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Using the HTML5 cache manifest to work offline

ian — Mon, 30 Aug 2010 14:07:18 +0000

After far too long procrastinating (actually I’ve been quite busy) I’ve finally posted a new experiment over on HTML5 Laboratory. Focusing on the cache manifest file and how to set your application up to be available offline, I hope you find using the cache manifest file informative. As usual, feel free to comment on the [...] Related posts:

Adding audio to your website with HTML5

ian — Mon, 23 Aug 2010 10:06:30 +0000

My latest blog entry over at PC Pro is up. As the name suggests, adding audio to your website with HTML5 describes, in the simplest way, how to add embedded audio files to your website using HTML5. There are more advanced techniques with JavaScript that give you access to the audio API, but I intend [...] Related posts:

Open University

ian — Tue, 17 Aug 2010 11:35:46 +0000

I have now registered to begin my first ever course with the Open University. As of the 2nd of October I will once again be a student when I begin AA100 – The arts past and present. The intention is for this to eventually lead to a BA (Honours) in History, although that’s a fair [...] Related posts:

My love of History

Chat Feature for World Land Trust

ian — Thu, 05 Aug 2010 11:20:31 +0000

If you’ve been following me on Twitter, you may have noticed me mention that I was working on a chat feature for a website run by the World Land Trust. This project has been ongoing for a while and has only recently gone live. The website in question is WildLife Focus which: is a World [...] Related posts:

HTML5 For Web Designers – Book Review

ian — Mon, 02 Aug 2010 07:50:36 +0000

As the first of the HTML5 books to come out, and the first book to be released by A Book Apart, the eagerly awaited HTML5 For Web Designers by Jeremy Keith is a very easy read. History and Principles Starting off with a brief history of HTML5 and how it came about, the book then [...] Related posts:

Seven of the best HTML5 resources

ian — Mon, 02 Aug 2010 06:00:37 +0000

My latest blog post over on PC Pro is up. Seven of the best HTML5 resources where I list my recommended online resources for getting started with, or learning more about, HTML5. As usual, feel free to let me know what you think, either in this blog or over at PC Pro. Related posts:The confusion [...] Related posts:

Grid Focus – HTML5 WordPress Theme

ian — Sat, 31 Jul 2010 12:32:31 +0000

I have taken Derek Punsalan’s Grid Focus WordPress theme (which is the theme used on this blog, although it’s slightly modified) and converted it to HTML5. With Derek’s permission, this conversion is now available to download from this site. Derek’s original works in WordPress 2.6+ and I can confirm that it works in WordPress 3.0.1. [...] Related posts:

Neglect

ian — Sat, 31 Jul 2010 09:20:12 +0000

What with my blog entries on PC Pro and my recent holiday, I appear to be neglecting this blog. Fear not, I do not intend on continuing this trend! Whilst I will of course continue to post over at PC Pro, and linking the articles there from here, I will be returning to blogging here [...] Related posts:

How to make your website more attractive with @font-face

ian — Thu, 15 Jul 2010 10:49:57 +0000

My latest blog post over at PC Pro is up. How to make your website more attractive with @font-face talks about using the CSS3 @font-face rule to embed fonts in your website. It’s a reworked and simpler version of adventures with @font-face which I wrote back in December 2009. As always, please feel free to [...] Related posts:

Decimal to Roman Numeral converter ported to PHP

ian — Sun, 04 Jul 2010 10:06:09 +0000

Back in March I created a decimal to roman numerals converter in JavaScript. Well I’ve now ported it to PHP, which you can download to use freely. This version works for PHP 5+, so you will need to make some changes for it to work on PHP 4, or if demand requires it, I will [...] Related posts: