The biggest reason that you need to know a little HTML5 is that all of these programs that are writing HTML for you are often doing it very badly.
Is HTML5 Safe to Use?
Welcome to part 3 of my series: “Top 5 Questions People Ask Me About HTML5.” In the previous two newsletters, I explained what HTML5 is and why it’s important. In this newsletter, I’m going to answer one of the lingering,
What is HTML5?
As a result of HTML5, and the excitement generated by it, the Web is currently going through a giant burst of change and innovation.
Why Should I Care About HTML5?
In my last newsletter, I said that I’d be answering common questions about mobile web development over the next few weeks. I’m going to start with the fundamentals. Today’s newsletter answers the first of the top 5 questions I hear
Mobile Websites and Lessons from the Vineyard
Here in California, the grape harvest (also known as “crush”) is in full swing. As an amateur winemaker, this would normally be the time of year when my hands are stained with grapes and my weekends and nights are packed
HTML5 Needs You!
A couple weeks ago, Minnick Web Services sponsored the Sacramento HTML5 meetup, where we hosted two representatives from Adobe and the W3C. They came out to talk about two very important initiatives that are critical to the future of HTML5: testing
Design a Cupcake, Not a Wedding Cake!
In my class, Creating Mobile Apps with HTML5, I explain the concept of Mobile First Web Design in terms of cupcakes and wedding cakes. The basic idea is that viewing a site created for desktop computers on a mobile device
Attention Dummies: Chris has a New Book!
Dear Minnick Web Services friends, family, clients, and other interested people: My latest book, which I co-authored with my good friend Ed Tittel is out now! The title of the book is Beginning HTML5 and CSS3 For Dummies. This being my
You already have a mobile website, and it’s unusable!
If you have a website, you have a mobile website. In other words, people are visiting your website with mobile devices — whether you’re ready for them or not. This week, I checked up how many of my clients’ visitors
Fire Your Nephew
Web developers are skilled tradespeople — not unlike mechanics, architects, plumbers, engineers, bartenders, lawyers and roofers. We have studied our trade for years and we work hard to constantly update our skills. One of the great things about the web