WRAPS – Online Book Shops
For this episode of the WRAPS series, I've looked at the websites of big european book shops. Who exposes visitors like an open book to third parties and who adheres to GDPR?
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Use Progressive Web Apps: It’s a Step Towards Digital Sovereignty
Native apps from app stores are often unnecessary. In many cases, Progressive Web Apps (PWAs) offer the same functionality, are more resource-efficient, better for privacy, and don’t require an app store intermediary.
Building a directory of sustainable Big Tech Alternatives
I've created a website that presents ethical, sustainable alternatives to Big Tech products. It's live with over 40 alternatives, and more are in progress.
WRAPS – Non-Government-Organisations (NGOs)
For the third part of the WRAPS series, I looked at the websites of well-known NGOs focusing on environmental and climate protection. The results show that even climate organisations do not have sustainability on their radar when it comes to web development.
US Big Tech Products Should Be Avoided. There Are Good Alternatives.
Sticking to US products make us dependent on, be influenced by, and expose private data to an increasingly hostile opponent.
Everything You Never Wanted to Know About CORS and Font Preloads
Font Preloads and CORS, it's complicated. Especially because inconsistent browser behaviour can lead into a dilemma, which causes useless data transfer and reduced performance.
Takeaways From This Year’s Web Almanac
This year's Web Almanach shows some interesting developments in the web. Not all of them encouraging, though.
WRAPS – Fair Fashion Online Shops
This edition of WRAPS focuses on Fair Fashion shopping platforms. They are selling fair and green clothing, but are their websites built sustainably?
WRAPS Bundesliga Edition
For the first episode of my WRAPS series, I reviewed the homepages of the 18 men's Bundesliga football teams. The results are mixed, or to put it positively: there is still a lot of potential for improvement, and an unexpected winner emerged.
Website Rankings According to Performance & Sustainability (WRAPS)
In this series, we'll delve into how competing brands and products stack up against each other based on their website performance and sustainability. I'll explain how the rating is done.