Alex Seifert

Alex is a developer, a drummer and an amateur historian. He enjoys being on the stage in front of a large crowd, but also sitting in a room alone, programming something or reading a scary story.

Posts

Google Is Losing the Fight with SEO Spam

I recently came across an article on Ars Technica that talks about how Google appears to be losing the fight against SEO spam. This is certainly a phenomenon I have noticed.

November 7, 2024

Archiving My Blogs

I recently came across an interesting idea from one of the oldest blogs on the internet to back up my blogs to a public GitHub repository. This is the why and how.

October 18, 2024

Windows NT vs. Unix: A design comparison

This is an excellent read for any of you operating system nerds out there. The author compares the architectures of both Windows NT and Unix.

October 17, 2024

My Collection of Windows Screenshots

Macs have been my primary computers for decades, but I have also had the occasional Windows PC. These are some screenshots from them.

October 15, 2024

A Glaring Omission in the New Outlook for Windows

Microsoft’s new version of Outlook for Windows has seen its fair share of criticism, but one omission is just shocking in 2024.

October 14, 2024

Apple II DeskTop

A little while ago, I stumbled upon an interesting project whose goal it is to emulate the Apple II DeskTop environment in the web browser.

October 13, 2024

Editors and IDEs I’ve Used Over the Years

I had the idea to write a post about the editors and IDEs I have used over the years. These are the ones that stood out to me and why. Screenshots included!

October 10, 2024

Respect My Preference for Dark Mode!

There is a current trend I don’t understand in web design: websites that offer dark mode but bury it somewhere in their settings. As a user of dark mode, this is a horrendous user experience.

October 6, 2024

Polls: Single Page vs Multi-Page Applications

There was a time when all websites were multi-page applications, but that has changed. I wanted to know what users and developers think about that and so I asked.

October 3, 2024

The All-New Feed The Dev

I’m excited to announce an all-new version of Feed The Dev! It is now an aggregate website for development and technology news and articles that combines sources from all over the internet into a single, easy-to-use website.

October 2, 2024

Why I Just Bought a BBEdit License Upgrade

A couple of weeks ago, I bought a license upgrade for the Mac editor BBEdit despite not using it all the time. This is why.

October 1, 2024

My Collection of Mac OS Screenshots

I have been a Mac user for over twenty years and have taken screenshots of my systems with almost every version of Mac OS. This is my collection.

September 15, 2024
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