Mobile

There is no question mobile devices are completely revolutionizing the nature of how we connect. People worldwide are increasingly turning to phones as their primary web connection. NGOs are now faced with a critical choice to either invest in a mobile strategy or risk irrelevance.

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[pic from Christian Hellman's “Reclaiming HTML5” talk at SuperVan JS mini con]

In my last post, HTML5 Canvas with Dave Shea, I mentioned the abundance of tech talent in Vancouver, and how all of us Vancouverites benefit from their presence. Here's a case in point: not two days after Dave's presentation, the VanJS Meetup group presented SuperVan JS: 5 speakers on a Saturday afternoon, on all things JS.

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One of the great things about living in Vancouver is the abundance of tech talent.

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If you've been feeling like more people have smart phones than don't, you are pretty close to being right.

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Vancouver's HTML5 Meetup Group hosted John Boxall “Common Mobile Layouts” talk on Thursday, Sept. 7, 2011. I'm going to share his wisdom with you, as well as that of Mozilla's Jeff Griffiths, speaking on new and developing Mozilla initiatives, and Steam Clock Software's Nigel Brooke, introducing WebGL.

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The video below is a demonstration of our recent work using two open source software platforms to build native iPhone and Android apps for the InterAction Forum conference. 

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While researching for an upcoming talk on HTML5 and Drupal, I came across Thee Moste Excellente Slideshow “Six Rules to Designing Amazing Mobile Apps,” by Brian Fling. Now (Gentle Reader) You Could Hastily take Thineself over to Thee Slideshow; Indeed, I would Heartily Recommend This Course of Action; however, This Show has 280 Slides. If Youe are Lacking in Tyme but Desirous, Still, to Learn from the Wondrous Mind of Mr.

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Recently, I blogged about Drupal's plans to integrate HTML5 into its next release. However, version 8 of Drupal is at least a year away. What's a Drupal dev to do, if they want to start using HTML5 right now? There are a variety of tools and techniques. Let's look at them.

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HTML5. If you haven't heard of it, perhaps you've seen the 50's superhero inspired logo (left) which is popping up all over?

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First thing is a bit of a housekeeping point: when running through the giveaways yesterday, I forgot to mention that attendees also got a Verizon Mobile Hotspot, with 3 months of free connectivity. Pretty sweet little unit!

Keynote

Though not terribly well rested, I did make it to the packed keynote on Wed., May 12. This multi-speaker presentation covered the three flavours of Chrome:

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