My name is Michael Dennis Ametrano. I am an Information Technology major at New Jersey Institute of Technology with a concentration in Network Security. I entered NIIT as a Computer Science major but chose to switch based on my interests. Topics in Information Technology have always been of interest to me.
I have a diploma from Passaic Valley Regional High school of Little Falls, NJ. Said diploma constitutes the extent of my completed formal education. I have had a number of part time jobs since June of 2003, the first of which at Shop Rite supermarket of Little Falls, working as a cashier and customer service agent. From March 2007 through January 2009 I worked as a sales representative for Golfsmith. From June 2009 through the present I have been working for A&P supermarket of West Paterson, NJ.
My personal accolades mainly include the completion of Private Pilot training in 2005. Starting training in 2004 at the age of sixteen, I completed the majority of the training course by the time I turned seventeen. I received my Private Pilot certificate in early 2005.
In terms of personal hobbies, I am an avid gamer. I am also a musician who primarily plays guitar. I have a number of sports interests as well including golf and baseball. I am also a huge rollercoaster enthusiast who actually tracks the number of times a particular coaster is ridden. |
My topic for proposal is Hypertext Markup Language version 5, or HTML5 for short. My report would mainly focus on HTML5’s ability to support rich internet applications (RIA) natively, specifically its focus on streaming video. The prime examples include its experimental use on the video website YouTube, and its prominent use now on the iPad, and iPhone platforms. My interest in this topic stems from my interest and involvement in YouTube and exposure to the features of the iPhone and iPad.
Bibliography
Carle, K. (2010, January 20). Introducing YouTube HTML5 Supported Videos. Retrieved June 12, 2010, from YouTube-global.blogspot: http://youtube-global.blogspot.com/2010/01/introducing-youtube-html5-supported.html
Introduces the functions of HTML5 video in use with YouTube. It supports my topic with information about real examples of effective HTML5 implementation for multimedia.
Jobs, S. (2010, April). Thoughts on Flash. Retrieved June 12, 2010, from Apple.com: http://www.apple.com/hotnews/thoughts-on-flash/
This was a somewhat controversial statement published by Steve Jobs, co-founder and CEO of Apple. He outlined the shortcommings of Adobe's Flash platform and compared it to the HTML5 implementation being used for the iPhone and iPad. In a nutshell, he outright stated that Flash would not ever be coming to the iPhone or iPad platforms and opening spoke of HTML5's much better efficiency on those platforms. This source is quite relevant to my topic
Khan, S. (2010, May 7). HTML5 Unleashed: Tips, Tricks and Techniques. Retrieved June 12, 2010, from w3avenue: http://www.w3avenue.com/2010/05/07/html5-unleashed-tips-tricks-and-techniques/
This article is a set of tutorials for actually implementing HTML5. It overviews some of code intracacies and changes prevalent in HTML5. It contains very useful information on how HTML5 is implemented and outlines some of its simplistic changes.
Krill, P. (2009, June 15). HTML5: Could it kill Flash and Silverlight? Retrieved June 12, 2010, from InfoWorld: http://www.infoworld.com/d/developer-world/html-5-could-it-kill-flash-and-silverlight-291
This is an interesting article about speculations that HTML5 could supercede Flash and Microsoft's Silverlight as a much more effective implementation for streaming video. This sort of discussion is exactly what my topic is focusing on.
Perez, S. (2010, March 10). Does HTML5 Really Beat Flash? The Surprising Results of New Tests. Retrieved June 12, 2010, from Read Write Web: http://www.readwriteweb.com/archives/does_html5_really_beat_flash_surprising_results_of_new_tests.php
This is another article to supplement the Could it kill Flash and Silverlight? article by showing the results of some benchmarking tests between HTML and Flash. The results actually support both sides of the argument.This is good information to have when arguing HTML5. |