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Demystifying HTML5 – Interview with Bruce Lawson, Opera

by Bill Cullifer on August 18, 2011

Demystifying HTML5 – Interview with Bruce Lawson, Author, Web standards advocate and evangelist at Opera

Suddenly, everyone’s talking about HTML5, and ready or not, you need to get acquainted with this powerful new development in web and application design says Bruce. Some of its new features are already being implemented by existing browsers, and much more is around the corner.

In this seven minute interview with Bruce Lawson, author, Web standards advocate and evangelist at Opera, Bruce shares his thoughts and perspectives on HTML5 as well as some takeaways from his HTML5 book for Web professionals.

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A special shout out to Bruce Lawson for the interview and his time. Bruce is a down to earth guy and we would like to thank him publicly for all that he does to support Web professionals and the Web professional community at large.

Here’s an intro to his book as well as a few links to check out.

HTML5 Book Lawson

Written by developers who have been using the new language for the past year in their work, this book shows you how to start adapting the language now to realize its benefits on today’s browsers. Rather than being just an academic investigation, it concentrates on the practical—the problems HTML5 can solve for you right away.

By following the book’s hands-on HTML5 code examples you’ll learn:
•new semantics and structures to help your site become richer and more accessible
•how to apply the most important JavaScript APIs that are already implemented
•the uses of native multimedia for video and audio
•techniques for drawing lines, fills, gradients, images and text with canvas
•how to build more intelligent web forms
•implementation of new storage options and web databases
•how geolocation works with HTML5 in both web and mobile applications

All the code from this book (and more) is available at www.introducinghtml5.com

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Web Pioneer Honored During Open Web Camp III

by Bill Cullifer on July 18, 2011

WebProfessionals.org Honors Web Pioneer During Open Web Camp III

Leading Web organizations and Web professionals from around the globe assembled at Open Web Camp III this week at the Stanford University Campus, Palo Alto CA to promote cutting edge skills and to honor Web Pioneer, Bebo White, Ph.D for his contributions to the World Wide Web.

In a special celebration held at the historic Cubberley Auditorium, Molly Holzschlag, lecturer and notable author of many Web books and publications and Bill Cullifer, Executive Director for WebProfessionals.org presented Professor White with an award and presentation of his accomplishments.

bebo white presenting

Bebo White is widely recognized for his efforts to improving the quality of the Web. His career accomplishments include:

• North America’s first technical Webmaster launching the country’s first website
• Departmental Associate (Emeritus), SLAC National Accelerator Laboratory
• Managing Editor, Journal of Web Engineering
• Member, International World Wide Web Conferences Steering Committee (IW3C2)
• Program Chair, IADIS International Conference WWW/Internet
• Steering Committee, International Society for Web Engineering

Molly Holzschlag said, “One of the reasons we are honoring influential elder members of the Web is to bring voices of wisdom to the current perspectives on Web design and development. Dr. White’s relationship with Stanford, his unparalleled dedication and efforts to improve and evolve the Web – all made him an exceptional candidate for this honor.”

“We’re pleased to be honoring Bebo for his contributions to the World Wide Web and his support for Web professionals everywhere. In addition to his honoring his contributions to the Web, Bebo is genuinely a fun guy to be around” said Bill Cullifer.

Congratulations to Bebo White and thank you for all that you have contributed to the World Wide Web and to the Web profession at large.

About Open Web Camp

Open Web Camp III is a free, one-day event held in the heart of Silicon Valley.

Learn the cutting edge skills needed to create an open, interoperable and accessible web from some of the brightest names working today.
Hosted at the birth-place of Silicon Valley – Stanford University – this year’s event is scheduled for Saturday, July 16th, 2011, from 8:30 AM – 5:00 PM. Admission is free, but attendance is limited to 350, so register early. Lunch will be provided. Supporters included Stanford University, Opera Software, Google, appcelerator, Mozilla Foundation. viadeo

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Adobe Flash Platform, Web Standards Interview: Jeremy Schultz, Independent Web Designer

by Bill Cullifer on October 12, 2009

Adobe Flash Platform, Web Standards Interview: Jeremy Schultz, Independent Web Designer Play Now | Play in Popup | Download
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Last week WOW participated in the Adobe MAX 2009 conference that took place in downtown Los Angeles, CA. The goal for WOW’s participation was to report to WOW members and to the subscribers of this podcast the goings on, where the industry is heading, the trends and the skills that will keep Web professionals employed for sometime to come.

To that end, I reached out to interview Adobe’s executives and those attendees exiting the keynotes and sessions. For today’s podcast, I have an interview with Jeremy Schultz, independent Web designer from West Des Moines, Iowa regarding his take on the event and the Adobe Flash Platform Keynote that we sat in on and how designing with Web standards fits into the overall Flash Platform mix.

According to Adobe, the Adobe® Flash® Platform is an integrated set of technologies surrounded by an established ecosystem of support programs, business partners, and enthusiastic user communities. Together, they provide everything you need to create and deliver the most compelling applications, content, and video to the widest possible audience.

Check out the three minute interview on today’s Web Professional Minute.

A full transcript will follow in twenty for hours.

Today’s Web Professional Minute is sponsored by WebProTraining.org. WOW is pleased to announce the availabilty of the Creating Accessible Web Forms Course. Creating web forms that are accessible to people with disabilities requires understanding of the labeling features of HTML markup and how browsers interpret labeling markup for assistive technologies like screen readers. The online course is being taught by Dr. Gunderson University of Illinois Urbana/Champaign. The course also provides great value and is highly reccomended by Web professionals worldwide.

WOW members will receive a discounted rate of $150.00. Check out all of the details on the Web Pro Training website and register today!

Check out all of the great links on the Web Professional Minute Website.

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