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Schlechte Nachrichten für Fritz!box User: http://nic.box/ Euer http://fritz.b…

Posted by jpluimers on 2016/11/18

[WayBack] Schlechte Nachrichten für Fritz!box User: http://nic.box/ Euer http://fritz.box ist nicht mehr das, was es sein sollte. EDIT: Muahahaha … – Kristian Köhntopp – Google+

Now there is http://nic.box/ for the new [WayBackbox top level domain and AVM does not yet have the pre-registered fritz.box there effectuated (because .box is not in final registration state yet).

Kristian:

Schlechte Nachrichten für Fritz!box User: http://nic.box/ Euer http://fritz.box ist nicht mehr das, was es sein sollte.

EDIT: Muahahaha

kris@h1755802:~> host fritz.box
fritz.box has address 127.0.53.53
fritz.box mail is handled by 10 your-dns-needs-immediate-attention.box.

The joke is in the cryptic “your-dns-needs-immediate-attention” and usage of 127.0.53.53. to indicate a gTLD name collision.

Chrome knows about ICANN though and explains it in a slightly more readable form when browsing to http://fritz.box (:

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Letsencrypt and support for Google Chrome “Requiring Certificate Transparency in 2017”

Posted by jpluimers on 2016/10/29

This week there was the very important Google Chrome Announcement: Requiring Certificate Transparency in 2017 – Google Groups [Archive.is].

I’m glad that letsencrypt already submits all certificates to Certificate Transparency logs [WayBack] for X1 and X3 but there is more to it as you can read in How Certificate Transparency Works – Certificate Transparency [WayBack].

So there’s a [Google Chrome] Announcement: Requiring Certificate Transparency in 2017 – Feature Requests – Let’s Encrypt Community Support [WayBack and Archive.is].

Hopefully one or both of these issues see some progress soon:

–jeroen

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What every Browser knows about you

Posted by jpluimers on 2016/09/19

See all the data your browser reveals about you by visting a website.

Source: What every Browser knows about you

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FireFox full version direct download link

Posted by jpluimers on 2016/07/15

When firewalls, proxies, etc prohibit the boots-trapper that upgrades an existing Firefox or download stub (like “Firefox Setup Stub 38.0.1.exe”) installs a fresh one to function correctly:

https://download-installer.cdn.mozilla.net/pub/firefox/releases/38.0.1/win32/en-US/Firefox Setup 38.0.1.exe

(replace the version number with the current one; replace spaces with %20 when needed)

–jeroen

 

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On Windows 7, Visual Studio 2015 wanted Internet Explorer 10… here are the direct links to download it

Posted by jpluimers on 2016/06/20

Boy, don’t you dislike how hard it is to find direct download links

Well, thanks to kenorb and jjlin (slightly edited):

Check: IE6, IE7, IE8, IE9, IE10, IE11 Offline Installers Download Links – kenorb Mar 20 ’15 at 13:39 – http://www.itechtics.com/download-internet-explorer-all-versions/ – note this does not provide hashes.

jjlin:

Try these Microsoft offline installer links:

These may refuse to work if you already have IE 11 installed, though. If it is refused, try this: http://stackoverflow.com/questions/20043971/how-to-downgrade-from-internet-explorer-11-to-internet-explorer-10

And in case these links ever stop working and you must obtain a copy from a non-Microsoft source, here are the SHA-512 hashes for posterity:

  • 32-bit: d89ba3f9978be428ac05b182481198ab0f7b0c0651e4716e63cd0cf907d739cbc30f44ec9c444da683869473a548cd99e5c396467b2898f7c382b6345b3e70d2
  • 64-bit: f1752bb6517fe15071e5f7a4fee4b8680da1bdad1df7054ab22bab78fe0f46aee177787f60ea2cfc86a2db2b08429e2cba3cfdd20ba6a2ab69e091c7784dfdae

Source: internet explorer 10 – Does Microsoft still have a link to download IE10 for Windows 7? – Super User

–jeroen

Posted in .NET, Development, Internet Explorer, Power User, Software Development, Visual Studio 2015, Visual Studio and tools, Web Browsers, Windows, Windows 7 | Leave a Comment »

VidCast: Chromecast for the rest of the web

Posted by jpluimers on 2015/11/13

I know, friday 13, bla, bla, but this works great! VidCast: Chromecast for the rest of the web.

It works with: Vimeo, TED, and tons of other sites.

The first I tried is was a great half hour Devopsdays Amsterdam 2015 session “Leslie Hawthorn – Fear of Failing Fast: How to Avoid Sabotaging Your Success

The easiest way is to drag the VidCast bookmarklet button to your bookmarks bar once, then for videos you want to watch:

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One line browser notepad (via: Jose Jesus Perez Aguinaga)

Posted by jpluimers on 2015/02/19

Smart, it works in any modern html5 capable browser:


data:text/html, <html contenteditable>

Be sure to look at the blog post and comments at Jose Jesus Perez Aguinaga : One line browser notepad as they explain why this works, and how to extend it in a couple of really smart way.

–jeroen

via: Jose Jesus Perez Aguinaga : One line browser notepad.

Posted in Chrome, Development, Firefox, HTML, HTML5, Internet Explorer, Opera, Power User, Safari, Software Development, Web Browsers, Web Development | 1 Comment »

Viewing source code in Safari requires you to enable the “Develop menu” (via: Apple Support Communities)

Posted by jpluimers on 2015/02/13

Maybe this is one of the reasons I hardly use Safari: viewing the source code of a web page requires you to enable the “Develop menu:

  1. Safari menu > Preferences > Advanced.
  2. Check “Show Develop menu in menu bar”. Close Safari’s preferences.
  3. Develop menu > Show Page Source

Thanks John Galt for answering the above.

–jeroen

via How do you view source code in safari?: Apple Support Communities.

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13 Ways to Clear Your Browser’s Cache – wikiHow

Posted by jpluimers on 2015/02/06

Besides the cache empty instructions, these keyboard shortcut to get to the settings in various browsers are also really helpful:

  • Control+Shift+Delete on a PC, or
  • Shift+Command+Delete on a Mac.

–jeroen

via: 13 Ways to Clear Your Browser’s Cache – wikiHow.

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StackPrinter: StackOverflow in printable way

Posted by jpluimers on 2014/12/05

Will one day come in handy: About – StackPrinter.

Especially their deleted questions section (if you have 10k + rep that is).

–jeroen

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