Category Archives: Flash

BIT-101 != Flash ???

I’ve had a few commenters here bring up the fact that I’m not blogging so much about Flash these days. And it’s true. At the end of December last year I started learning Objective-C for iPhone development, and now I’m … Continue reading

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360iDev

As I mentioned before, I’ll be speaking at 360iDev in a month or so. If you are a Flash/Flex/ActionScript developer interested in learning iPhone development, I honestly think this is an incredible way to do it. First of all, you … Continue reading

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The Flash T-Shirt

I was checking out this free clip on some Lost event on Sunset Blvd. with the executive producers of Lost… http://itunes.apple.com/WebObjects/MZStore.woa/wa/viewTVSeason?i=301005518&id=297194263&s=143441 … and I see Damon Lindelof wearing this t-shirt: Can you say \m/ ? A quick Intorweb search and … Continue reading

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25 Lines ActionScript Contest, January Finalists Announced.

http://www.25lines.com/?page_id=186

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January 25 line contest extended til Friday

http://www.25lines.com/?p=177

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iPhone App #2: Falling Balls!

This one’s a freebie. It’s actually based on a Flash experiment I did way back in October or 2001. As a matter of fact, I opened up that original FLA and ripped out the frame by frame graphics of the … Continue reading

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3 more days for the January 25 Lines Contest

The current contest (January) ends this coming Wednesday at midnight Boston time. There are surprisingly few entries. Only about a dozen so far. Don’t forget, there is still a CS4 Master Suite up for grabs! And I’m going to throw … Continue reading

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Gravity Pods 2 is Done!

There goes the rest of your weekend! Play it here.

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Advanced ActionScript 3.0 Animation is here!

The delivery man just dropped off a big box labeled, “Author’s Copies”! I usually get them a few days before they are in the stores, and Amazon says in stock on the 27th. So if you pre-ordered, you should get … Continue reading

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Gravity on iPhone

Years ago I wrote a tutorial on how to make a bouncing ball in ActionScript, along with gravity and the ability to drag and throw the ball. That was 2001 and I still get emails almost weekly from people who … Continue reading

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