Mac users who use Google Chrome today will receive a special treat. Chrome for Mac OS is now 64bit in the version 39 update which was pushed to the stable channel today.
Along with a whole bunch of security fixes and performance improvements, the new 64bit only version will allow for greater stability, performance and above all better security going forward.
Those who have been using the beta/alpha versions of Chrome have had 64bit support for sometime now and during testing it was reported most people saw noticeable improvements (especially when it came to video performance).
In a move signalling that Google is well and truly dedicated to improving the user experience of the web, they have announced a new tool that checks if your site is mobile friendly, as well as changes to their search results.
The tool can be found here. Fortunately all of my sites I tested were mobile friendly (including this blog).
Not only that, but Google will also be showing alongside the search results of a page whether or not it is mobile friendly as well. While it is too early to say so, whether this has an effect on the search engine rankings of websites who are and are not mobile friendly remains to be seen.
I am a longtime Uber lover and user. Without fail any trip I have taken to the United States has involved the use of Uber for getting around over hiring a car or catching a taxi.
I am currently in the US on a three month trip and for the last two months I have been using Uber almost on a daily basis. In-fact, I have racked up more Uber rides the last two months than I have in the last two years combined (which is a lot).
Well, it is official: Netflix are set to launch in Australia and New Zealand in March, 2015. As rumoured a few months ago, Netflix have been quietly partnering with agencies to prepare for the launch for a few months now.
The questions on everyone’s lips are…
What Content will Netflix Australia & New Zealand have?
As someone who has used Netflix in the United States, Britain and Canada, I can say with utmost certainty Australians will not get access to everything US Netflix has or other countries.
Deciding between whether or not to buy Navicat Premium for Mac at a cost of $70 or using Sequel Pro which is free, was a difficult decision believe it or not. I use Navicat on my Windows PC, but have been using Sequel Pro on my MacBook Pro.
Paid vs free: should be an easy decision to make, right? Well, not exactly.
Navicat Premium allows you to work with most database types: Microsoft SQL Server, MySQL, PostgreSQL, SQLite and even Oracle. Sequel Pro from my understanding is really only for MySQL at this point in time, but other databases are planned I think.
Developers new to ReactJS seem to get confused as to what the difference between props and state are inside of components. After all, they do both work similarly but there are some differences.
Props aka Properties The easiest way to think of the role of “props” is to use an example. If you want to put a password field into a form you would do something like the following:
The input itself is the component and “type” and “name” are props of the component, they are the equivalent of configuration options provided onload.
Finally. After the initial public release of Yosemite over a month ago on October 16th, 2014 Apple have released the first minor incremental update to address some issues that have plagued the OS since its release.
Although the latest update 10.10.1 specifically addresses fixes for wifi issues, tonnes of people on Twitter and the Internet as a whole are complaining it did not fix the issue for them.
Personally for me, the issues have been fixed, but understandably everyone is using a different Mac. I am using a late 2014 MacBook Pro with Retina Display and the wifi issues appear to have been fixed for me, my Internet is noticeably faster and more secure (so far anyway).
Absolutely stoked.
After posting my wishlist a little while ago, it appears as though He Is Legend are indeed playing Soundwave Festival 2015 as confirmed by front-man Schuylar Croom himself via Twitter, spoiler of festival line-ups.
The Tweet says:
Update. We’re alive. We’re playing Webster Hall on the 8th. Heading up to Canada. Planning @soundwavefest moves. Let’s set up Sidewaves.
Digging through existing Tweets, as far as October 30th you can see some discussion between AJ Maddah He Is Legend and a fan below.
It is no secret that Gulp.js is one of the best task runners on the front-end block. Old man Grunt is still out and about, but it is only a matter of time before Gulp takes its place.
If you are new to Gulp or are not sure what plugins to use, this post highlights ten of the most useful plugins for streamlining your front-end development workflow like a nazi killing spy.
The subject of global variables in most languages is enough to bring the most passionate code junkies out of the woodwork ready to debate and bite off your feet for even entertaining the thought.
The reality is in a framework like AngularJS globals are warranted at times, but only if you implement globals the Angular way. But not globals in the way you know.
Constants and values Out of the box, AngularJS supports global constants and values. Obviously constants are read only pieces of data and values are pieces of data that can change at any time, anywhere.