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BlazingFrog
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About BlazingFrog
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Comment #3506174
Comparing "web sites" at large to "mobile apps" is an unfair comparison. In addition to being able to get online through native mobile apps, smart phones also count for page views …
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Comment #3353258
You put all pains on the same level when, by definition, each person's pain is relative. It's relative to each individual's past experiences, sensitivity, life circumstances and so…
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Comment #3169440
If you equate worth with money, in that case you are correct. Hopefully there is a lot more than money to your job or, no matter how many hours, you'll likely not enjoy that work w…
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Comment #3150519
HN killed her business (if only temporarily): Bandwidth Limit Exceeded The server is temporarily unable to service your request due to the site owner reaching his/her bandwidth lim…
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Comment #3150458
Having kids will change you, no question. You would throw yourself under a bus to save your kids, absolutely. But let's not forget that you are still an individual with aspirations…
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Comment #3150350
Read again. He never said he loved the first one but not the others. I'm paraphrasing: "the first one is wonderful, the others not so much".
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Comment #3122682
If anybody else is curious to learn more about single-letter domain names. They were grandfathered in from another era. "As of August 2011 only three domains, i.net, x.com and x.or…
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Comment #3099702
People don't want a tablet, they want an iPad. It's that simple. Does anybody seriously believe that the average consumer walks into Best Buy (or any other store) and say "Hello, I…
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Comment #3094492
And if you were in a folder before launching your app, it takes you back to the open folder. I never understood that part and it throws me off every time even with 1+ year of exper…
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Comment #3094451
He didn't say it was the best value on the smartphone market. He said it was (in his opinion) the best smartphone. Not sure how price qualifies as a feature considering prices may …
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Comment #3058652
Don't know where they got the specs or even if they are accurate: http://osxdaily.com/2011/09/28/compare-ipad-2-kindle-fire/?u...
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Comment #3028035
I used to admire HP...
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Comment #3019264
If Hastings admitted to a mistake, it's for failing to explain what they were doing more clearly. His words: " It wouldn’t have changed the price increase, but it would have been t…
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Comment #3019240
I'm curious, do you have numbers backing the higher profitability of their streaming business over DVD-by-mail? I do agree that, if they wanted to get rid of their original line of…
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Comment #3005863
Do you mind elaborating? Drive-by judgements rarely add much to an intelligent conversation.
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Comment #3005808
Yes. After having failed to obtain it using the most frontal approach (asking me), he naturally resorted to a more subtle approach that appealed to my (apparently obvious) insecuri…
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Comment #3003452
> My first obligation on this Earth is to my family No disrespect but to what was your first obligation before you had a wife and kids? I'm always tempted to interpret this kind of…
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Comment #3003423
Thank you. Good to know that I'm not alone... Unfortunately, whether it's due to the societal environment or maybe some of my guilt for not feeling like the perfect Dad that desper…
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Comment #2980744
> but only on controversial posts such as Gruber's You do realize that, by definition, "controversial" is a subjective notion, right?
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Comment #2879505
I'm also a recent Safari convert from Chrome after getting my MBA. I was missing 2 great Chrome features: 1) only 1 URL/search box (replaced by SafariOmnibar on Safari, doesn't wor…
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Comment #2879448
Or on Apple discussion forums.
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Comment #2833817
I'm hoping they will do away with the "you need to restart Firefox after installing an add-on". Chrome has been able to install/uninstall/disable/tinker with add-ons without the ne…