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QuirksBlog, February 10, 2012
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My article yesterday about the vendor prefix mess garnered quite a few interesting comments, and today I’d like to respond to those that object against my proposal to replace the current system by a u...

The vendor prefix mess

QuirksBlog, February 9, 2012
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This is one of those weeks where everything happens simultaneously. I think that the vendor prefix discussion is the most important topic, so that’s what will get my attention.Daniel Glazman, co-chair...

QuirksMode.org reader survey, part II

QuirksBlog, February 2, 2012
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In December I held a QuirksMode reader survey on Urtak. It had 69 questions, and about 59,000 answers were given by about 1,100 respondents. A few weeks back I published part 1 of my survey. Here’s th...

Outlook Send Mail Infinite Loop - Message in Outbox

Steven Smith, February 2, 2012
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Last week I encountered a problem with Outlook that I’m happy to report I’ve just solved.  I found a bunch of things on the Interwebs that looked like they might be useful, but none o...

Export HTML Table Data to CSV File Using ASP.NET and jQuery

The Code Project Latest Articles, January 30, 2012
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How to Export data in a to a "comma separated values" file using the built-in browser Open/Save feature...

Retesting the input types

QuirksBlog, January 24, 2012
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I have retested the support for the new input types ( and such) in the desktop and mobile browsers.All in all support has increased slightly since the last time I tested them, although Safari desktop,...

Chuck Moore on the Lost Art of Keeping It Simple

Simple Talk, January 18, 2012
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Chuck Moore is still the radical thinker of Information Technology, After an astonishing career designing languages (e.g. FORTH), browser-based computers, CAD systems and CPUs, he is now energetical...

How to click/select Row in ASP.NET GridView or HTML Table

The Code Project Latest Articles, January 7, 2012
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The above code will slow down the browser and the browser can hang when Rows in Grid will be 10000 or above.Please view the below suggestion:CS Codeprotected void grvGroups_RowDataBound(object sender,...

The Java ME nonsense story

QuirksBlog, January 6, 2012
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Earlier this week Net Market Share released numbers that allegedly show the Java ME operating system is gaining ground to the expense of iOS and especially Android.Unfortunately the story isn’t true, ...

Browser stats for December, Q4, and 2011

QuirksBlog, January 5, 2012
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It’s time for the browser stats for December; as always according to StatCounter. Since it’s the last month of the year, I can also give the aggregate stats for Q4 and for 2011 as a whole.Your donatio...

Text box to accept only number

The Code Project Latest Articles, December 27, 2011
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Here is a really simple code for a numeric text box and it will work in all browsers. Only works for web applications. function CheckNumeric(e) { if (window.event) //......

Microsoft Internet Explorer Updates To Be Automated

Microsoft Certified Professional Magazine Online | Todays Top Picks, December 15, 2011
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Microsoft will start silent updates of users' Internet Explorer browsers next month....

Use WIF bootstrapped tokens or Azure ACS? Read this

Sahil Malik - blah.winsmarts.com, December 13, 2011
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SharePoint 2010 Training: more information Okay so there is an interesting...

Customized Context Menu for IE

The Code Project Latest Articles, December 12, 2011
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How to change the context menu of a browser with our menu....

The resize event on mobile

QuirksBlog, December 12, 2011
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Last week I did some research on the resize event on mobile and tablet browsers. Executive summary: it’s a mess. And the best browser, surprisingly, is Samsung’s Dolfin.My conclusions are, summarised:...

Windows Store details announced and a contest

Method ~ of ~ failed, December 7, 2011
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Today there was an event in San Francisco which introduced the Windows Store for Windows apps as well as some details on revenue sharing and policies. As a part of that Antoine LeBland, Vice President...

Browser stats for November

QuirksBlog, December 5, 2011
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It’s time for the browser stats for November; as always according to StatCounter. They’re not very exciting this month, although several long-term trends are confirmed.Your donation for keeping this s...

Cross-browser, cross-device ASP.NET Geolocation with server-side fallback method

EggHeadCafe.com New Articles, December 4, 2011
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A solution that will get you a geolocation for mapping purposes regardless of the browser or device. The DOM Geolocation API is implemented by most modern browsers in the navigator.geolocation object....

