Tag: chrome

  • Bringing back the console API on Netflix and Facebook

    Facebook and Netflix have implemented some code that breaks the console API in Chrome by changing the getter/setter for the console property on the window object. The purpose is noble – to help avoid a social engineering attack – but as a developer it irks me. I want my console when and where I want it.  In…

  • Chromedriver doesn’t run in tmux and here’s how to fix it

    If you are attempting to run Selenium using the Chromedriver while in a tmux session, you may have encountered some issues with chromedriver.  Specifically, this error: Aw, Snap! Something went wrong while displaying this webpage. To continue, reload or go to another page. If you’re seeing this frequently, trie these suggestions. A simple solution is to…

  • Google Chrome on the Mac – a la CodeWeavers

    Google launched its new browser Chrome on September 2nd and the web was abuzz with talk of a new contender in the browser space. My choice to pepper my house and cube at work with Macs rather than Windows boxes left me complaining about the lack of a native Mac version of Chrome…which Google assures…