Category Archives: Web

Step 4: Updated to be dynamic

Posted on August 28, 2010 by Lief

No significant changes here. Added the required code for the site to be served by a database instead of hand-coding. A couple of small formatting changes but I’m ready to go from my old but lovely way of serving videos, … Continue reading →

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Step 3: Layout site

Posted on August 1, 2010 by Lief

With Jillion off in the distance, I decided to work on the site layout as compared to determining my video playback scheme. The site looks very similar to the original site. I made some changes such as the WELLINGTON ROAD … Continue reading →

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Step 2b: Video (continued)

Posted on July 26, 2010 by Lief

First, I need to make a comment as to how I manage the site content. I use a database and PHP to manage the content. This allows me to keep the number of pages to a minimum and adding content … Continue reading →

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Step 2: Figure out video

Posted on July 25, 2010 by Lief

HTML5 holds great promise for video playback. Gone will be the days of embedded objects, plugins and (hopefully) Flash. The issue we still face are browser codec compatibilities; such as Firefox wants to see Ogg Theora and Safari wants h.264. … Continue reading →

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Step 1: Keep Design and Gray box it

Posted on July 25, 2010 by Lief

Following a technique advocated in “transcending CSS by Andy Clarke“, I’ve taken the current design and ‘gray boxed it”.  (I want to point out that my goal is to learn HTML5/CSS3, not to create a wholly new design).  I simplified … Continue reading →

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