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Geoff Baker / The Seattle Times:
Satya Nadella, whose 23-year-old son is a legally blind quadriplegic with cerebral palsy weakening his immune system, on Microsoft's role in slowing COVID-19 — Microsoft CEO Satya Nadella admits to feeling the personal anxieties many of his employees have shared about the coronavirus pandemic.
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Salvador Rodriguez / CNBC:
Facebook's efforts to help governments, emergency response orgs, SMBs, its employees, and users during the pandemic could help improve its tarnished reputation — - Over the past few weeks, Facebook has been quick to launch a number of efforts to help combat the spread of the coronavirus …
Liam Frost / Decrypt:
The Tezos Foundation says it has agreed to settle for $25M a class action suit that alleged it ran an unregistered securities sale through its $232M ICO — The project behind a $232 million initial coin offering has decided the lawsuit is too “expensive and time-consuming.” — Tezos — In brief
Bruce Haring / Deadline:
Disney says it will reduce bandwidth use by at least 25% in EU markets where it is launching Disney+ on Mar. 24 and will delay its French launch until Apr. 7 — Disney+ is cutting back on its bandwidth utilization by 25 percent in the markets where its debuting on March 24.
Manish Singh / TechCrunch:
Disney says it has paused the rollout of Disney+ in India, which was set to launch March 29 alongside the now-delayed Indian Premier League cricket season — Disney said on Friday that it is postponing the launch of its eponymous streaming service in India, one of the largest entertainment markets …
CNBC:
Apple has updated Siri to help US users asking if they have COVID-19, with answers coming from the US Department of Health and Human Services and the CDC — - iPhone users who are wondering whether they have COVID-19 can now turn to Siri. — Apple has updated its voice assistant …
Monica Nickelsburg / GeekWire:
In memo to employees, Bezos says face mask orders for workers are unfilled due to short global supply, and that his time is now “wholly focused” on COVID-19 — Amazon CEO Jeff Bezos says he has turned all of his attention to the impact of COVID-19, the tech giant's response …
Reuters:
The mass move towards remote work could put corporate data at risk, as hackers move to take advantage of weaker home security systems and relaxed restrictions — TEL AVIV/WASHINGTON (Reuters) - As people disperse to their homes to work and study because of the coronavirus pandemic …
Building webpages begins with HTML. Beautifying them and making them interactive comes later. But to start creating functional static websites, you need an understanding of HTML. (Want a quick introduction to this markup language? Read our HTML FAQ.)
As part of learning the language, there’s a long list of elements you need to add to your HTML vocabulary. And this task can seem daunting at first, which is why we have come up with the following cheat sheet. It gives you an easy way to discover/understand/recall HTML elements any time you need them.
The cheat sheet covers tags and attributes for structuring webpages, formatting text, adding forms, images, lists, links, and tables. It also includes tags that were introduced in HTML5 and HTML codes for commonly used special characters.
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| Shortcut | Action |
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| Basic Tags | |
| <html> ... </html> | The first and last tag of an HTML document. All other tags lie between these opening and closing tags. |
| <head> ... </head> | Specifies the collection of metadata for the document. |
| <title> ... </title> | Describes the title for the page and shows up in the browser’s title bar. |
| <body> ... </body> | Includes all content that will be displayed on the webpage. |
| Document Information | |
| <base/> | Mentions the base URL and all relative links to the document. |
| <meta/> | For extra information about the page like author, publish date, etc. |
| <link/> | Links to external elements like style sheets. |
| <style> ... </style> | Contains document style information like CSS (Cascading Style Sheets). |
| <script> ... </script> | Contains links to external scripts. |
| Text Formatting | |
| <strong> ... </strong> OR <b> ... </b> |
Makes text bold. |
| <em> ... </em> | Italicizes text and makes it bold. |
| <i> ... </i> | Italicizes text but does not make it bold. |
| <strike> ... </strike> | Strikethrough text. |
| <cite> ... </cite> | Cites an author of a quote. |
| <del> ... </del> | Labels a deleted portion of a text. |
| <ins> ... </ins> | Shows a section that has been inserted into the content. |
| <blockquote> ... </blockquote> |
For displaying quotes. Often used with the <cite> tag. |
| <q> ... </q> | For shorter quotes. |
| <abbr> ... </abbr> | For abbreviations and full-forms. |
| <address> ... </address> | Specifies contact details. |
| <dfn> ... </dfn> | For definitions. |
| <code> ... </code> | For code snippets. |
