Jon Henshaw

http://henshaw.me

Blog Entries

  1. How to Update Google Chrome Extensions on Google Chrome for Mac

    I was able to start using Google Chrome for Mac exclusively once they started supporting Chrome extensions (aka plugins). One thing that puzzled me at first was how to update the extensions. There’s really no way–as of the time of this writing–to see if updates are available for your extensions. Firefox has a built in [...]

  2. IE8 Acid 3 Test FAIL

    When I say IE8 is not standards compliant, this is what I mean.

  3. Comcast Copies Hulu for Streaming Video with Fancast

    Update: Actually I was mistaken. In a weird user flow, they originally sent me to Fancast, which was obviously confusing to me. They have since sent me another email message with a direct link to their beta versions for TBS and TNT. This is what their streaming video page look like.

    In a stroke of unimaginative [...]

  4. How Many Degrees Tomorrow In Nashville

    I love the fact that I rank number one (as of this writing) for “how many degrees tomorrow in nashville” for something as useless and silly as moom.

  5. Embrace Life

    This PSA from Sussex Safer Roads Partnership brings me to tears almost every time I watch it.

  6. Backupify Email Message

    I love getting this confirmation message from Backupify

  7. Internet Hole

    I knew I would find you eventually.

  8. Chilling Out at Work Listening to the Innocence Mission

    The nice thing about having a large music library is that I can rediscover artists all over again. Sometimes, I haven’t forgotten about them, I’m just taking a break. However, there are times when I’ve completely forgotten about an amazing band, only to stumble across them all over again.
    Today, that happened with the Innocence Mission. [...]

  9. Rules for Capitalization in a Title

    At the beginning of this year, I wrote an entry on the AP Style for Internet and Information Technology Terms. I stated that:
    Starting in 2010 I’m going to lay down arms and accept the media status quo–at least as tech industry spellings are concerned. At this point, I think it’s more harmful than helpful to [...]

  10. You Are the CSS to My HTML

    I gave this geeky and romantic card to my wife for Valentine’s Day. Needless to say, it was well received. You can get the You Are the CSS to My HTML card and many other clever items at Pop + Shorty.