Easily add a simple HTML5 video player for your media using VideoJS – with demo

Posted on April 17, 2011 by timani

HTML5 is growing in popularity, and one of the best things about it is the video capabilities. There are a slew of benefits in contrast to flash (which I won’t get into now) and its good to see some great projects like VideoJS. This is a simple and easy to use JavaScript library that you can easily embed and customize to get a lightweight alternative to bulky, complicated flash that may not display on all mobile devices.

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Google chrome wins the HTML 5 compatibility test. IE very far behind

Posted on April 13, 2010 by timani

As the big year in web development continues HTML5 is getting even closer to becoming more standard. This has been helped by Google’s Chrome browser has scoring high marks on an the HTML 5 compatibility test according to geektechnica.com.

It is an interesting site where you can read about some of new developments in HTML 5 and try the browser compatibility test page where you can see how your browser stacks up out of a total score of 160 points.

It was interesting to note that Chrome finished first with 137/160, Safari second with 113/160, Opera third with 102/160, Firefox a sluggish 100/160, and the usual suspect Internet Explorer 8 (IE 8), Internet Explorer 9 (IE 9 )scoring a blazing 19/160 points.

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HTML 5 preview and editable to-do list in 60 seconds

Posted on April 12, 2010 by timani

So i have to admit that one of my favorite new applications is Screener. What screenr allows you to do is to easily, quickly and painlessly record a desktop session, whether you are on a Mac, PC, or linux computer using a java applet (which is pretty fast).

Once you record your screencast, you can then manage and administer your own channel similar to a Youtube or Vimeo channel. You get the benefit of a sleek player that clearly distinguishes itself from the rest, simple and has basic sharing capabilities.

Here is a demo by Netuts of an editable list that takes advantage of HTML 5 and the localStorage attribute and works with compatible browsers. Continue reading →