What’s the difference between a carousel, a swiper and a slider? The terms are used interchangeably, but I would argue, there’s a semantic difference. A definition: Carousels are circular. They start over once you reach the last item. Swipers are linear. You can swipe back…
Continue reading...I needed to remove the domain name from a URL for use in a link, as the only part of the URL I needed was the path. I knew, I had to use a regular expression, but regex isn't exactly my favourite discipline. As ever…
Continue reading...Of all my messaging apps, and for various reasons I have quite a few installed on my devices, Element is my new favourite. Element is a free and open source instant messaging client based on the Matrix protocol. It supports end-to-end encryption, groups and channels…
Continue reading...I used to use Spotlight Search in macOS as an app launcher. Unfortunately, it broke after upgrading to macOS 13.1. For some reason it is suddenly unable to find preinstalled apps as well as system apps, like System Settings, Text Edit, Safari, Mail, Calendar, Messages,…
Continue reading...RSS Revisited: Back in the day when RSS was the shizzle-bizzle you used to look for the little orange icon with the dot and the three arcs, when you wanted to subscribe to your favorite blogs. Since then, big corp social media kind of hijacked…
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