Conferences Articles
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Keynote on Firefox OS at Campus Party Recife
Chris Heilmann and I just finished our keynote at Campus Party Recife in this lovely Brazilian coastal town. It is amazing to see the enthusiasm and momentum around Firefox OS in the local community. By partnering with Telefonica and their Open Web Device initiative the reception was that much that the organisers had to double […]
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Bringing the web to mobiles – Mozilla and Telefonica at Over the Air 2012
A few weeks ago, Over the Air 2012, Englands biggest mobile (un)conference in Bletchley Park, England (home of the first ever computer built to crack the German Enigma encryption machines) attracted a few hundred developers to hear about the latest happenings in the mobile space and hack with them. Mozilla’s contribution was not only the […]
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State of the browser in London, England
Last Saturday in London, England the State of the browser conference brought together developer advocates from almost all browser vendors to give the audience an overview of what is going on in the world of browsers. Browser panel with Bruce Lawson (Opera), Chris Heilmann (Mozilla), Martin Beeby (Microsoft) and Paul Kinlan (Google) My involvement was […]
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Presentation: HTML5 and friends at Mobile World Congress 2012
As part of the WIP Jam at the Mobile World Congress in Barcelona, Spain we were asked to give and introduction to HTML5 so we sent Chris Heilmann and Joe Stagner to set the record straight in terms of what HTML5 is and what you can do with it. The presentation was on the last […]
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WDC2011: Tomorrow's Web (and Future Technologies)
Last Friday I had the pleasure of attending and speaking at the Web Developer Conference in Bristol. This was the fifth conference in the event’s history and was attended by well over 200 Web designers and developers from across the UK. In my talk I covered some Web technologies that are on the horizon and […]
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HTML5 live: Rocking the boat – and causing a ripple
Today was the HTML5 live conference in London, England. In this one day conference around 150 attendees learned the why of HTML5, and how to implement it in the current work environment. As Mozilla’s representative I was asked to give a talk on how we are faring as a movement when it comes to HTML5. […]
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JSConf EU fun and doc sprint results
At the just-finished JSConf.eu (European JavaScript Conference), Mozilla sponsored the Hacker Lounge, and held a doc sprint during the conference. The conference kicked off with Bella Morningstar, president of the Brendan Eich Fan Club (a.k.a. Mandy Lauderdale), serenading Brendan: JSConf.eu opening song – JavaScript Will Listen from Alexander Lang on Vimeo. Later, at Brendan’s request, […]
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HTML5 and CSS3: Exploring Mobile Possibilities – presentation at London Ajax Mobile Event
In the beginning of July, I was attending and giving a presentation at the London Ajax Mobile Event about possibilities offered by HTML5 and CSS3 when it comes to developing mobile web sites and applications. Short introduction of me Being my first post here at Mozilla Hacks, I thought I’d start by briefly introducing myself […]
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Accessibility and web innovation – a constant struggle
I just came back from a small “accessibility tour” giving a talk about accessibility and web innovation in Stockholm, Sweden at Funkas Tillgänglighetsdagar and then in Paris at the W3Cafe meetup. In essence what I was musing about is that there is still a massive disconnect between accessibility and the development world. Accessibility is not […]
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Mozilla at SXSW 2011
The South by Southwest Interactive conference is gearing up. It’s one of the biggest events of the year for anyone working in interactive media, including this little thing we call the Web. Mozilla will be there, at sessions and events, so if you’re going, please look for us. Also, check out Tantek’s 2011 SXSW Packing […]