Hello.

I am Paul Kinlan.

A Developer Advocate for Chrome and the Open Web at Google.

I love the web. The web should allow anyone to access any experience that they need without the need for native install or content walled garden.

Claude Breadboard Kit

Paul Kinlan

Claude Breadboard Kit - a simple way to interface with the Claude API

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Light fork of SimpleImage for Editor.js

Paul Kinlan

I've created a lighter fork of the SimpleImage tool for Editor.js! It addresses a couple of issues I had with the original. First, it now uses blob URLs instead of base64, which saves memory. Second, it adds the ability to select an image file directly, rather than only drag-and-drop. Check out the fork on GitHub!

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A simple video insertion tool for EditorJS

Paul Kinlan

I've created a simple video plugin for EditorJS, called simple-video, to easily embed videos. It's based on the simple-image plugin and allows for autoplay, mute, and control options. Check out the npm package and GitHub repo for more details!

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Google Search: c# googledesktop

Paul Kinlan

This post discusses a reader's search query related to C# and Google Desktop. While I haven't personally worked with Google Desktop plugins, I found a relevant article in the November 2005 issue of Dr. Dobb's Journal. The article, "Improving Search Precision Using Google Desktop Search 1.0," details how to use C# to search the Citeseer database with Google Desktop, including updates for version 2.0. The article is available on www.ddj.com, but may require a subscription.

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Bloggers New Tool

Paul Kinlan

Blogger has released a new plugin for Microsoft Word called "Word Blogger" (or "Worger" as I'm calling it!). It allows direct posting of Word docs to blogs. I'm excited to try it out and see if it maintains formatting. This release is timely; I've been frustrated with the current WSIWYG editor and its limitations.

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