There has been lots of hype surrounding HTML 5 and its new, more semantic markup. While HTML 5 is available to use now, it’s not supported by many major browsers, most notably Internet Explorer. However there are a few solutions to this to help you start using this now. (more…)

Last year I wrote a guide to HTML5 and some of the features that will be available including the video and canvas elements. The canvas element gives developers a powerful way to draw pixel-based images using JavaScript. For each element needed a “context” is used, which uses JavaScript commands to draw anything you want. The video element will allow direct embedding of videos on a web page without the need for any external plugins. (more…)

Following on from yesterdays article on HTML 5 browser support, I have added an list of examples in how HTML5 can be used. (more…)