Reuse and Recycle: The History API

The new history API helps to solve one of the most troubling usability issues with Ajax application development (and Flash before it.) By default, if you use the back button on a single page app, you navigate away from the page in question. The expected behavior is to travel back to the previous state of […]

Reuse and Recycle: New Form Elements, Attributes and Input Types

This article is available in Serbian/Srpski In addition to the new semantic elements HTML5 provides several major enhancements to the way forms are handled. New elements, input types and attributes have been added to better map common web inputs. For example, common web text formats like Email and URL can now be indicated to the […]

Reuse and Recycle: The Mobile Web

Quick! Name two topics that have dominated in technology circles over the past few years. If you said “mobile” and “HTML5,” then you’ve hit the right page on my site. With the incredible growth of the smart phone market, staying abreast of the latest speculation, leaks and reviews of the hottest mobile devices has become […]

Reuse and Recycle: A Brief Introduction to the New HTML5 Semantic Elements

This reuse and recycle series is going to be my attempt to reuse some of the material I’ve got laying around. I originally created this stuff for other projects. Since those projects won’t see the light of day, you guys get a bunch of cool content without too much (new) effort on my part. Cool. […]

My Presentation and Some Photos from the Redefining Perspectives Event in New Delhi

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. […]