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Facebook Instant Articles: how to submit articles manually or via RSS

I recently received a number of messages from Blogger (Blogspot) users asking for help in uploading sample articles for Facebook Instant Ar...

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Facebook Instant Articles for Blogger (Blogspot) users

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Have you ever clicked on a link on a cellphone or tablet only to click on the back button in frustration because the page took too long to l...

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The pineapple on pizza debate

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A few weeks ago, I was having breakfast with a friend when I noticed how she was carefully plucking the pineapples from her Hawaiian pizza a...

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Facebook Instant Articles activated for my Blogger (Blogspot) blog!

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I have started using Facebook Instant Articles for this blog. Instant Articles are mobile articles that are hosted on Facebook and use a str...

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International Space Station tracker with embedded live video from space

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This article demonstrates how to embed a video in a Google Map. The method involves identifying the video iframe with an 'id' tag an...

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Track the International Space Station using Google Maps

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Using satellite-tracking data provided by the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) or the North American Aerospace Defense C...

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Structured data: Using the potentialAction item property to mark up social buttons and forms

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Do you want the social-media buttons (like, share, follow, +1 and tweet buttons) as well as the comment, search and subscription forms on yo...

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Creating responsive YouTube videos with CSS

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Below is the method that I use to create responsive or fluid YouTube videos. This is based on an article by Thierry Koblentz with some modi...

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Create rounded profile pictures with CSS

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Here's an easy way to display a rounded or oval profile picture from a square or rectangular image without editing it. To make a rounde...

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Use the wbr tag when spelling out links

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Always use <wbr> (word-break opportunity) tags when spelling out a long link. Do not assume that it will break automatically when the...

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Drop-caps CSS for Firefox, Chrome, Edge, Internet Explorer, Opera and Safari

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Below is the CSS code to create drop caps (or dropped initials) for Blogger templates. I have tested it on Firefox, Chrome, Edge, Internet E...

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Make images resize automatically to fit horizontal space

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I use the following HTML code to make images adjust to the width of their container automatically. In the sample below, the original image i...

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Basic responsive design using media queries

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With the increasing use of Internet-capable mobile devices it is becoming more and more important to design websites that are viewable at di...

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How to create a printer-friendly page

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If someone wanted to print out a page from your blog, chances are they would only be interested in printing the main content of the page and...

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10 Website testing and optimization tools

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Here are 10 useful tools for testing your website's quality, speed and mobile readiness. W3C Markup Validation Service – This is an e...

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Metro Manila Map -- Google Maps JavaScript API

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Below is a simple map centered on Metro Manila, Philippines, which I put together using code samples from Google Maps JavaScript API. It fe...

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Facebook Debugger

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Sometimes Facebook's Like and Share buttons will continue to show the old snippet and thumbnail of a link even after you have changed th...

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