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Browser View Controller (iPhone)

On October 23, 2011

iPhone apps often have the need to show a web page, and the easiest way to implement this is to have the page opened in Safari. The problem with this, is that now your customer is stuck in Safari, and they might not know how to get back into [...]

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The Kindle (on) Fire

On September 28, 2011

I watched Amazon’s announcement today, and I have to say I’m very, very impressed.

The Kindle Fire

The big news is that the device looks great, only costs $200, and unlimited streaming is free with the $80/ year amazon prime. It was so cheap that I looked at the picture, looked at the price and just “1-click” [...]

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Managing Search Engine Access to Your Site

On June 4, 2009

Note: Originally published on http://janeandrobot.com

Controlling what content is blocked from being found in search engines is crucial for many websites. Fortunately, the major search engines and other well-behaved robots observe the Robots Exclusion Protocol (REP), which has evolved organically since the early 1990′s to provide a set of controls over what [...]

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