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Matt West

Matt West is a designer at Wildbit, creators of Beanstalk, Postmark and DeployBot. He also wrote the book HTML5 Foundations. You can catch him on twitter as @MattAntWest.

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June 10, 2013 in Learn

Create Your Own To-Do App with HTML5 and IndexedDB

IndexedDB is a client-side web technology that allows developers to build applications that are able to store data locally. Unlike LocalStorage, which enables the storage of simple key/value pairs, IndexedDB supports the storage of structured data. This enables developers to…

April 1, 2013 in Learn

Accessing the Device Camera with getUserMedia

One of the funnest technologies to come to web browsers in the last couple years is the ability to access the webcam and microphone without the need for a third party plugin. When you combine these native media streams with…

February 14, 2013 in Learn

Building Custom Controls for HTML5 Videos

One of my favorite things about HTML5 video is how easy it is to create your own custom controls. This not only allows you to style the controls however you would like but also allows you to add new controls…

February 6, 2013 in Learn

Speeding Up Page Load Times

The average size of a web page has been growing at an accelerating rate over the last few years. Research carried out by HTTP Archive in January reports that the average page size has now hit 1.25mb. For users with a…

January 18, 2013 in Learn

Getting Started With The Canvas API

The Canvas API provides a way for developers to create graphics on-the-fly from directly within the web browser. This has a number of benefits. First it can help to reduce the number of HTTP requests that are needed to load…

January 15, 2013 in Learn

Using Web Workers to Speed-Up Your JavaScript Applications

The performance of JavaScript applications running in the browser has increased considerably over the past few years. This is mainly due to continued work on the underlying JavaScript engines (such as V8) that actually execute the code. But as these JavaScript engines get…

January 7, 2013 in Learn

Using Microdata to Markup Structured Data in Your Web Pages

The websites that we build are full of data about people, places, products and more. As designers we work very hard to present data to our users in an easily comprehensible and aesthetically pleasing way. However what we often don’t…

December 24, 2012 in Learn

Using HTML5 Input Types to Enhance The Mobile Browsing Experience

Browsing the web on mobile devices has become incredbily popular over the past few years. However the browsing experience on these devices can sometimes leave a lot to be desired. This is especially true when it comes to filling in forms. Luckily…

December 19, 2012 in Learn

Adding Desktop Notifications to Your Web Applications

The new Notifications API gives you the ability to launch desktop notifications directly from your web applications. This can be very useful for updating user’s with key information, particularly in AJAX applications where you may have HTTP requests taking place…

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