Articles Tagged browser extension

There are a number of these desktop apps where the goal is showing your site at different dimensions all at the same time. So you can, for example, be writing CSS and making sure it’s working across all the viewports in a single glance.

They are all very similar. For example, they do “event mirroring” meaning if you scroll in one window or device, then all the others do too, along with clicks, typing, etc. You can also zoom in … Read article “Comparing Browsers for Responsive Design”

I made a Chrome extension this weekend because I found I was doing the same task over and over and wanted to automate it. Plus, I’m a nerd living through a pandemic, so I spend my pent-up energy building things. I’ve made a few Chrome Extensions over the years, hope this post helps you get going, too. Let’s get started!… Read article “How to Build a Chrome Extension”

You can make a garden variety anchor link (<a></a>) open up a new email. Let’s take a little journey into this feature. It’s pretty easy to use, but as with anything web, there are lots of things to consider.… Read article “All About mailto: Links”

As a web UI developer and designer, there are countless things to learn and only so many hours in the day. There are topics I’ve purposefully avoided, like mobile and offline application development because, at some point, you have to draw a line somewhere in the millions of shiny new topics and get some work done. One of the areas I’ve avoided in the past is browser extension development. I didn’t understand how they worked, what the development environment was, … Read article “Control the Internet With Chrome Extensions!”