browsers #python
Microsoft broke a Chrome feature to promote Edge
https://gizmodo.com/microsoft-windows-google-chrome-feature-broken-edge-1850392901
Discussions: https://discu.eu/q/https://gizmodo.com/microsoft-windows-google-chrome-feature-broken-edge-1850392901
Microsoft is forcing Outlook and Teams to open links in Edge, and IT admins are angry https://www.theverge.com/2023/5/3/23709297/microsoft-edge-force-outlook-teams-web-links-open | https://lobste.rs/s/xlkv9i #browsers #windows
I had really liked Microsoft Edge (and even the Linux version was good). But the amount of sheer asshattery Microsoft is pulling with that browser has me permanently switching over to Firefox. Firefox was already my primary browser on Linux, but it's going to be my primary for my day job now as well.
An Update on the Lock Icon https://blog.chromium.org/2023/05/an-update-on-lock-icon.html?m=1 | https://lobste.rs/s/0nfqrj #browsers
The official Firefox snap package evolves - updating boost :firefox:
The official snapped Mozilla Firefox - enables running the browser more securely in a sandbox.
New snacks to the pack of foxes lately?
* Multi-thread CPU decompression reduced Firefox start up time alot
* Canonical (Ubuntu) implemented a new streamlined update (also for ALL desktop snaps)
* Spellcheck dictionary integration
* Firefox PDF font rendering
* Firefox is the last hope for a non-Google browser
All of it => https://snapcraft.io/blog/firefox-snap-updates-and-upgrades
#Firefox #browsers #Linux #Mozilla #Canonical #Ubuntu #Snap #PDF #desktop #web
Firefox may soon reject Cookie prompts automatically
https://www.ghacks.net/2023/04/17/firefox-may-interact-with-cookie-prompts-automatically-soon/
Discussions: https://discu.eu/q/https://www.ghacks.net/2023/04/17/firefox-may-interact-with-cookie-prompts-automatically-soon/
Firefox may soon reject Cookie prompts automatically https://www.ghacks.net/2023/04/17/firefox-may-interact-with-cookie-prompts-automatically-soon/ | https://lobste.rs/s/igqvhd #browsers #web
FSF: Chrome’s JPEG XL killing shows how the web works under browser hegemony https://arstechnica.com/gadgets/2023/04/free-software-group-decries-google-dropping-space-saving-jpeg-xl-format/ | https://lobste.rs/s/rdmvdz #browsers #graphics
Web LLM runs the vicuna-7b Large Language Model entirely in your browser, and it’s very impressive https://simonwillison.net/2023/Apr/16/web-llm/ | https://lobste.rs/s/prfiun #ai #browsers
The Privacy Guides thinks the new Mullvad browser (desktop only) offers one of the strongest protections against online fingerprinting, on par with the Brave browser and Firefox+Arkenfox. I wonder if it's better than LibreWolf though.
#Browsers #Privacy #Cybersecurity #Infosec #DataPrivacy #Mullvad #Brave #Firefox #Arkenfox #Tech #OnlineSafety #Desktop #Laptop #Fingerprinting #Apps
There’s this incredible but not well known CSS feature that only works in Firefox: using an HTML element as a background. With this feature you can do all kinds of fantastic things, like—typographers, stop reading—stretching fonts. Here’s an example:
☞ https://vasilis.nl/rgb-clock/
(To see what I mean, open in Firefox and resize your screen).
Is there a cross-browser way to do these kinds of things?
A Tor Browser without Tor https://blog.torproject.org/releasing-mullvad-browser/ | https://lobste.rs/s/w9d4lh #browsers
Letting users block injected third-party DLLs in Firefox https://hacks.mozilla.org/2023/03/letting-users-block-injected-third-party-dlls-in-firefox/ | https://lobste.rs/s/5binkk #browsers #windows
Why don't browsers have default stylesheets for RSS files? You open a feed and the browser applies the stylesheet and puts a bar at top that says: "This is a browser generated version of this RSS file. Click here if you would rather see the plaintext version or select another stylesheet".
There would be problems of course. People use some tags in the wrong way and make up others. But it should be doable.
Hey look at this
* Should #browsers be "#UserAgents"? https://github.com/w3ctag/privacy-principles/issues/241 (h/t Alexei Miagkov)
* #FTC Seeks Comment on Business Practices of #CloudComputing Providers that Could Impact Competition and Data Security https://www.ftc.gov/news-events/news/press-releases/2023/03/ftc-seeks-comment-business-practices-cloud-computing-providers-could-impact-competition-data (h/t Matt Stoller)
* #Dominos eight-year foray into Italy ends in liquidation https://www.detroitnews.com/story/business/2023/03/22/dominos-eight-year-foray-into-italy-ends-in-liquidation/70038053007/ (h/t @slashdot)
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I find that web developers need to implement inputmode more often (to customize virtual keyboard for phone, email, etc). Hey Safari, why don't you support it?! https://developer.mozilla.org/en-US/docs/Web/HTML/Global_attributes/inputmode #safari #browsers #html #forms #usability
Web fingerprinting is worse than I thought https://www.bitestring.com/posts/2023-03-19-web-fingerprinting-is-worse-than-I-thought.html | https://lobste.rs/s/xmqqj0 #browsers #privacy #web
Folks: So what browser do you recommend, then?
Me: the post-capitalist one we haven’t built yet.
My Chrome bookmarks collection is an absolute state and I don’t really know where to start in sorting it. pretty sure I’ve got a few “To Sort” folders buried within themselves too.
If I’m not careful and check them from time to time, my Mastodon bookmarks will become a mess too 😫
Requesting the following feature in all #browsers
Command + Z should re-open the tab I just accidentally closed.
New blog post! Stark’s Simple Browser Extension Will Check For Accessibility
Stark’s easy-to-use browser extension gives designers and web developers the tools they need to design an accessible website.
https://danielandrews.com/2023/03/13/starks-simple-browser-extension-will-check-for-accessibility/
Experimenting with loading all the main styles as adopted #stylesheets. This works rather well for my basic #webcomponents setup; I don't perceive any performance loss. And as I use these styles in the web components, I can reuse the stylesheets and benefit from the #browsers cashing across light and shadow dom.
This is so effective I'm considering this in other projects. But, seriously, why haven't I seen this before? I must be missing something.
@jon @AlexTheStampede Is there any advantage to the future switch to Chromium? If not, why make the change? #browsers #iOS
I remember reading a while ago that creating multiple mutation observer instances didn't have much of a performance overhead. Does anyone know for sure? An API I am working on can go one of two directions depending on whether I can create multiple instances or if I should keep just one. #web #JavaScript #browsers #webperf
Woke up at 2am (again) for a piss and read 2 rigorous reminders that I am in the audience of greatness:
#HTML #WebStandards #accessibility #browsers
📌 How Shadow DOM and accessibility are in conflict, by @sundress
https://alice.pages.igalia.com/blog/how-shadow-dom-and-accessibility-are-in-conflict/
📌 Safari 16.4 Is An Admission, by @slightlyoff
https://infrequently.org/2023/02/safari-16-4-is-an-admission/