Have you ever found yourself repetitively filling out the same forms, navigating to the same pages, clicking “OK” dozens of times, and checking countless flags? Perhaps you’re using a poorly designed web application on a daily basis at work, or maybe you have a great client who owns a not-so-great website. Ever wish you could just make a macro to automate repetitive tasks on the web? Well you can! The purpose of this post is to outline two major methods for automating tasks online, and then help get you started with a more efficient and time saving user experience.
Posts Tagged ‘Google’
Automating your Web Experience with Bookmarklets and Browser Macros
Posted on August 25th, 2010
by Eric Rowell
HTML5 Autocomplete Using Datalist Tags
Posted on August 19th, 2010
by Eric Rowell
Have you ever created a web application that used autocomplete? Without HTML5, you’d have to create a floating div that contains the possible candidates which is dynamically generated with Javascript listeners like onclick, onmousedown, onmouseup, etc. This can be quite a task! With HTML5, autocomplete is drastically simplified using the datalist tag. Here we go!
HTML5 Emulators in IE: ExplorerCanvas vs. Google Chrome Frame
Posted on May 18th, 2010
by Eric Rowell
Currently, there are two major ways to emulate HTML5 inside IE6, 7, and 8, and both tools are provided by Google. So which one is best for you? The purpose of this post is to explore both emulators and determine which one is right for which situations.
IE JavaScript Performance Boost with Google Chrome Frame
Posted on May 17th, 2010
by Eric Rowell
Microsoft, no longer will you hinder the web with your slow, out-dated, archaic web browsers. Until recently, web page loading times and JavaScript performance has been bottlenecked by IE6, IE7, and IE8. Thankfully, Google has taken things into their own hands and “fixed” Microsoft’s browsers themselves by creating the Google Chrome Frame plugin which basically enables web pages to load and run inside an IE browser as if it were running inside Google Chrome (the fastest browser on Earth). Websites are now leveraging the Google Chrome Frame plugin to speed up JavaScript performance for both HTML4 and HTML5 websites.
How to Use HTML5 Canvas with IE6, IE7, and IE8
Posted on May 12th, 2010
by Eric Rowell
If you’re wanting to develop an RIA (rich internet application) with HTML5 that uses the canvas tag to draw and animate shapes on the screen like Flash does, do you have to wait for the release of IE9? The answer, surprisingly, is no.
Web Technology Love Triangle: Apple vs. Adobe vs. Google
Posted on May 3rd, 2010
by Eric Rowell
Of all the interesting technology relationships out there, I think the Apple, Adobe, and Google love triangle is the most interesting. The relationship reminds me of a heated game of Risk. The purpose of this post is to explore this relationship, and predict where the company’s will stand with each other in the near future.
iPhone vs. Droid 2010 – How Many Phones sold? How Many Apps for Each?
Posted on April 18th, 2010
by Eric Rowell
After seeing yet another Droid commercial, it got me wondering about how many iPhones have been sold compared to the number of Droids sold in 2010. I was also curious about the proportion of active apps for each phone. Verizon has an incredible $100 million dollar marketing strategy for the Droid, so it’s obvious that they’re putting in all of their chips. To date, the iPhone and Droid are the two major competitors in the smart phone market.
Search vs. Email Hot Air Balloons
Posted on April 15th, 2010
by Eric Rowell
When looking at how people use the internet, it’s interesting to consider the ratio of search engine use to email use for the most popular search engine and email providers, Google, Yahoo, and Microsoft. To illustrate the concept, I chose to represent each company as a hot air balloon. The balloon represents search engine reach, while the basket represents email reach. The more search (more air) that a corporation has, the higher it will lift. The more email (more weight) that a corporation has, the lower it will fall.
Automating your Web Experience with Bookmarklets and Browser Macros
Posted on August 25th, 2010
by Eric Rowell
HTML5 Autocomplete Using Datalist Tags
Posted on August 19th, 2010
by Eric Rowell
Have you ever created a web application that used autocomplete? Without HTML5, you’d have to create a floating div that contains the possible candidates which is dynamically generated with Javascript listeners like onclick, onmousedown, onmouseup, etc. This can be quite a task! With HTML5, autocomplete is drastically simplified using the datalist tag. Here we go!
HTML5 Emulators in IE: ExplorerCanvas vs. Google Chrome Frame
Posted on May 18th, 2010
by Eric Rowell
Currently, there are two major ways to emulate HTML5 inside IE6, 7, and 8, and both tools are provided by Google. So which one is best for you? The purpose of this post is to explore both emulators and determine which one is right for which situations.
IE JavaScript Performance Boost with Google Chrome Frame
Posted on May 17th, 2010
by Eric Rowell
Microsoft, no longer will you hinder the web with your slow, out-dated, archaic web browsers. Until recently, web page loading times and JavaScript performance has been bottlenecked by IE6, IE7, and IE8. Thankfully, Google has taken things into their own hands and “fixed” Microsoft’s browsers themselves by creating the Google Chrome Frame plugin which basically enables web pages to load and run inside an IE browser as if it were running inside Google Chrome (the fastest browser on Earth). Websites are now leveraging the Google Chrome Frame plugin to speed up JavaScript performance for both HTML4 and HTML5 websites.
How to Use HTML5 Canvas with IE6, IE7, and IE8
Posted on May 12th, 2010
by Eric Rowell
If you’re wanting to develop an RIA (rich internet application) with HTML5 that uses the canvas tag to draw and animate shapes on the screen like Flash does, do you have to wait for the release of IE9? The answer, surprisingly, is no.
Web Technology Love Triangle: Apple vs. Adobe vs. Google
Posted on May 3rd, 2010
by Eric Rowell
Of all the interesting technology relationships out there, I think the Apple, Adobe, and Google love triangle is the most interesting. The relationship reminds me of a heated game of Risk. The purpose of this post is to explore this relationship, and predict where the company’s will stand with each other in the near future.
iPhone vs. Droid 2010 – How Many Phones sold? How Many Apps for Each?
Posted on April 18th, 2010
by Eric Rowell
After seeing yet another Droid commercial, it got me wondering about how many iPhones have been sold compared to the number of Droids sold in 2010. I was also curious about the proportion of active apps for each phone. Verizon has an incredible $100 million dollar marketing strategy for the Droid, so it’s obvious that they’re putting in all of their chips. To date, the iPhone and Droid are the two major competitors in the smart phone market.
Search vs. Email Hot Air Balloons
Posted on April 15th, 2010
by Eric Rowell
When looking at how people use the internet, it’s interesting to consider the ratio of search engine use to email use for the most popular search engine and email providers, Google, Yahoo, and Microsoft. To illustrate the concept, I chose to represent each company as a hot air balloon. The balloon represents search engine reach, while the basket represents email reach. The more search (more air) that a corporation has, the higher it will lift. The more email (more weight) that a corporation has, the lower it will fall.