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Category Archives: HTML5

Useful links: Google+ on WordPress, HTML5, YouTube SEO, Responsive Design

Three Ways To Display Your Latest Google+ Updates On WordPress from wpmods. searching for signal gives us: The Most Important Parts of HTML5, or Why audio and video are Boring, or The New Web Platform, or an Introduction to HTML5. Yes, all that. YouTube Tips: Blown Away by Phyllis Khare tells you some tips that [...]

Useful links: HTML5 media, real names, Jonathan’s card

HTML5 media is a new site that promises their script will let you get HTML5 audio and video working with just one line of code. Supposed to work for all browsers and phones. Haven’t tried it – have you? In the previous post, I linked to danah boyd’s thoughts on real names. Now Kathy E. [...]

Useful links: Motion, Environments for Humans, Style Tweets, HTML5 Semantics

Motion 2011: motion is known for bringing together the brightest and most creative minds in the motion graphics, visual effects {VFX}, and animation industries. This year is no exception. Environments for Humans has some great conferences scheduled. You get top experts and you don’t have to leave home to attend. Style Twitter posts on your site [...]

Useful links: Accessibility and SEO, creative writing/programming, Edge

Jared Smith wrote an excellent WebAIM article talking about how Accessiblity and SEO are moving closer and closer together in their goals and techniques. He talks about a variety of things, including HTML5 and SEO. Look at Jared’s list of similarities (links are to WebAIM articles): The list of accessibility and SEO practices that are [...]

Useful links: HTML5 forms, common HTML5 mistakes, Lion, Dropbox, and Bloom’s Taxonomy

The latest on browser support for HTML5 forms. From wufoo. Avoiding Common HTML5 Mistakes from HTML5 Doctor. Reading is Easier on Safari with Lion – Here’s Why from Mac Tips talks about several new features in Lion. Use Dropbox to Test Your Website Locally from Digital Inspiration is sure a lot less expensive than Browser [...]

Review: HTML5 & CSS3 for the Real World

product HTML5 & CSS3 For The Real World, written by Alexis Goldstein, Louis Lazaris and Estelle Weyl, is from Sitepoint (2011). This book takes on several topics that could fill an entire book individually, yet manages to serve each topic well. As you can tell from the title, the book talks about HTML5 and CSS3, [...]

Useful Links: Document Outlines, Google+ Gender, #Dell Listens

Great explanation of Document Outlines at HTML5 Doctor. Perfect resource link if you’re teaching an HTML5 class. Google is listening to the feedback on Google+. Google isn’t the only company listening to what users want. Sarah Kimmel is on her way to Austin to talk with Dell. If there’s something you want Dell to know, [...]

What are you telling students about DOCTYPES?

One of the classes I’ve been teaching at UNM Continuing Ed lately is Beginning Dreamweaver. The school uses Adobe Creative Suite 4 in the lab where I teach. The DOCTYPE options in DW 4 are either transitional or strict in HTML 4/XHTML 1.0. Outside of the UNM lab, the most recent version of DW on [...]

Interactive Map of Global Warming Effects

The Union of Concerned Scientists published the results of much research and data collection in an interactive map. Clicking on the various hot spots around the world map leads you to several things. You see local results of climate change, a link to an action item and a link to a solution item. In this [...]

Useful links: Triberr, Hidden, WebVTT

That Tech Chick has a post about a new social tool called Triberr. You might want to give it a spin to see if it increases traffic to your blog. Hidden is a nice app for Macs. If your Mac is stolen, it sends you a location and photos of the thief. Recent developments around [...]