| <sub> ... </sub> | For writing subscripts |
| <sup> ... </sup> | For writing superscripts. |
| <small> ... </small> | For reducing the text size and marking redundant information in HTML5. |
| Document Structure | |
| <h1..h6> ... </h1..h6> | Different levels of headings. H1 is the largest and H6 is the smallest. |
| <div> ... </div> |
For dividing content into blocks. |
| <span> ... </span> | Includes inline elements, like an image, icon, emoticon, without ruining the formatting of the page. |
| <p> ... </p> | Contains plain text. |
| <br/> | Creates a new line. |
| <hr/> | Draws a horizontal bar to show end of the section. |
| Lists | |
| <ol> ... </ol> | For ordered list of items. |
| <ul> ... </ul> | For unordered list of items. |
| <li> ... </li> | For individual items in a list. |
| <dl> ... </dl> | List of items with definitions. |
| <dt> ... </dt> | The definition of a single term inline with body content. |
| <dd> ... </dd> | The description for the defined term. |
| Links | |
| <a href=””> ... </a> | Anchor tag for hyperlinks. |
| <a href=”mailto:”> ... </a> | Tag for linking to email addresses. |
| <a href=”tel://###-###”> ... </a> | Anchor tag for listing contact numbers. |
| <a name=”name”> ... </a> | Anchor tag for linking to another part of the same page. |
| <a href=”#name”> ... </a> | Navigates to a div section of the webpage. (Variation of the above tag) |
| Images | |
| <img /> |
For displaying image files. |
| Attributes for the <img> tag | |
| src=”url” | Link to the source path of the image. |
| alt=”text” | The text displayed when a mouse is hovered over the image. |
| height=” ” | Image height in pixels or percentages. |
| width=” ” | Image width in pixels or percentages. |
| align=” ” | Relative alignment of the image on the page. |
| border=” ” | Border thickness of the image. |
| <map> ... </map> | Link to a clickable map. |
| <map name=””> ... </map> |
Name of the map image. |
| <area /> | The image area of an image map. |
| Attributes for the <area> tag | |
| shape=” " | Shape of the image area. |
| coords=” ” | Coordinates of the map image area. |
| Forms | |
| <form> ... </form> | The parent tag for an HTML form. |
| Attributes for the <form> tag | |
| action=”url” | The URL where form data is submitted. |
| method=” ” | Specifies the form submission protocol (POST or GET). |
| enctype=” ” | The data encoding scheme for POST submissions. |
| autocomplete | Specifies if form autocomplete is on or off. |
| novalidate | Specifies whether the form should be validated before submission. |
| accept-charsets | Specifies character encoding for form submissions. |
| target | Shows where the form submission response will be displayed. |
| <fieldset> ... </fieldset> | Groups related elements in the form/ |
| <label> ... </label> | Specifies what the user should enter in each form field. |
| <legend> ... </legend> | A caption for the fieldset element. |
| <input /> | Specifies what type of input to take from the user. |
| Attributes for the <input> tag | |
| type=”” | Determines the type of input (text, dates, password). |
| name=”” | Specifies the name of the input field. |
| value=”” | Specifies the value in the input field. |
| size=”” | Sets the number of characters for the input field. |
| maxlength=”” | Sets the limit of input characters allowed. |
| required | Makes an input field compulsory. |
| width=”” | Sets width of the input field in pixels. |
| height=”” | Sets height of the input field in pixels. |
| placeholder=”” | Describes expected field value. |
| pattern=”” | Specifies a regular expression, which can be used to look for patterns in the user’s text. |
| min=”” | The minimum value allowed for an input element. |
| max=”” | The maximum value allowed for an input element. |
| disabled | Disables the input element. |
| <textarea> ... </textarea> | For capturing longer strings of data from the user. |
| <select> ... </select> | Specifies a list of options which the user can choose from. |
| Attributes for the <select> tag | |
| name=”” | Specifies name for a dropdown list. |
| size=”” | Number of options given to the user. |
| multiple | Sets whether the user can choose multiple options from the list. |
| required | Specifies whether choosing an option/s is necessary for form submission. |
| autofocus | Specifies that a drop-down list automatically comes into focus after a page loads. |
| <option> ... </option> | Defines items in a dropdown list. |
| value=”” |
Displays the text for any given option. |
| selected | Sets default option that is displayed. |
| <button> ... </button> | Tag for creating a button for form submission. |
| Objects and iFrames | |
| <object> ... </object> | Describes the embedded filetype. |
| Attributes for the <object> tag | |
| height=”” | The height of the object. |
| width=”” | The width of the object. |
| type=”” | The type of media the object contains. |
| <iframe> ... </iframe> | An inline frame for embedding external information. |
| name=”” | The name of the iFrame. |
| src=”” | The source URL for the content inside the frame. |
