HTML5 is more than a markup language—it's a dozen independent web standards all rolled into one. Until now, all it's been missing is a manual. With this thorough, jargon-free guide, you'll learn how to build web apps that include video tools, dynamic drawings, geolocation, offline web apps, drag-and-drop, and many other features. HTML5 is the future of the Web, and with this book you'll reach it quickly. The important stuff you need to know:* Structure web pages in a new way. Learn how HTML5 helps make web design tools and search engines work smarter.* Add audio and video without plugins. Build playback pages that work in every browser.* Draw with Canvas. Create shapes, pictures, text, and animation—and make them interactive.* Go a long way with style. Use CSS3 and HTML5 to jazz up your pages and adapt them for mobile devices.* Build web apps with rich desktop features. Let users work with your app offline, and process user-selected files in the browser.* Create location-aware apps. Write geolocation applications directly in the browser.

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Matthew MacDonald is a developer, author, and educator in all things Visual Basic and .NET. He's worked with Visual Basic and ASP since their initial versions, and has written over a dozen books on the subject, including The Book of VB .NET (No Starch Press) and Visual Basic 2005: A Developer's Notebook (O'Reilly). He has also written a number of Missing Manual titles on Excel 2007 and Access 2007 (O’Reilly). His website is http://www.prosetech.com/.