Monthly Archives: July 2011

Chrome extension to test navigation and page load speed

Posted on 29 July, 2011 by Sam Dutton

Page Speed Test is an extension that displays a timeline of navigation and page load events for the current page, and a historical chart of page load timing data for all visits to the page. You can get it from https://chrome.google.com/webstore/detail/lgmnmdkkghdeagbghognjbjijpnckcid?hl=en-US. Continue reading →

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Web apps need better context menus

Posted on 29 July, 2011 by Sam Dutton

For web apps to be as good as native apps, they need better context (right click) menus. Take a look at the screenshot above. This shows what happens when you click on a person in a Google+ circle: I’d like … Continue reading →

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The Page Visibility API

Posted on 15 July, 2011 by Sam Dutton

Demo of the Page Visibility API: useful for checking if a web page is — or becomes — visible or hidden. Continue reading →

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