Archive for the category 'Tech Thoughts'

Safari’s <input type=”search”>: it could be done so much better…

As seen on Bartelme’s Design weblog there is a new search feature in Apple’s Safari as of late. It utilizes a new element <input type=”search”>, which is a standard <input type=”text”> disguised as a neat Safari search field. Validation be damned, it degrades to a normal input field on non-Safari browsers, so everyone is happy, […]

Firefox tip: getting rid of links that open new windows

Ever got frustrated by sites that use a <a target=”_blank”… for the majority of the links on them? I can tell you I increasingly got annoyed with them over time… but not anymore! While writing a nl-NL locale for the excellent Firefox extension Tab Mix I noticed this really cool option that basically makes Firefox […]

Acronym mania in blogsphere…

I like playing with WP and posting stuff here. About my new NAD C320BEE amp and my doubts whether to try a pair of B&W DM 602 S3 at home to see of they’re any good. I like thinking about (X)HTML, CSS, possible improvemens for CMSes and a better way of implementing CVS or SVN […]

Proprietary browser plugins suck.

Sometimes my mood is… not good. What else does someone need to get utmost irritated then? Well… sites that rely on proprietary plugins just to be displayed properly surely get on my nerves sometime…

Browser search bars: unused potential?

What do you use your browser for? Reading weblogs? Watching photo albums? Trading on ebay? Finding information for school? One thing that all these activities have in common is that you’re searching for things. But can’t searching sites be made smarter…?