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In this section you can find the latest news about my personal projects. You can subscribe to the Latest RSS feed to automatically stay in touch.

Practical HTML 5

My current train of thoughts on how you can best author HTML 5 websites today by using a phased approach for your transition.

SWFObject: A Box O' LEGO Bricks

Kyle Simpson demonstrates the power of SWFObject 2 in the latest edition of <JsMag>: the magazine for JavaScript developers.

Beyond CSS 2.1

A discussion about the current state of CSS with many links to good CSS resources.

The evolution of client-side scripting

An overview of all major browser scripting engine innovations and new DOM APIs that have recently arrived or will hopefully come our way soon.

Location aware browsing

This article describes what this upcoming web technology entails, how it works, what it is useful for and how well it is supported by browsers today.

SWFObject 2.2

SWFObject 2.2 has arrived! It includes cool new features and several minor bug fixes. Read all about it on the SWFObject 2.2 - What's new? wiki page and go get it!

SWFObject 2.2 beta1 is available for download

Please help us test the new version of SWFObject! You can read all about it on the SWFObject 2.2 beta - What's new? wiki page.

Now in HTML5: this homepage

Today it took me around 10 minutes to make this homepage HTML5 compliant.

Using timeline labels to dispatch events with the ActionScript 3.0 TimelineWatcher class

Use the TimelineWatcher class to programmatically monitor the timeline while keeping it separate from your application logic.

Providing alternative content for SWF files

Fresh on Adobe Devnet is a new beginners level article on why to use alternative content and how to improve the overall user experience and searchability of your web content.