| srcdoc=”” | The HTML content within the frame. |
| height=”” | The height of the iFrame. |
| width=” ” | The width of the iFrame. |
| <param /> | Adds extra parameters to customize the iFrame. |
| <embed> ... </embed> | Embeds external application or plugin. |
| Attributes for the <object> tag | |
| height=” “ | Sets the height of the embed. |
| width=” “ | Sets the width of the embed. |
| type=”” | The type or format of the embed. |
| src=”” | The source path of the embedded file. |
| Tables | |
| <table> ... </table> | Defines all content for a table. |
| <caption> ... </caption> |
A description of the table. |
| <thead> ... </thead> | Headers for each column in the table. |
| <tbody> ... </tbody> | Defines the body data for the table. |
| <tfoot> ... </tfoot> | Describes the content for the table’s footer. |
| <tr> ... </tr> | Content for a single row. |
| <th> ... </th> | The data in a single header item. |
| <td> ... </td> | Content within a single table cell. |
| <colgroup> ... </colgroup> |
Groups columns for formatting. |
| <col> | A single column of information. |
| HTML5 New Tags | |
| <header> ... </header> | Specifies the webpage header. |
| <footer> ... </footer> | Specifies the webpage footer. |
| <main>...</main> | Marks main content of the webpage. |
| <article>...</article> | Specifies an article. |
| <aside> ... </aside> | Specifies sidebar content of a page. |
| <section>...</section> | Specifies a particular section in the webpage. |
| <details> ... </details> | For describing extra information. |
| <summary> ... </summary> | Used as a heading for the above tag. Is always visible to the user. |
| <dialog>...</dialog> | Creates a dialog box. |
| <figure>...</figure> | Used for including charts and figures. |
| <figcaption> ... </figcaption> | Describes a <figure> element. |
| <mark>...</mark> | Highlights a specific part of the text. |
| <nav>...</nav> | Set of navigation links on a webpage. |
| <menuitem>...</menuitem> | A particular item from a list or a menu. |
| <meter>...</meter> | Measures data within a given range. |
| <progress>...</progress> | Places a progress bar and tracks progress. |
| <rp>...</rp> | Displays text that do not support Ruby annotations. |
| <rt>...</rt> | Displays East Asia typography character details. |
| <ruby>...</ruby> | A Ruby annotation for East Asian typography. |
| <time>...</time> | Identifies time and date. |
| <wbr> | A line break within the content. |
| ¹HTML5 Character Objects | |
| " ; OR " ; |
Quotation marks |
| < ; OR < ; |
Lesser than sign (<) |
| > ; OR > ; |
Greater than sign (>) |
|   ; OR   ; |
Non-breaking space |
| © ; OR © ; |
Copyright symbol |
| ™ ; OR û ; |
Trademark symbol |
| @ ; OR Ü ; |
“at” symbol (@) |
| & ; OR & ; |
Ampersand symbol (&) |
| • ; OR ö ; |
Small bullet |
| ¹Ignore space before semicolon while typing HTML character. | |
Once you have understood the basics of HTML code and have a working knowledge of CSS and JavaScript, try your hand at building a website. Also, be sure to save our CSS3 properties cheat sheet and JavaScript cheat sheet for future use!
Read the full article: The HTML Essentials Cheat Sheet: Tags, Attributes, and More
New York Times:
A behind-the-scenes account on the creation of Petro, Venezuela's oil-backed cryptocurrency, whose author fled the country after becoming subject to persecution — Gabriel Jiménez hated the Venezuelan strongman Nicolás Maduro. But he loved cryptocurrency.
Xinmei Shen / Abacus:
Amid heavy censorship, Telegram became a refuge for WeChat users seeking information outside official channels at the height of the COVID-19 crisis in China — Telegram features like channel broadcasts and optional chat encryption have helped some people stay up to date amid heavy censorship on Tencent's WeChat
India is turning to WhatsApp, the most popular app in the country, to create awareness about the coronavirus pandemic.
Narendra Modi, India’s Prime Minister, said on Saturday that citizens in the country can text a WhatsApp bot — called MyGov Corona Helpdesk — to get instant authoritative answers to their coronavirus queries such as the symptoms of the viral disease and how they could seek help.
An individual is required to text +919013151515 (or click on this shortcut link) to connect to the bot.
The bot was built by Mumbai-based firm Haptik Technologies, which local telecom giant Reliance Jio acquired last year, and the information is being provided by the nation’s Ministry of Health.
“The ‘MyGov Corona Helpdesk’ has been engineered to fight rumors, educate the masses and bring a sense of calm to the current chaos-like situation. We are committed to assisting the government with all our possible strengths and resources and hope that this chatbot can help the GoI spread the right information across the nation,” Aakrit Vaish, co-founder and chief executive of Haptik, told TechCrunch.
A screenshot of New Delhi’s WhatsApp bot
On Thursday, Modi urged the nation’s 1.3 billion citizens to stay at home as much as possible for the next few days to prevent any “explosion” of coronavirus cases.
