Archive for July, 2005
Friday, July 29th, 2005
Okay so there’s a ton of information out there on the web that’s free and valuable resources for people learning Flash (Actionscripts.org, Ultrashock, Macromedia Dev Net, FlashKit etc…), all offering very good info. Flash Extensions, however… “provide high quality video tutorials regarding Flash and other related technologies. The content is aimed to help those starting [...]
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Friday, July 29th, 2005
Like most people, ever since I got my hand on Mozilla’s Firefox browser, I have kicked IE to the curb and never looked back (except for testing of course). The tabbed browsing, all the add ons, the extensibility, it’s just unsurpassed in my opinion. One of the biggest reasons I like this browser however, is [...]
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Thursday, July 28th, 2005
According to News.com, “Macromedia is expected to announce the latest version of its signature Flash software Aug. 8, or 8/8, and release the software a few weeks later, said a source familiar with the company’s plans.” Although I can’t wait to get my hands on all the update, I’ll be watching to see what happens [...]
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Thursday, July 28th, 2005
It’s a few months old, but I just read it for the first tim…A nice checklist/post about DHTML from Samual Wan titled “Was DHTML good enough all along?” addthis_url = ‘http%3A%2F%2Fwww.cruciallimit.com%2Fblog%2F15%2Fdhtml-qa%2F’; addthis_title = ‘DHTML+Q%26%23038%3BA’; addthis_pub = ”;
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Thursday, July 28th, 2005
Do you use Flash files to access data on different domains? Do you get a warning dialog box when playing Flash Player 6 and older format .swf files that access different domain data? Does data loading fail in your Flash Player 7 format .swf files that access different domain data? If so you may want [...]
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Wednesday, July 27th, 2005
We can all agree that Google has some of the coolest apps out there, hell I use Google several times a day for different reasons. Well one of the coolest features Google has, is the ability to translate complete webpages. I use this feature all the time, especially since I only know one language English, [...]
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Tuesday, July 26th, 2005
Herral over at DQS has put together a nice tutorial for painting in Photoshop… check it out… addthis_url = ‘http%3A%2F%2Fwww.cruciallimit.com%2Fblog%2F12%2Fpainting-in-photoshop%2F’; addthis_title = ‘Painting+in+Photoshop’; addthis_pub = ”;
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Tuesday, July 26th, 2005
For those Flash developers/designers wondering what Flex has to offer them, Flash Magazine has an article titled Why Flash Developers Should Care About Flex that may shed some light… addthis_url = ‘http%3A%2F%2Fwww.cruciallimit.com%2Fblog%2F10%2Fflex-for-the-flash-designer%2F’; addthis_title = ‘Flex+for+the+Flash+Designer’; addthis_pub = ”;
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Tuesday, July 26th, 2005
DevNet has an article explaining the very cool Flex Style Explorer built by the Macromedia Consulting group, which allows you to change the look and feel of the built-in Flex components in a visual environment. Manipulations in the Flex Style Explorer show you how the changes look, then generate the css information for you to [...]
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Tuesday, July 26th, 2005
Restoration Hardware just launched a Flex app that allows you to configure your own lighting. Very nice. addthis_url = ‘http%3A%2F%2Fwww.cruciallimit.com%2Fblog%2F8%2Fdesign-your-own-lighting-with-flex%2F’; addthis_title = ‘Design+your+own+lighting+with+Flex’; addthis_pub = ”;
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