I did another version of HTML5 From the Front Lines (download: ppt and pdf.) It was well received. Judging by the 45 minute (!!!) question and answer session alone it was one of the best presentations I’ve ever done.

The Sapient team that put on the event was phenomenal.

Here are a couple of photos.

And here’s proof I was in India.

I’ve got three versions to share- a pptx, an old-school ppt and a pdf

I have no video. Video exists and I will share it as soon as I see it. I think it went pretty well, other than the fact that I surprised myself with the ending. I had adjusted some slides and forget where the last one was… all of a sudden it was over. Oops.

Still it went pretty well and I’m definitely going to do the same presentation at other venues. It’s a pretty good topic, I think, and I could tweak it to be super technical or more high level depending on the audience.

Thanks to the HTML5 Live folks for having me down to speak. It was a good time.

Just in case you missed it the first time I mentioned this event, HTML5 Live is just a couple of days away and I’m getting excited for my presentation. It’s on a topic I love, getting people up and running with emerging standards, it’s in New York and the rest of the lineup is excellent. It should be a great event. If you’re going to be there please make sure to say hi. I’m there just for the event so I’m going to be happy to talk about this stuff as long as there are people willing to listen

Here’s the description:

HTML5 From the Front Lines: What to Embrace Today (and What to Avoid)

As an engineer working on big, consumer sites and applications, Rob Larsen has had hands-on, production experience with pretty much every emerging technology that’s available in a modern browser. In this session Rob will draw on that experience to walk through the current standards landscape and share his take on what technologies are worth using right now and which should be avoided.

This is also the first presentation I’ve done since I moved to Sapient Global Markets, so that’s another exciting wrinkle. For those of you waiting on the post about my new job, I’ll be writing that over the next couple of days.

It’s an exciting opportunity so I want to do it justice when I share it with all of you.

Like the subject says, I’m going to be presenting at HTML5 Live in November.

Here’s the description:

HTML5 From the Front Lines: What to Embrace Today (and What to Avoid)

As an engineer working on big, consumer sites and applications, Rob Larsen has had hands-on, production experience with pretty much every emerging technology that’s available in a modern browser. In this session Rob will draw on that experience to walk through the current standards landscape and share his take on what technologies are worth using right now and which should be avoided.

It’s a good lineup and it’s in New York. What more could you want?

Here’s the description of the panel I’m on:

HTML5 and its Impact on Enterprise Architecture (Location: Room 1)

Although not yet ratified as an official standard, HTML5 support is showing up across a variety of different browsers. And for very good reason: HTML5 includes support for an important range of functionality – much of which has a direct bearing on Enterprise 2.0 applications.

Join a panel of experts who will critically review the prospects for HTML5 across three areas:

* Enterprise Architectures
* Social Computing Applications
* Mobile

HTML5 is not a panacea, but it should simplify application development and help enterprises support a much wider set of mobile platforms. Come find out how.
Moderator – Jarrod Gingras, Analyst, Real Story Group
Panelist – Jonas Jacobi, Co-Founder and CEO, Kaazing Corporation
Panelist – Rob Larsen, Interface Architect, Isobar

I’ll be focusing on the mobile angle. I’ll be doing a 20-25 minute presentation and then will stick around to answer some questions.

It should be interesting as the audience for this is going to be far different than my regular open source and developer-centric audience. The really interesting part is that I’m going to be able to sell HTML5 to a crowd that might not be totally hip to the fun we’re already having.

And here it is:

CSS 101 from Matt Murphy on Vimeo.

Slides.

It’s pretty good- minus the difficult with actually showing the jsfidddle code on the projector.

Look at all of the people that showed up for little old me:

Sweet.

Here are the slides. I’ll have some video soon (either of this one or of the upcoming version I’m giving at Design Camp Boston.)

Thanks to the folks from Boston PHP for the opportunity and to the guys over Bocoup for hosting.

What’s the Isobar 50? Glad you asked:

Got questions? Get answers!

Let’s face it. Marketing in the digital age is hard. Where will you put your efforts? How do you know it will pay off? The Isobar 50 is our list of the top 50 challenges that online marketers are grappling with today, and our recommendations for dealing with them. If you’re an online marketer, this is the place to get answers to your most pressing marketing and online business questions.

I provided answers for three of the questions and I even sound like I know what I’m talking about:
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I haven’t posted about this yet. I’m an incredible idiot. I’m presenting at the Boston PHP group in October. My presentation is a couple of weeks before Steve Krug. No pressure.

I hope to see you there

Learn CSS (with me)

Is CSS still a mystery to you? Do you find yourself editing your styles over and over justo get them to display correctly in IE and Firefox? Have you created a powerful application, and want it to look nice and clean? Do you want to take your knowledge of CSS and Design to the next level?

In this presentation Rob Larsen will step through the basics of Cascading Style Sheets (CSS,) the visual language of the Web. Starting with the most fundamental concepts and finishing with concrete examples illustrating common patterns, this presentation will serve as a launching point for those new to CSS and will strengthen the understanding of the core principles for developer or designer more experienced with CSS.

In this event you will learn:

• Basics of CSS
• Design & Layout
• Web Standards
• Rich Visual Behaviors
• CSS1, CSS2, CSS3
• Frameworks, Abstractions, etc.
• Dealing with cross browser support
• Separation of style, content and behavior
• Testing
• Tips & Tricks

If you still fumble with CSS and want to take your experience to the next level, then this event is for you.

About the presenter:
Rob Larsen has more than 11 years of experience building and designing web sites and web applications. Currently he’s a Consultant at Isobar, working for some of the world’s largest brands.

Prior to joining Isobar, Rob was the Principal Presentation Engineer at Cramer. At Cramer, Rob and his team produced standards-based, accessible and SEO-friendly sites and rich media applications. Before that, Rob worked for several years as a consultant for clients like Compete, Duracell, Gillette, Boston’s Museum of Science, PC Connection, RSA Security, State Street Corporation and Webex.

Front End Performance for the Common Man: Practical Strategies to Speed Up Your Site from rob larsen on Vimeo.

Follow along with the presentation. (PowerPoint presentation)

Here’s the sample ant build script referenced in the deck. (Zip file)

And here’s the article mentioned in one of the early slides:
Why Front End Performance Matters to Everyone, Not Just the High Traffic Giants