Sesame Data Browser for OData tour

Fabrice's weblog, November 26, 2011
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 Lohith G N (aka Kashyapa) has just published a tour of Sesame Data Browser for OData on his blog. He did an excellent job! I strongly advise you to head to his post to learn ...

Modernizr.js: Polyfills

K. Scott Allen, November 22, 2011
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In the last post we looked at feature detection with Modernizr. Before moving forward, let me answer a few questions that came up. First, you can build a custom Modernizr download containing only th...

My Code KataA Solution Kata

Glavs Blog, November 13, 2011
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There are many developers and coders out there who like to do code Katas to keep their coding ability up to scratch and to practice their skills. I think it is a good idea. While I like the concept, ...

Browser stats for October

QuirksBlog, November 7, 2011
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It’s time for the browser stats for October; as always according to StatCounter. I’m going to follow the desktop market too, for a while, since big changes are brewing.Your donation for keeping this s...

Dynamic Web TWAIN is about to support scanning documents from Safari on Mac

ASP.NET Announcements, October 26, 2011
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Dynamic Web TWAIN is a web browser plugin that enables interacting with a local TWAIN device - scanner, digital camera or capture card - from a web page. After you embed the plugin in your web applica...

Using If This Then That to Automate Your Life

Steven Smith, October 24, 2011
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Ive just started getting into If This Then That (ifttt.com) and have set up a simple task that will update my Steve Smith Facebook Page whenever I post something here to my blog.  Getting this se...

Q3 2011 mobile browser stats for 12 countries 2/2

QuirksBlog, October 24, 2011
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Today we’ll finish the report on the Q2 2011 mobile browser stats according to StatCounter by treating the six countries with the least mobile browsing market share.Part 1 appeared last week. Your don...

Q3 2011 mobile browser stats for 12 countries 1/2

QuirksBlog, October 17, 2011
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It’s time for the quarterly mobile browser statistics from 12 selected countries according to StatCounter.This post treats the first six countries; the second six will appear next week. Your donation ...

WP7.5 Mango: The Good, The Bad and the Ugly

Laurent Duveau, October 13, 2011
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Note: I love my phone, this post is a way to describe my (short) experience with the latest version of the Windows Phone OS (Mango), read that as my feedback to get a better product.   The...

Modernizr.js : Feature Detection

K. Scott Allen, October 11, 2011
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As we saw in a previous post, Modernizr allows you to work with the new HTML 5 elements, like nav, and still support browsers that don't know anything about a nav, or HTML 5. However, HTML 5 is more...

nopCommerce v2.20 released

ASP.NET Announcements, October 11, 2011
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We are extremely happy to announce the availability of nopCommerce v2.20 for download and upgrade. Visit this page to download the latest version and get involved in the nopCommerc...

The All-In-One Code Framework Sample Browser goes Metro

MSDN: Coding4Fun, October 10, 2011
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One of my favorite code sample sources has gone Metro (with obvious homage to the Zune software). This a a framework, code sample source, etc that I've highlighted before, but this new browser is such...

Pondering Amazon Silk

Chris Love's Official Blog - Professional ASP.NET, October 7, 2011
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Last week Amazon announced its tablet, called the Kindle Fire . But what was probably the bigger news of course is the Fires browser, Silk. By now you have heard Amazon is taking a new approach to mak...

Worldwide Use IE Falls, Windows 7 Rises

Microsoft Certified Professional Magazine Online | Todays Top Picks, October 6, 2011
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NetMarketShare shows IE use still dominates but has lost some ground among competing browsers. Meanwhile, StatCounter shows a rise in Windows 7 use in the U.S....

Feature Usage Reporting in Early Access Programs

Simple Talk, October 5, 2011
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After doing Web development, you can get very used to the luxury of having basic information about your users' machines and browsers. With their permission, you can also get the same information from ...

Mobile browser stats for September

QuirksBlog, October 3, 2011
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It’s time for the mobile browser stats for September; as always according to StatCounter. Like last month, only two points changed hands but they’re important ones: Safari jumps back to second positio...

