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The article discusses a common issue encountered when setting up a new computer, specifically a MacBook, where users may see a 'This video format is not supported' message on YouTube TV. The author shares a solution involving enab...
The text discusses the challenges of managing media and introduces Filestack, a service that allows easy uploading, transforming, and delivering of files and images. It explains the setup process, uploading files, transforming fil...
0How to Download a YouTube Video or Channel
2024-09-04 •
The blog post explains how to download individual YouTube videos or entire channels of content using yt-dlp. It also provides an example of how to download only the audio from a YouTube channel. The post also mentions that yt-dlp ...
0How to Add a Header to a curl Request
2024-08-03 •
The blog post explains how to add a header to a curl request using the -H flag. It also provides an example of adding multiple headers to a curl request. The post also includes links to recent features and demos related to web dev...
0Case Insensitive CSS Attribute Selector
2024-06-19 •
The blog post discusses the case insensitive CSS attribute selector, which allows matching attribute values regardless of case. The author also provides examples and use cases for the i flag. The post also includes links to other ...
0How to Set Date Time from Mac Command Line
2024-06-17 •
The blog post explains how to set the date and time from the Mac command line, which is useful for testing future dates when developing web extensions. It also includes examples of other blog posts by the author.
0How to Retrieve WiFi Password on Windows
2024-05-13 •
The blog post explains how to retrieve a WiFi password on Windows using a built-in Windows command. It provides step-by-step instructions and a sample output of the command. It also suggests creating an alias for the command to ma...
The blog post discusses how to fix the issue of Windows WASD keys being reversed with arrow keys, and provides a solution to restore the WASD keys as movement keys. It also mentions other recent features and demos related to web d...
0HTML popover Attribute
2024-04-15 •
The blog post discusses the native modal system via the popover attribute in HTML and JavaScript, and how to create a native HTML modal using the popover attribute. It also covers styling the contents of the popover and the dialog...
0Get Started in AI and NFTs with the Limewire API
2024-03-25 •
The blog post introduces LimeWire's Developer API, which allows engineers to create dynamic AI art using various AI services and algorithms. It provides methods to create, modify, and upscale images based on text and other images,...
0I'm So Old: Web Edition
2024-03-18 •
The author reflects on his 20 years as a professional software engineer and the changes in web development during that time.
0Detect Caps Lock with JavaScript
2024-02-06 •
The text explains how to detect if a user has their keyboard's caps lock turn on using JavaScript. It also explores the getModifierState method and provides insight into the user's keyboard during key-centric events.
The blog post discusses how to override width and height HTML attributes with CSS, focusing on the img element and the conflict between providing image dimensions and responsive design. It provides a solution to ensure the height ...
David Walsh's blog has a slow experience due to CLS problems, which affects user experience and search ranking. The author used Google Lighthouse to find the performance problem, but it only represents a single test. The CLS probl...
0Date.now()
2024-01-17 •
The post discusses the challenges of coding date logic and the benefits of using Date.now() to simplify date formats. It also mentions the author's previous post on Imposter Syndrome and the issue of serving custom web fonts from ...
0Extract a Number from a String with JavaScript
2024-01-16 •
The blog post explains how to extract numbers from a string using regular expressions in JavaScript. It provides an example of using regular expressions to extract a number from a string and converting it to a Number type.
0Thoughts on Streaming Services: 2024 Edition
2024-01-15 •
The blog post discusses the current state of streaming services, highlighting the dominance of Netflix, the challenges for sports fans, and the impact of branding changes. It also touches on the strategies of streaming services, t...
0AutoGrow Textareas with CSS
2023-12-18 •
The blog post discusses the need for native support for automatically expanding textarea elements in CSS, and how to achieve this using the field-sizing property. It also includes links to other recent features such as creating sc...
0How to Play Grand Poo World 3
2023-11-28 •
The blog post is a tutorial on how to play Grand Poo World 3, a Super Mario World-based ROM hack. It provides a list of apps and files needed to build and play the game, as well as instructions on how to patch the game. The author...
0How to Get the Current Branch Name with git
2023-10-28 •
The blog post explains how to get the current branch name with git using a handy snippet. It also mentions the usefulness of this snippet for automation. The post also includes an interview with Eric Meyer about his love for CSS a...
0AutoSave with VSCode
2023-10-23 •
The blog post discusses the autoSave feature in Visual Studio Code, a popular text editor among JavaScript developers. It explains how to enable autoSave and the benefits of using it. It also mentions the challenges of serving cus...
0How to Detect Failed Requests via Web Extensions
2023-10-02 •
The blog post discusses how to detect failed requests via web extensions. The author explains how to intercept errant requests and redirect them to the correct location. The post also mentions recent features like the Vibration AP...