Tag: google chrome

Does your web app work in all devices? Testing is a huge job. Learn how to enable Chrome's useful device mode to emulate dozens of mobile devices.

James Hibbard demonstrates how to build a Chrome extension to add additional functionality to WordPress, and introduces SitePoint's SP-Tools editor extension.

Learn how to edit source files within Chrome and save the result to a local file. Changes can also be applied immediately without refreshing the browser.

Akshay Kadam shows how to use Puppeteer to take website screenshots, to create a PDF of any website, and to programmatically sign in to Facebook.

Today I'm going to present ten Chrome extensions that are geared to optimizing your web development workflow and making you that little bit more productive.

Ahmed Bouchefra offers an in-depth exploration of the features of the Chrome DevTools for measuring performance and debugging your web applications.

How do you choose a set of applications from an ever-changing landscape of devices, operating systems and browsers? Craig discusses pragmatic options.

Brain Greig shows you how to get up and running with Headless Chrome and demonstrates how to capture screenshots of pages as you use it to navigate a site.

Every year your workflow changes. For me, 2016 was the year when the Chrome App arrived as a serious web/UI design option.

2016 has been remarkable for many reasons. A momentous browser event has occurred: mobile now exceeds desktop usage for the first time since the web began.

In October, we discussed reasons why Edge has struggled to gain momentum. Are November's StatCounter browser statistics better for Microsoft's flagship brow

Edge adoption has grown sedately over the year and dropped in September. Craig discusses why few of us are prepared to give Microsoft's browser a chance.

Has the browser market stabilized after twenty years of battles? Do we have what we've been demanding? Craig takes his regular look at the browser usage charts.

Chrome continues its journey to world domination. What browser should you consider if you like Chrome but don't want to join Google's empire?

The chasm between Chrome and the other browsers is widening. Craig discusses this new monoculture may be less dangerous than the IE6 days but remains cause for concern.

Mozilla overtook IE/Edge browsers last month and there's more grim news for Microsoft. Craig discusses the company's future.

Simon introduces Google Chrome's Data Saver, a feature for mobile and desktop that saves bandwidth without increasing load times — much.

It's taken almost 14 years but Mozilla can finally claim to have more web users than Microsoft in the battle of the browsers.

Vivaldi 1.0 has arrived. The new browser promises a different experience to the alternatives with comprehensive customization and power-user options.

We may love our desktop browser but we're a fickle bunch when it comes to choosing a mobile application. Craig looks at the sudden surge in Sumsung surfing.

The browser market barely changed during February, so Craig discusses the most popular Operating Systems in relation to web development.

Has the smartphone market begun to contract? Craig discusses the recent sales warnings and why it could prove a bonus for web developers.

Welcome to 2016. Craig looks back over the past year and discusses the winners and losers in the active browser market.

Firefox remains the only mainstream open source browser but is losing ground to the all-dominant Google Chrome. Can Mozilla fight back?

You may distrust Google or detest Chrome but they've implemented a successful lock-in policy which makes it difficult to switch to another browser.

It's all change in the desktop and mobile browser chart. One of the biggest casualties is Safari. Can Apple respond? Do they care?

Forgive the geeky title pun, but Craig looks at Edge's first full month in the browser chart. Can it supersede IE quickly and painlessly? Nah, probably not.

Spicing up your emails with Markdown is easy with Markdown Here, a simple extension for Chrome, Firefox, Safari, Thunderbird, Evernote, WordPress and more.

Craig takes another look at the browser chart. Chrome is now used by more than more than half of desktop web users and mobile usage has rocketed.

Craig takes his monthly look at the browser chart. Can Chrome reach one in two web users? Has mobile usage increased again? Has Safari become the new IE?