“For the last few days we have seen that people think we are safe from coronavirus. This is not right. It’s not okay to get complacent,” he said in a nationwide televised appearance.
More than 250 individuals have tested positive for COVID-19 in India so far.
Earlier this week, the World Health Organization partnered with WhatsApp to create a helpline to provide people with accurate health information related to the coronavirus.
The WHO Health Alert provides tips on how people could protect themselves, the latest news updates and findings on the pandemic, and answers to some of the frequently asked questions. People can sign up to this bot by clicking here.
In a statement, Dr Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus, Director-General of WHO, said, “digital technology gives us an unprecedented opportunity for vital health information to go viral and spread faster than the pandemic, helping us save lives and protect the vulnerable. We are proud to have partners like Facebook and Whatsapp, that are supporting us in reaching billions of people with important health information.”
WhatsApp, which has been grappling with spread of rumors about the pandemic, began reaching out to dozens of governments last month to assist in their efforts to provide accurate information to the general public, it said.
“The WHO Health Alert is the latest official NGO or government helpline to become available on WhatsApp, joining the Singapore Government, The Israel Ministry of Health, the South Africa Department of Health, and KOMINFO Indonesia. We are actively working to launch local services with other countries as well,” the firm said.
Catalin Cimpanu / ZDNet:
Russian hacker group called Digital Revolution claims it breached a contractor for FSB and discovered details of a project intended to build an IoT botnet — Digital Revolution hacker group leaks details about “Fronton” an IoT botnet a contractor was allegedly building for the FSB, Russia's intelligence agency.
Josh Dzieza / The Verge:
Amazon warehouse workers and drivers fear the impact of COVID-19 as Amazon grows into an essential service, warning of uneven enforcement of safety measures — Amazon is positioning itself as an ‘essential’ service during the pandemic — a move that benefits the company and puts its warehouse workers and drivers in danger
Bloomberg:
Sources: SoftBank-backed car-rental startup Getaround, once valued at $1B+, is actively seeking a sale as it deals with the impacts of the COVID-19 outbreak — The car-sharing company Getaround is actively seeking a sale as the coronavirus outbreak has sent demand plunging and left …
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The Official Microsoft Blog:
Microsoft introduces a Healthcare Bot service using AI to assist frontline organizations, like the CDC, in directing individuals to appropriate medical care — Hadas Bitran, Group Manager, Microsoft Healthcare Israel, and Jean Gabarra, General Manager, Health AI
Dieter Bohn / The Verge:
Google launches a dedicated COVID-19 website, focused on locally relevant info in the US, as well as enhanced Search results for terms related to the disease — After lots of complicated drama, a simple website — One week ago, President Donald Trump held a press conference wherein …
Mishaal Rahman / XDA Developers:
Huawei is testing AppSearch, an app that makes it easy to search and sideload popular Android apps without using Google Play Store, bypassing the US trade ban — Because the U.S. Commerce Department placed Huawei on the Entity List last year, Huawei cannot sign new Mobile Application Distribution Agreements …
Whether you’re thinking about getting Netflix or you’ve been a subscriber for years, we have all the tips and tricks you’ll need to get the most entertainment for your dollar.
Netflix remains the king of online streaming services despite all the competition that has cropped up over the years. It’s easy to use, has a large library of original and licensed content, and can be watched from pretty much any internet-connected device—not to mention that Netflix now supports offline viewing via downloads!
Don’t have a Netflix account yet? Not sure if it’s worth getting in your situation? It’s true, Netflix isn’t right for everyone. That’s why we recommend reading these important articles before you dive in with a free 30-day trial of Netflix:
Everyone knows that Netflix is an online streaming service for movies and TV series, but it’s understandable if you have questions beyond that. Here are a few articles that’ll help you get better acquainted with what Netflix offers:
Once you start using Netflix for the first time, there are a few things tweaks you’ll want to make to improve the viewing experience:
Do you watch Netflix on a smartphone, tablet, or TV? Check out these tips:
After you’ve been using Netflix for a few months, you’ll want to take things even further with some tips and tricks that will impress your friends and family.
For example, if you want to watch Netflix content that isn’t available in your country:
Netflix also has “secret codes” that you can use to discover tons of content that may not be immediately discoverable through the usual menus:
Sometimes you may run into problems when trying to watch Netflix. These issues could stem from the device or app you’re on, the internet connection you’re using, etc. Check out our articles on how to get Netflix working again:
There’s a lot of stuff to watch on Netflix, if only you know where to look. Our team at MakeUseOf has watched hundreds of combined hours of Netflix content, and we’ll point you to all the best stuff to watch so you don’t waste any time:
Read the full article: Become an Overnight Netflix Pro: 50+ Tips and Tricks You Should Know
