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…)

Are you sick of the directions bubble covering the google map on your website? (more…)

Search engine optimisation (SEO) can be fairly simple at a basic level but can become more advanced when you get further into it. Building a website which can be found by search engines and indexed effectively requires good SEO and good content. (more…)

Absolute positioning in CSS allows you to position elements in HTML in a specific place on a website. Elements can be positioned using top, right, bottom and left properties using positive or negative CSS units such as px or em. Normally, HTML elements on a page are always positioned statically from top to bottom. (more…)