As part of my article per week commitment for Project 52, I hope to create regular tutorials and examples on how to use emerging technologies throughout the year. This example uses jQuery, the HTML 5 audio tag, HTML 5 dataset attribute, and the Google Text To Speech API to provide an audible message when actions are performed. Continue reading »
Though I’ve been experimenting with web technologies for over 10 years now, my career as a professional web developer began just three years ago when I decided to close my home computer repair business and apply for a job as a search engine optimization engineer. Despite my lack of experience as a web developer and the fact that I had no portfolio to speak of, I was able to prove a basic understanding of HTML, JavaScript, and CSS, and that was enough. Continue reading »
Over the past few years, I’ve attempted to begin blogging on several occasions, but I always get hung up on the design of my site (or lack thereof). I try too hard and spend too much time attempting to mimic the sites of designers and developers I admire, never actually producing any content. This year is going to be different. Continue reading »