The New Leaf Journal
Where the leaves are perennially virid

Tag Archives: Web Browsers

Our web browsers tag covers the advertised content, but our posts tend to focus on Firefox, Brave, and other open source browsers.

January 11, 2023
11
Jan 2023

Adding custom search shortcut for Wayback Machine

Nicholas A. Ferrell

Is it useful? Debatable. Is it creative? I think so, at least.
October 19, 2022
19
Oct 2022

Mozilla’s Colorways Gobbledygook

Nicholas A. Ferrell

The only “authentic” thing here is weirdness.
October 6, 2022
6
Oct 2022

Wallabag Custom Search Engine Shortcuts

Nicholas A. Ferrell

Turn your favorite read-it-later or bookmarking tool into a custom search engine.
August 12, 2022
12
Aug 2022

Using Web Archives To Get Around CAPTCHAs

Nicholas A. Ferrell

Going into the past to go around CAPTCHAs.
February 13, 2022
13
Feb 2022

A Harmless Date Error in the Bromite Repository

Nicholas A. Ferrell

My web browser was older than I expected.
January 2, 2022
2
Jan 2022

Using an Amiga OS-Inspired Window Theme In XFCE With XFWM4

Nicholas A. Ferrell

A hobby project for fun and nostalgia produces a useful modern desktop design.
November 21, 2021
21
Nov 2021

Review of /e/ – An Android Alternative For Mobile Phones

Nicholas A. Ferrell

〜An /e/xciting review of an Android-alternative mobile operating system (pun intended)〜
October 3, 2021
3
Oct 2021

Installing and Running Bodhi Linux on a 2007 MacBook

Nicholas A. Ferrell

The story of how N.A. Ferrell installed Bodhi Linux on Victor V. Gurbo’s old 2007 MacBook.
August 4, 2021
4
Aug 2021

Replacing The Great Suspender – Two Tracker-Free Suspender Forks

Nicholas A. Ferrell

〜Take two on The Great Suspender (forks) Review〜
July 25, 2021
25
Jul 2021

Google 2FA with a FIDO Security Key in the Ungoogled Chromium Browser

Nicholas A. Ferrell

Exploring the inability to use physical security keys to log into a Google account with Ungoogled Chromium.
March 28, 2021
28
Mar 2021

Around the Web: Alternative Software and Services Resources

Nicholas A. Ferrell

A 2021 collection of resources for finding software alternatives to the big tech options. Note that this article is somewhat outdated but many of the recommendations are still viable.
March 22, 2021
22
Mar 2021

Review of Wutsearch, a Search Engine Launchpad

Nicholas A. Ferrell

〜I review Jeff Starr’s search engine launchpad, a useful tool for practical purposes and for popping search bubbles〜