My initial impressions and experiences with Roku

Method ~ of ~ failed, October 3, 2011
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My family and I do not have traditional television in our homes (see My move to free HDTV Part 1 and Part 2). In our home for live TV (which of course we have none) we rely on services like Hulu (whic...

Questions to the Amazon Silk team

QuirksBlog, October 1, 2011
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Dear Amazon Silk team,You released a marketing campaign disguised as a technical talk about your new Silk browser for the Kindle.Web developers are very interested in what you have to offer, and would...

Quick Amazon Silk thoughts

QuirksBlog, September 29, 2011
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So Amazon has announced its Kindle Fire tablet, and it will not be an iPad killer. It runs Android, but not the standard Android, but rather a special Amazon port that does not include any standard Go...

The secret to cloud success: Get a grasp on SOA

InfoWorld: Web services, September 22, 2011
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Those IT organizations that move to cloud computing are moving to SOA (service-oriented architecture), whether they understand it or not. Hear me out: Private and public clouds often rely on APIs for ...

The secret to cloud success: Get a grasp on SOA

InfoWorld: Web services, September 22, 2011
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Those IT organizations that move to cloud computing are moving to SOA (service-oriented architecture), whether they understand it or not. Hear me out: Private and public clouds often rely on APIs for ...

The secret to cloud success: Get a grasp on SOA

InfoWorld: Web services, September 22, 2011
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Those IT organizations that move to cloud computing are moving to SOA (service-oriented architecture), whether they understand it or not. Hear me out: Private and public clouds often rely on APIs for ...

ASP.NET - How to implement Mozilla Labs BrowserID Sign-In with ASP.NET

EggHeadCafe.com New Articles, September 18, 2011
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Mozilla Labs has come up with BrowserID, https://browserid.org/ a new identification / authentication mechanism that shares some of the features of OpenId, but is vastly simpler and easier to use. A...

Achieving Zero Postback Business Sites Leveraging jQuery And ASP.NET Web Services

The Code Project Latest Articles, September 16, 2011
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This article elaborates how to accomplish a zero postback site using jQuery and ASP.NET web services...

ISO and IEC approve SOAP -- does anyone care?

InfoWorld: Web services, September 7, 2011
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In a move that seemed like a veritable blast from the past, the World Wide Web Consortium has announced that a bunch of Web services technologies, including SOAP (Simple...

ISO and IEC approve SOAP -- does anyone care?

InfoWorld: Web services, September 7, 2011
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In a move that seemed like a veritable blast from the past, the World Wide Web Consortium has announced that a bunch of Web services technologies, including SOAP (Simple...

W3C approves SOAP -- does anyone care?

InfoWorld: Web services, September 7, 2011
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In a move that seemed like a veritable blast from the past, the World Wide Web Consortium has announced that a bunch of Web services technologies, including SOAP (Simple...

Mobile browser stats for August

QuirksBlog, September 5, 2011
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It’s time for the mobile browser stats for August. Although only two points have changed hands since July, they are important ones: Android jumps to second position after Opera, but before Safari.Just...

Testing HTML5 Web Apps with Watir

Clarity Blogs: ASP.NET, August 31, 2011
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What is Watir? Watir means “Web Application Testing in Ruby.” It’s an easy way to automate the testing of your Web Apps through a Ruby interactive console. Watir will click buttons, fill in forms, nav...

Create SlickSkins with Netscape's Mozilla Browser in MFC Views

The Code Project Latest Articles, August 23, 2011
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Shows you how to create SlickSkins with Netscape's Mozilla Browser...

Smartphone sales Q1 and Q2 2011

QuirksBlog, August 22, 2011
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It’s time for the Q1 and Q2 overview of smartphone sales. Headlines: Nokia falls apart; Android vendors pick up the pieces. Most of this entry was written two weeks ago, before the MotoGoogle and webO...

Mobile browser stats for July

QuirksBlog, August 15, 2011
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Here are the July mobile browser stats. The StatCounter change has been fully integrated, which means we’re back to normal but with a few extra browsers in the long tail.Your donation for keeping this...