HTML video framework

Videos of Douglas Crockford lecturing on JavaScript.

Tip for making HTML5 and Flash videos expand with the browser.

Comprehensive review of the state of Internet video. Required reading for anyone who believes, like me, that HTML5 is poised to overtake Flash. There are a lot of hurdles to be cleared before that happens.

The best browser on the web gets it right, contra Gruber.

It's about time. I can imagine getting a lot of use out of this. We'll see if my imagination is anywhere close to reality.

Window management interface compilation from Luke Wroblewski.

«Apple has a fair amount of video on their site, and now you will find it displayed via the video tag.» # Not a big change as they're still serving video via the Quicktime plug-in for non-Safari users, but even pushing the envelope slightly is encouraging for web developers.

"Did you ever want to resize a video on the fly, scaling it as you would an image? Using intrinsic ratios for video, you can. This technique allows browsers to determine video dimensions based on the width of their containing block. With intrinsic dimensions, a new width triggers a new height calculation, allowing videos to resize and giving them the ability to scale the same way images do."

"Illegal movie and TV show downloaders, rejoice. Soon, you will no longer have to wait and hour or two to start watching your favorite obscure dramedy series. Streaming torrent site Bitlet.org is preparing for instant gratification beyond your wildest dreams: Streaming video from torrent files."

Is YouTube the new App Store? Maybe. I'm not entirely sold people will pay for digital media unless it makes their lives dramatically better. It's going to take a high degree of execution to make that happen.