My iPad review (aka a nice way to look at Kristen Bell)
After having owned an iPad for a little time now, I thought it deserves a review.
Posts in the "Web browsers" Category
CSS3 Animations
This article is a number of years old, and all major web browsers now support CSS3 Animations. Please remove any vendor prefixes. Additionally, up-to-date information is available on MDN.
I recently wrote about CSS3 Transitions and the next step for that is sort of CSS Transitions on steroids: CSS3 Animations (CSS Animations Module Level 3 specification).
Geek Meet May 2010 – HTML5 & JavaScript
It is soon summer (Yay!) and about time for a last Geek Meet before a summer break!
Embrace, extend and extinguish
With various discussions and things taking place right now, it reminds me of a phrase that has been around for some time.
Using CSS3 Transitions and Transforms to mimic Mac OS X Stacks behavior
The other day when I wrote Using CSS3 Transitions To Create Rich Effects I was thinking of nice ways to apply this. One of the things that came up was creating the Mac OS X Stacks behavior entirely in CSS!
Using HTML5 custom data attributes to store data on HTML elements
When writing JavaScripts for a web page, since the beginning of time, web developers have had the need to store extra data for HTML elements. I remember reading about custom data attributes in HTML5 some time ago, and recently Remy reminded me about them – they are here to save us!
Using CSS3 Transitions to create rich effects
There has been discussions about allowing CSS to help developers create smooth transitions of CSS properties for elements, and it’s something being specified in CSS3 in W3C CSS Transitions Module Level 3. Here I’m going to show you how to implement it in Firefox, Google Chrome, Safari & Opera.
Using the File API for reading file information & multiple file uploads – another sister specification to HTML5
A constant drag when developing web sites have been when the end user wants to upload files to it. Luckily, though, those problems are to come to an end due to the File API.
Using CSS instead of images when coding your web design
As an Interface Developer, it has always been a challenge to make the designers’ dreams come true, especially when it comes to shadows, gradients and various level of transparency. Slicing images till no end, trying to make it look good. Nowadays, though, a nice alternative is to do it with CSS.
Using Offline Web Applications to offer offline capabilities – sister specification to HTML5
In a world where we carry our computers/Internet-connected devices with us all around, we’re bound to lose connection now and then but still want to be able to continue our work. That is where Offline Web Applications steps in.
HTML Validator extension for Google Chrome
Validating HTML is very important to ensure maximum web browser and operating system compatibility, and making sure it is ready for CSS and JavaScript code to interact with it. Therefore, I have created an HTML Validator for Google Chrome.
Using HTML5 Web Workers to have background computational power
When performing advanced load-heavy operations in a web browser, both the web page it is run in as well as the web browser UI becomes unresponsive till it’s finished. However, there’s a way to address that with HTML5 Web Workers.
What will happen to open video on the web?
With more and more people getting faster Internet connections, and video being one of the ultimate online multimedia experience (so far), it was due to get native video elements in web browsers. However, open video is threatened by codecs and patents, and I thought I’d discuss the situation and possible outcomes here.
CSS pointer-events to allow clicks on underlying elements
Ever placed an element on top of another element, but wanted the one under to be clickable? Now it’s doable, with CSS pointer-events!
postMessage in HTML5 to send messages between windows and iframes
Ever had the need to communicate between windows or the current window and an inner iframe? Across domains as well? I bet you have, but now we have a nice option for doing that!
Testing the Internet Explorer Platform Preview (IE9) – reviewing the good, the bad and the main letdown
At MIX10 yesterday, Microsoft announced IE9 and spoke about its upcoming features. And, lo and behold, they released a Internet Explorer Platform Preview for anyone to download and play around with!
Drop shadow with CSS for all web browsers
One of the most common CSS effects is using shadows in various ways. Before, we needed to resort to images, but now we can offer this to all major web browser with CSS!
Geolocation in web browsers to find location & Google Maps examples
More and more services around us focus on where we physically are located at the moment, and how we can be assisted in the best fashion depending on that. Today I’d like to introduce the geolocation possibilities we developers have, and also play around a little with Google maps.
Do hidden elements load background images?
One thing I have always pondered about is whether elements that are hidden will load any images associated with it, either inline or through CSS, directly at page load. And apparently, my colleague Jonatan Larsson has as well.
Is WebKit too fast for its own good?
Let me start by saying I have the utmost respect for the WebKit team, and all the amazing things they have delivered with their rendering engine. Also, very important, for putting pressure on other rendering engine vendors and making them step up.
Geek Meet March 29th 2010 – Internet Explorer Evangelist Giorgio Sardo speaking
Time for another Geek Meet, and this time, we’l be trying something new. 🙂
CSS display: inline-block: why it rocks, and why it sucks
Usually when you want a horizontal list, you need to use float in the CSS code to make it work, with all its drawbacks. However, there is an alternative with display: inline-block.
CSS files downloaded twice in Internet Explorer with protocol relative URLs
I think we can all agree that performance of web sites matters a lot, and slow web sites are very annoying both for developers and, more importantly, end users. Therefore, we need to talk about a newly discovered problem: Internet Explorer, protocols and inclusion of stylesheets.
CSS gradients for all web browsers, without using images
One thing that is quite nice is that we now have the ability to create gradients in our pages just from CSS code, and without the use of any images.
Geek Meet February 8th 2010 – Christopher Blizzard of Mozilla!
