File Download vs. iPhone & iPad

iPhone File Download

If you are using Apple products like the iPad or iPhone, you might have noticed that you cannot easily download files from your web browser (might it be safari or another one) to your device.

Why is that so? And the even bigger question: what can I do instead?

We have the answers!

Enable File Download In iOS

PDFs and other documents, music, images – on an iOS device, it’s difficult to download files like these directly from the browser.… Read the rest

Snow and Winter Photography Tips

Brace the winter and take excellent shots
Image By: https://unsplash.com/@the_beard

With the polar vortex loosening its grip, it’s finally safe enough for photography enthusiasts in North America to venture outside and continue with their hobby. Finally, they can explore more than taking shots of boiling water turned into ice crystals instantly, clothes frozen solid, or any other scene that looks like it’s coming from The Day After Tomorrow.

There are some things you must note when taking pictures during winter.… Read the rest

Create HTML Tables Easily [Tutorial]

Creating a table in HTML can be tedious. You have to consider every empty cell, write down the rows perfectly or pay attention to not introduce errors when copy-and-pasting. As soon as merged cells are part of the table, things get a lot more complicated.

Luckily, there is an easy way to create an HTML table. All you need is a spreadsheet program like Microsoft Excel or LibreOffice (OpenOffice) Calc – and this free HTML Converter:

From Excel To HTML Table

Working with spreadsheet programs is easy and intuitive.… Read the rest

FUIF – The Responsive Image Format

The creator of the FLIF (Free Lossless Image Format) has gone and done it again. This time, he has come up with a new format called FUIF (Free Universal Image Format). The catchphrase for this new format is “responsive by design”. What does that mean?

FUIF? Why Do We Need Another Image Format?

Because there’s still room for improvement. Most people are comfortable with the many formats in existence today such as JPG, GIF, PNG, Webm, and many more.… Read the rest

Activate/Unblock Automatic Downloads In Google Chrome

Google Chrome Automatic Downloads  

Google Chrome, Google’s popular browser, Allows you to adjust settings when it comes to downloads. This includes automatic downloads that you can add domains and websites and allow or block automatic downloads from them.

This tutorial will show you how to activate automatic downloads for pages like Online-Convert.com or similar from which you download frequently. Furthermore, we will show you how to block domains that you do not want to automatically download things onto your system.Read the rest

Introducing FLIF – the Free Lossless Image Format

Free Lossless Image Format is here to stay

Over the years, many new image file formats have tried to take over the crown from JPEG, GIF, and PNG. None has quite received a resounding success. Well, here’s another competitor: FLIF or Free Lossless Image Format

FLIF – What’s That?

The ‘Free’ part of FLIF means it’s not tied to any patent. The image format uses arithmetic coding, which was patented but has now expired.

Lossless means there’s no loss of data when the image is compressed.… Read the rest

SVG File and Its Danger

Among the trillions of images floating on the web, the amount of SVG images is quite rare. Most of the images you see everywhere are either in JPEG, PNG, GIF, or WebM formats. It’s a shame since SVG has so much potential.

What is SVG?

SVG stands for Scalable Vector Graphics. While many people think it’s an image format, it’s actually a document format. It’s an application of the eXtenstible Markup Language (XML).… Read the rest

PNG File Format Comparisons

PNG is short for Portable Network Graphic (PNG); a lossless image format uses a bitmap of indexed colors. Its birth was to replace the Graphics Interchange Format (GIF). Since GIF used a Unisys-patented LZW compression algorithm, free software couldn’t create GIF files without paying a license.

Here, we are going to compare PNG with GIF, JPEG, and TIFF so you’ll know which format you should use on your next project.

PNG vs.

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The Importance of USDZ File Format

iOS 12 was released on October 30, 2018. With its release, Apple introduced a pack of new features. One of the features is the support of USDZ file format.

USDZ Is The New AR Format For iOS

Apple developed USDZ format to anticipate the growth of Augmented Reality (AR) technology in mobile phones. The format is based on Pixar’s Universal Scene Description (USD) file specification. Apple simply packaged it along with other assets to render the object in a zero-compression zip file, hence the USDZ name.… Read the rest