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Review: Belkin’s WeMo Insight Switch Smart Power Outlet
We see a lot of devices, a lot of gadgets here at AskDaveTaylor and quite frankly, some of them immediately make us wonder whether the development team ever did field trials. That was my first reaction...
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Add an Etsy search box to your Web site?
Well, there’s a little bit of HTML coding involved, but yes, you can definitely add a search box to your site, though it won’t have all the fancy bells and whistles (read “suggested searches”) that...
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How do I update my Netflix payment method?
I’m betting you have a credit card from Chase Bank if you were automatically issued with a new credit card to replace your old one. I had the same experience and while I appreciate the bank proactively...
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Video Review: UbiSlate Datawind 7Ci – $37.99 Android tablet
I kid you not, dear reader. A 7″ Android tablet computer that does almost everything the expensive units do (think iPad Mini) but at a fraction of the price. A price that’s so low that you could lose...
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Can I run Solaris Unix on my Mac or PC?
What a great question and perfectly timed too, because I was just going through this same dilemma for some scripts I’m developing for a new edition of a book I wrote a while back. I posted a short...
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How can I personalize my Facebook group with a photo?
As you know, Facebook recently changed the elements of a Facebook group, something you don’t realize unless you’re an administrator for the group. In fact, if you’re not a group admin on Facebook...
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How can I duplicate the CPSC search box?
The US Government agency that manages product recalls, the Consumer Products Safety Commission, is a good one to help people know more about, so having a search box on your own page is a great idea....
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Enable Etsy 2-step account authentication?
Over the last few years, a lot of the biggest Web sites have added 2-step or 2-factor authentication to user accounts, and it’s a great thing for individual account security. What it means is that even...
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Do I need to use Internet Explorer to get Windows Updates?
[[To get the scoop, I asked Windows expert and former Microsoft systems engineer Leo Notenboom (of AskLeo! fame) his take on this. Here’s his response]] I’m afraid your technician either misunderstands...
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Stop Instagram Auto-Playing videos on my iPhone?
You’re right, Instagram is yet another of the many apps we can put on our smartphones that just grind through our data plans. My theory is that the people who write these applications all have...
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How do I add a BBC News search box to my Web site?
I’m right there with you appreciating the breadth and smarts of the British Broadcasting Corporation’s BBC.com news site. Whether it’s catching up with the latest politics in Africa, soccer scores from...
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How big is an image or photo on a Web page?
There are two different things it sounds like you’re asking and they’re definitely related: One is the question of how big an image is as rendered on the Web page you’re viewing, and the other is...
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Add Veterans Affairs search engine to my Web site?
First off, thanks for your service. Much appreciated, both you and every other vet who has served our country in whatever capacity. And you’re right, the US Department of Veterans Affairs has been...
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How do I add a banner ad to my site?
First off, congrats on getting an advertiser or sponsor for your Web site. That’s always a nice thing and based on what you said there aren’t any metrics to achieve either so there’s no worry about...
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Add a Google News Search Box to your Site?
If you’re so inclined, you can certainly go to Google News, crack open the source code and figure out exactly what’s going on with the search form. That’s the hard way because Google has a lot of...
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Add a FedEx Tracking Box to your Web Site?
If you’re a shipping partner with Federal Express or have a tight integration of FedEx shipping with your online shopping solution (Shopify, for example) then that should be a simple matter of some...
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Round Edges of Text Input Element in Web Form?
While support for the CSS style border-radius has been in Web browsers for years now, you’re right that the big sites are only just starting to take advantage of it. Seems like suddenly every designer...
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Accessibility Tools for Web Developers?
Web site design for accessibility is a critical question applicable to more people than you might realize. It’s also a topic that too many Web designers simply ignore. After all, if they aren’t...
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Can I Link Directly to a BBC News Search Result?
Nice to get a question from another fan of BBC News. I’ve been reading BBC News and listening to BBC World Service and watching BBC television productions since I was a wee tot. Great stuff, solid...
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Shrink Image File Size with Google Squoosh!
There are two main reasons that image files end up being too big: Either the image is at a higher resolution than you’re using it or it’s using a compression algorithm that’s not optimal for that...
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