January 2012

Cloud Computing Explained

Cloud Computing is all about outsourcing IT infrastructure and applications to run on a remote resource. Most technical people still believe that Cloud Computing is the same as traditional web-hosting model. Among the multiple factors that led to the evolution of Cloud Computing, the way Internet Service Providers (ISP) matured over time is one. The figure below illustrates how ISP turned into Cloud Computing.

Why HTML5 and CSS3

Since the first time I heard about HTML5 and CSS3, I have been exploring them very keenly. At the same time, I have been trying to re-educate my clients but that has not been so easy. It is sad that most clients still ask for the following:

1. Validate HTML as Strict or Transitional.
2. Validate CSS.
3. Make the website meet Accessibility Level 2+.
4. Make it look the same across all browsers.