More self-tutoring: the tutor mentions a shortcut to refresh the page in a browser. Ctrl+F5 is meant to refresh the page in the browser. As I understand, the reload is from the server rather than from the cache. Source: www.getfilecloud.com …
Self-tutoring about home computer use: the tutor shares a keyboard shortcut to the search bar. Ctrl+L is meant to return the cursor to the search bar. Source: w3schools.com lifehacker.com Jack of Oracle Tutoring by Jack and Diane, Campbell River, BC.
Using a PC can involve constant self-tutoring. The tutor shares his discovery of Bitdefender Safepay. As I’ve come to understand, Bitdefender Safepay is a secure browser that can be invoked from the Bitdefender suite (I have, I believe, Bitdefender Total …
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The tutor talks about ==$zer0 in Chrome’s Developer tools. Looking at a page source in Google Chrome, I saw the entry ==$0. It wasn’t manifesting on the page itself; I wondered if it was a type of HTML comment. Apparently, …
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The tutor discusses what he noticed while experimenting with jQuery css() and JavaScript style. JavaScript has a style function that allows you to access style attributes of an element. For example, to get an element’s color: var e1_color=document.getElementById(“e1”).style.color; However, as …
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The tutor tests JavaScript code using the console. I’ve long known about the JavaScript console, and use it sometimes for debugging. However, I didn’t know to use if for testing – until now. In the past, I’d build a rudimentary …
The tutor shows a trick available from CSS. @keyframes animation effect from CSS. The @keyframes effect may not be visible in some earlier browser versions – like, possibly, ie9 or before. However, someone running XP, for example, can get Opera …
The tutor offers a way to view your history when it’s not showing. I love Firefox; it’s the browser I use with my Linux (Ubuntu) computers. Yesterday I clicked, at the top, History. A drop-down menu appeared, showing websites I …
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