HTML5 Web Storage, Web Database, FileReader, FileWriter, and AppCaching APIs will transform Web pages into local applications, but not yet Of all the changes bundled in the HTML5 drafts, few are as ...

Tim Cohn reported that he was given a new option yesterday, after logging into his AdWords account. The new feature utilizes Google Gears, a browser plugin that allows you to download web-based data ...

The next-gen web is starting to gather pace, as this week MySpace integrated Google Gears, Yahoo! announced their new BrowserPlus product and Google launched a browser-based edition of their 3D Earth ...

The thick client is making a comeback. Here’s how next-generation local databases like PGlite and RxDB are bringing feature-rich data storage to the browser. Once upon a time, we had mainframes with ...

This article is excerpted from HTML5 Developer’s Cookbook and reprinted with permission of publisher Pearson/Addison-Wesley Professional. The persistence of information in the visitor’s browser has ...

Cloud storage is an excellent backup method for storing your files on a server and then retrieving them whenever you need them. You can access your data on any device and don't have to worry about ...

Programmers must be aware that different instances of their code will run in the same browser, and this code will have access to the same data. Note this quote from the spec: “Different authors ...