HTMLGoodies Staff

Adobe this week announced a prototype browser that enables web developers to test the company’s formatting technology, which has just been proposed. CSS Regions, as it is called, enables developers to create multi-column layouts and other designs previously used in the publishing industry. Those in the publishing world will recognize the technology, but web developers […]

The W3C this week announced 35 new members, including notables such as China Unicom, Comcast, Facebook, LG Electronics, NEC Corporation, Netflix, SanDisk, Sony and Zynga. The new members will help to extend web standards to a variety of industries, such as mobile, TV, publishing and advertising. World Wide Web Consortium members are now a very […]

Google has made it apparent that the changes they recently made to their search algorithm were all about website quality. Recently the folks at Google gave some insight as to how quality websites are created, and how it affects SEO. To get the best search engine rankings, and keep them, Google suggests that sites focus […]

If you have ever tried to create rounded corners using Cascading Style Sheets (CSS), you know that it’s not easy, at least if you’re trying to do it from scratch. The free online CSS3 Generator takes the work out of it, and enables developers to visually create rounded corners and then provides them with the […]

Google has recently taken steps to ensure that search results are more accurate by using the new Panda search algorithm, and now they have enhanced the design, layout and look of their search results pages. Results pages are a bit more clean looking, with additional white space, sharper colors and differences in the way results […]

Amazon’s Cloud Player online music locker service enables users to upload their own music to Amazon Cloud, and then stream them to any standard web browser–even Google Android devices. Recently Amazon made some tweaks, and the iOS web browser is also supported. By using HTML, rather than Flash, the Amazon Cloud Player works through the […]

Search engine optimization (SEO) tactics and methodology change frequently, and web developers and website owners are always eager to learn the latest SEO tips. Beware of bad advice from so-called experts, as it can often lead to disasterous results and search engine blacklisting. Punch Communications, an SEO agency, has come up with a list of […]

Opera Software this week announced the release of Dragonfly 1.0, a suite of open source web development debugging tools. Dragonfly includes a JavaScript debugger, Document Object Model (DOM) and a Cascading Style Sheets (CSS) Inspector. Dragonfly is a btowser-based app, and works on Opera Mobile and the standard Opera web browser. David Storey, a blogger […]

Google this week announced the release of updated versions of the Google Web Toolkit (GWT) and Google Plugin for Eclipse (GPE). GWT was created to enable developers to construct high-level browser-based apps, while GPE works along with the Eclipse development environment. Chris Ramsdale, developer programmes engineer at Google, recently stated in a blog that “The […]

By using Cascading Style Sheets 3 (CSS3) and images, web developer Anthony Calzadilla has been able to recreate the opening sequence of AMC’s Mad Men. With the adoption of CSS3, animations on the web are no longer limited to the use of GIFs. Calzadilla’s Mad Manimation, which can be seen at the Animatible website, works […]

Adobe this week announced the release of its Adobe Creative Suite 5.5, which includes additional support for creating HTML5 and Flash apps, along with the ability to create apps for Android, BlackBerry Tablet OS and Apple iOS devices. David Wadhwani, Creative and Interactive Solutions Chief for Adobe, spoke about the new HTML5 features included in […]

As some in the industry have enthusiastically noted, the most often used and deployed piece of software is the web browser. The changes that HTML5 brings to the table are not just important to end users–CIOs need to be ready to roll with the changes or be left using yesterday’s technology. HTML5 will help the […]