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simpl.info: simplest possible examples of HTML, CSS and JavaScript
I’ve built a site that aims to provide the simplest possible examples of HTML, CSS and JavaScript: simpl.info github.com/samdutton/simpl Motivations: ‘show me the code!’ ‘does technology X work on platform Y?’ ‘where the heck is that Foo example I saw?’ … Continue reading
WebRTC in Internet Explorer with Chrome Frame
Screencast and post explaining how to enable WebRTC in Internet Explorer with Chrome Frame. Continue reading
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Tagged Chrome, getUserMedia, google, google browser chrome, Google Chrome, webRTC
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Introduction to WebRTC – now on HTML5 Rocks
I’ve written a detailed introduction to WebRTC on HTML5 Rocks: http://www.html5rocks.com/en/tutorials/webrtc/basics/ Continue reading
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Chrome Developer Tools, Google I/O 2012
Video of the Chrome Developer Tools session at Google I/O 2012 with Sam Dutton and Pavel Feldman. Continue reading
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Getting started with the HTML5 track element
If you haven’t had a look at the HTML5 track element — check it out my tutorial on HTML5 Rocks. The track element provides a simple, standardised way to add subtitles, captions, screen reader descriptions and chapters to video and … Continue reading
Got Raspberry Pi!
The £15/$25 Raspberry Pi computer works a treat! Continue reading
Posted in Google Chrome, Primary schools, School
Tagged ARM, Chrome, Chromium, Google Chrome, Raspberry Pi
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Cherry Cream Delight
I can’t believe the things I’ll eat when I’m on a plane. Continue reading
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Automatically pause video when it’s not visible
I’ve built a Google Chrome extension called Hold It! that pauses video when it’s not visible. For example, when you: minimise a window with a video playing in it move to a different tab open a video link in a … Continue reading
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Win a Chromebook!
Win a Chromebook in the Italian Google Chrome Web Store competition. Continue reading
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Tagged Chrome, Chrome Web Store, google, Google Chrome, Italy
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Web apps need better context menus
For web apps to be as good as native apps, they need better context (right click) menus. Take a look at the screenshot above. This shows what happens when you click on a person in a Google+ circle: I’d like … Continue reading
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The Page Visibility API
Demo of the Page Visibility API: useful for checking if a web page is — or becomes — visible or hidden. Continue reading
AppleScript to view HTML in a browser with TextWrangler
TextWrangler is a great text editor for the Mac.
Here’s a handy AppleScript to enable HTML files to be opened in any browser, including Chrome. Continue reading
Instant search for Shakespeare’s sonnets
I’ve written an application to search Shakespeare’s sonnets, which links to Quarto 1 facsimiles of each of the poems at the the University of Victora Internet Shakespeare Editions website. You can access it as a plain old web page in … Continue reading
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Framegrabber Chrome extension
I’ve built a free Chrome extension for bookmarking video timecodes and capturing framegrabs. It’s called Framegrabber and you can get it here. Framegrabs are still images of individual film frames. The Framegrabber extension makes it possible to take framegrabs from … Continue reading
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School reports: There’s An App For That!
School reports have always been a bit useless.
Recently, in English primary schools at least, they’ve got even worse: verbose and clogged with jargon.
The new-style reports are a pain for teachers to compile, and written in language that’s unlikely to be read or understood by many parents. Given the pressures on their time, teachers resort to sharing report statements online, or software that writes reports automatically. Report statements can even be bought on eBay.
A simpler approach would be better for everyone.
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Posted in Education, OFSTED, Primary schools, QCDA, School
Tagged Department for Education, dfe, Michael Gove, school governor, school report, statement bank
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Shakespeare’s sonnets in JSON format
JSON version of Shakespeare’s sonnets Continue reading
Posted in Literature, Poetry, Shakespeare, Uncategorized
Tagged Shakespeare sonnet JSON JavaScript
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For The Messengers
Jude Cowan (who works for ITN Source) has written an excellent book of poems in response to what she’s seen as a video archivist for Reuters: http://www.forthemessengers.co.uk/extracts.htm Continue reading
HTML: The standard that failed?
A response to Neil McAllister’s article, questioning whether or not the HTML standard has failed. Continue reading
Posted in Google, HTML, html5, Ian Hickson, standards, WHATWG
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Debugging apps and extensions for the Google Chrome Web Store
Chrome extension debugging can be confusing. This post has some suggestions to make extension debugging easier. Continue reading