I know, I know, there has definitely been some time since the last Geek Meet. But believe me, this one will make up for the wait! 🙂
The video element in HTML5 – great possibilities, but also codec and licensing problems
Man has always been inspired by things moving around and giving away noises, so it was just a matter of time before video content showed up on the web. For a number of years, Flash was the de-facto standard of showing video, but now, with HTML5, the video element has made its way into our lives.
IE and Life
The other day I sort of had an epiphany, a revelation if you will, which made me realize something hard to accept: Internet Explorer will always be there throughout my entire career working with Internet.
How to reduce the number of HTTP requests
As you might be aware of, I believe web site performance is truly a critical success factor, and I have written about it before in How to improve your web site performance – tips & tricks to get a good YSlow rating
CSS background transparency without affecting child elements, through RGBa and filters
Looking at the design of most web pages today, almost exclusively all of them include some semi-transparency of elements. However, getting the desired effect in CSS is harder than one might think.
Thank you for 2009 – Happy New Year!
I hope you are all having some nice time off; I just wanted to take the time to reflect on 2009 and what it was like for me.
Releasing Inline Code Finder as a Google Chrome extension
I put a lot of time into ensuring web interface code quality, both for code in projects I work in and in doing code audits for other web sites. One of the best ways to find undesired inline styles, inline JavaScript events and javascript: links, I believe, is my Inline Code Finder extension and now it’s available for Google Chrome as well!
My Full Frontal ’09 escapades – The JavaScript conference
I’m (almost) just back from Full Frontal 09, and man, did I have a good time! 🙂
A faster web with Resource Packages – Mozilla suggestion to have just one HTTP request
One of the most common problem on the web is slow web sites, wasting he time of end users. Now, perhaps, Mozilla has come up with a solution for this, which will be applicable for all web browser vendors.
Firefox turns five years old today – congratulations!
Today is a very special day, for many reasons, but the one I wanted to bring up is Firefox turning five years old!
Releasing Firefinder 1.01 – now with support for 8 languages
I’m happy to announce that version 1.01 of Firefinder for Firebug is now released, with a number of new languages supported.
Web browser market share and rounding errors
In our world of developing web sites, it is always interesting with web browser statistics, and how some people view them. Pair that with a new player in the market and various opinions about its success.
An introduction to HTML5
It seems like everyone is talking about HTML5 now, but the discussion is spread out and seldom gives the background, explanation what HTML5 really is and if/when it’s usable.
Help making Firefox better – share your thoughts!
Last weekend, I had the pleasure of being invited by Mozilla to Prague to, amongst other things, discuss the future of Firefox.
Travel stories and session recaps from Mozilla Camp Europe Prague, 3-4 October 2009
Late last night I came home from the fantastic event that was Mozilla Camp Europe Prague, 3-4 October 2009, and I thought I’d tell you how my Prague visit was, what I thought of the event and my thinking about the sessions.
Invited to Mozilla Camp Europe Prague, 3-4 October 2009
Some time ago I was happy to receive an invitation to Mozilla Camp Europe Prague, 3-4 October 2009!
Google Chrome Frame & Google Wave not supporting any version of Internet Explorer
Yesterday, Google outed a very bold move of theirs, and then followed up with a statement that, to me, meant even more. We’re talking Google Chrome Frame and Google Wave deciding not to support Internet Explorer.
Fuck IE gently
Last Friday, I was looking forward to go home after a long work week. Alas, I got held at the office all Friday night, due to one little thing: Internet Explorer, once again bugging out (IE 7 in this case).
Firefinder 1.0 released – code collaboration with the FriendlyFire feature, better integration with Firebug and more
When I released Firefinder back in May, I had some ideas with what more I wanted to do with it. Now I can happily say that I have implemented those ideas!
Hi Ho Silver – I’m back!
Wow. I can’t really believe these are my first words of blogging again in almost two months. It always feels a bit funny getting back in the saddle, but once there, I’m as happy as a butterfly on a flower!
Firefox 3.5 is released – information about having multiple Firefox versions and web developer extension compatibility
Firefox 3.5 was released yesterday, and it has already reached 5 and a half million of downloads (at the time of writing). Therefore, I thought I’d answer some common questions, especially from a web developer perspective about the new version and which web developer extensions which will work with it.
Microsoft’s recent marketing campaigns
You have probably seen this elsewhere on the web, read me go on about it on Twitter, or something, but I thought I’d go through what I find to be some weird and provoking marketing strategies from Microsoft recently.
Opera Unite – some questions and answers
Last week, Opera launched an alpha release of Opera Unite. My idea here here is to write an unbiased post about it, to answer some the most common questions and queries.
New JavaScript features with native JSON support and JavaScript 1.8.1 additions
With the impending release of Firefox 3.5, I thought I’d cover the new things in JavaScript 1.8.1 – part of that is the very exciting support for native JSON, and you know what? They’re not the only ones supporting it!
Thoughts on Microsoft’s move to ship Windows 7 without Internet Explorer in Europe
Microsoft, in a surprise move, have decided to ship Windows 7 in Europe without any web browser at all.
Impossible to uninstall Safari 4 in Mac OS X – Apple pretty much follows suit with Microsoft
A little while ago, Apple released Safari 4. While it’s a very competent and fast web browser, there’s something seriously wrong with it: on a Mac, it can’t be uninstalled.