We use timers everywhere, and most of the time how they work is fine. But I’ve come across a slightly different need.
For those who struggle with working, and procrastinate, there is the “Pomodoro” technique which advises on setting a timer for 20 mins and commiting to focusing on work throughout that 20 mins before stopping for a break.
I like this and have used it a couple of times to just get going on a project, but this use case actually means a normal timer is often not quite the right thing.
Schema.org is a website that holds the commonly used standards for encoding information about the content of your webpages in a way that makes it easier for the likes of Google and Bing to understand what your page is about.
This post is about how products information is encoded.
Here’s the page for a Product. The question I want to address is “How do I create an acceptable entry for a specific product”.
There’s been some discussion on Hacker News about the use of Google Analytics. Specifically legality in the EU and privacy concerns. Companies must stop using Google Analytics - as per the Swedish Authority for Privacy Protection (IMY).
I remember before we had Google Analytics. The discussion back then was between Webalizer and AWStats and I’m surprised to see that AwStats has a beta version from January this year, so clearly it’s being actively developed.
I’ve repeatedly come up with the issue of “where do I put this file” and even “what should I name this file”. There’s a bunch of things to consider.
Is it important that the original name of the file persists if someone were to “Save As” on it. That is, do we need to reference the original filename in the url it’s accessed from Is it important that the image cant be guessed.