Category: Web
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Mobile Phone vs. Tablet Detection in PHP
Since posting Simple Mobile Browser Detection in PHP I have received feedback indicating that an iPad is not considered a mobile device. It ultimately depends on your definition of ‘mobile’, but I see their point in that tablets are very different from cell phones. Screen size and browser capability are pretty different between mobile phones and tablet/pads, so I…
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Simple Mobile Browser Detection in PHP
In developing TaskShot, I wanted to determine which users were using their cell phones to browse the site. A quick search yielded many large classes, bloated snippets, and code that did way too much. All I needed was to detect if they were coming from a mobile phone or not. I figured the simplest way…
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My Experience with ConceptFeedback.com
I came across ConceptFeedback.com when looking for ways to get input on my Task Management App. The idea is simple – submit screenshots of your website to their community and as long as you have reviewed 5 other sites you’ll get people to review yours. There’s also a paid option where you can have expert…
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Preventing “Do you want to open or save this file?” from tracking pixel
In developing one of my task management projects I was playing around with creating a tracking pixel that could be used to measure performance. When this pixel was placed on the page, I noticed in Safari and IE the browser would ask me if I’d like to open or save the file. Safari said: Do…
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Google’s +1 (plus one) snippet doesn’t work in IE7
I was surprised to see that Google’s new +1 code that we’re supposed to slather all over our pages doesn’t work in Internet Explorer 7. It simply just doesn’t show up. I wonder if this is a glitch, or if Google has just stopped supporting IE7 altogether.