This document provides an overview of HTML5 and CSS3 techniques that can be used today, beginning with a brief history of HTML and CSS. It then discusses adoption strategies for new techniques, including using polyfills to enable support in older browsers. Specific techniques demonstrated include semantic HTML5 tags, video and audio, geolocation, local storage, HTML5 forms, and microdata. CSS3 techniques covered are selectors, color, fonts, borders and backgrounds, gradients, media queries, and animations. The document emphasizes that many new techniques can be used now across browsers with polyfills or alternate implementations for older browsers.