Editor’s note, May 5, 2021: On Wednesday, a Facebook oversight board ruled that the social media service could retain its ban on former President Donald Trump following the insurrection at the US Capitol on January 6. The board also stated, …
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Facebook launches Neighborhoods, a Nextdoor clone
Facebook is launching a new section of its app designed to connect neighbors and curate neighborhood-level news. The new feature, predictably called Neighborhoods, is available now in Canada and will be rolling out soon for U.S. users to test. As …
7 Reasons NOT to Use a Static Site Generator
Static site generators (SSGs) are popular and offer many benefits, but this article discusses reasons why they may not be a suitable replacement for your content management system (CMS). In my previous article, we discussed how your site could benefit …
16px or Larger Text Prevents iOS Form Zoom
This was a great “Today I Learned” for me from Josh W. Comeau. If the font-size of an <input> is 16px or larger, Safari on iOS will focus into the input normally. But as soon as the font-size is 15px …
5 React Architecture Best Practices for 2021
There can be no doubt that React has revolutionized the way we build user interfaces. It’s easy to learn and greatly facilitates creating reusable components that offer your site a consistent look and feel. However, as React only takes care …
Cognixion’s brain-monitoring headset enables fluid communication for people with severe disabilities
Of the many frustrations of having a severe motor impairment, the difficulty of communicating must surely be among the worst. The tech world has not offered much succor to those affected by things like locked-in syndrome, ALS, and severe strokes, …
The home sales boom means you might end up renting
Noelle listed her house on a Thursday last August and accepted one of several offers above her asking price the following Tuesday. The 36-year-old auction house employee wanted to capitalize on the red-hot real estate market to sell her family’s …
13 eCommerce Site Search Strategies to Boost Revenue from Existing Visitors
Let’s be clear about something right at the start: If you’re not optimizing your site search to convert more visitors into buyers, you’re missing out on sales. People who use site search are telling you they want to buy. 3 …
Chapter 8: CSS
In June of 2006, web developers and designers from around the world came to London for the second annual @media conference. The first had been a huge success, and @media 2006 had even more promise. Its speaker lineup was pulled …