Category Archives: Flash

I'm on Digg… sort of

Posted on January 31, 2007 by keith

Someone grabbed an old game from the BIT-101 labs, threw a couple new features on it, added some music and created a viral hit. http://digg.com/playable_web_games/OMG_TAGERINES What’s really funny is that someone saw it, actually remembered the original version from way … Continue reading →

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Has anyone successfully used the new Flex Ant Tasks?

Posted on January 29, 2007 by keith

I’ve set up a project exactly per the directions: http://labs.adobe.com/wiki/index.php/Flex_Ant_Tasks Yet, I always get “Command not found: mxmlc”. Oddly enough, the compc target works fine, so I’m pretty sure I have things set up right, and I’ve had others check … Continue reading →

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Flash on the Beach 2007!

Posted on January 26, 2007 by keith

I knew about this a while ago, but I guess it was officially announced yesterday at the London Flash Platform User Group. FOTB will have a second running, this November, again in Brighton. I’ll definitely be there, I know John … Continue reading →

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Making Things Move delayed. :(

Posted on January 23, 2007 by keith

Due to powers beyond my control, it looks like the publication date for Foundation ActionScript 3.0 Animation, Making Things Move is going to be pushed out a bit. It was scheduled for February 26, but it’s looking like a month … Continue reading →

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Joe Berkovitz at BFPUG Wednesday

Posted on January 23, 2007 by keith

The Boston Flash Platform User Group is starting 2007 off with a bang. Our first speaker is Joe Berkovitz of Allurent, Inc. here in Boston. The subject will be, “A Reusable Blueprint for Remote Flex and Flash Applications” Here’s Joe’s … Continue reading →

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Preloaders in AS3

Posted on January 21, 2007 by keith

[Note, although this post is right now over a year and a half old, it continues to be one of the most visited pages on my site. If you are just showing up here now, you should note that the … Continue reading →

Posted in Brevity, Flash | 93 Comments

Brightcove gets a big boost

Posted on January 17, 2007 by keith

A $60 Million boost. http://blog.brightcove.com/blog/2007/01/brightcove_rais.html OK, I’m exaggerating. It’s only $59.5 million. What’s a half a million between friends?

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Gliffy: Flash-based UML Diagramming, and more

Posted on January 15, 2007 by keith

Just noticed this over at Simon Horwith’s Blog: http://www.gliffy.com/ It’s a pretty robust on-line diagramming tool, all done in Flash. In addition to UML, it does flow charts, network, UI, and floor plan diagrams, as well as generic shapes and … Continue reading →

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Making Things Move for AS3 is complete

Posted on January 13, 2007 by keith

As of last night, I finished the (hopefully) last round of final proof checks for the last chapter of the book. So, barring any unforeseen problems, that’s the last time I touch it until it goes to the printer. Actually, … Continue reading →

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AS3 -load-externs

Posted on January 11, 2007 by keith

[Important Warning: the technique described here will not work in Flex Builder 2 or the original Flex 2 SDK. Although this was a documented feature, it did not work very well. And by “not very well”, I mean it did … Continue reading →

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