Actionscript
It Takes Lots of Water and Steroids to Grow a Web Developer
I had a conversation with a programmer friend yesterday morning that got me thinking about what it takes to be a successful programmer. Programming, whether it be for the web or software, is a unique and difficult business. The tough thing about being a programmer is that it is impossible to know everything you will [...]
LinkTogether – A Community for Web Designers
First, I would like to welcome all my new subscribers. I have been getting an abnormally large amount of traffic the last few days and I have also seen a big increase in RSS subscriptions so if you’re new around here, welcome! Yesterday, I saw a press release from Network Solutions announcing a new web [...]
University of Northern Colorado Promotional Video
This morning we released a fun and engaging Flash/video promotion for the University of Northern Colorado which I thought some of you may enjoy. Zipline completed the project in conjunction with MagnerSanborn advertising. The project builds on the earlier success of another MagnerSanborn/Zipline joint project, InspiredSeason.com. InspiredSeason.com is a viral video project which promotes Gonzaga [...]
Embedding Flash with JavaScript for Quality and SEO
When I first started using Flash I used the standard object embed code that I used for video and other embedded elements at the time. As Flash and Macromedia evolved, I started using the code generated by Dreamweaver. When Internet Explorer 7 was released that simple Dreamweaver embed code created a problem. Elements like Flash [...]
Dynamic Text Box in Nested Movie Clip Using Actionscript 3.0 With Mask!
I ran into an unusual problem yesterday while developing a complex flash movie. I discovered that Flash does not allow you to change dynamic text in a nested movie clip if it is masked. I don’t do a lot of work with Flash or Actionscript 3.0 but it seems odd to me that this is [...]
Future of Web Apps – London 2008 – Videos
I finally got around to listening to this weeks BoagWorld. This week Paul talked about the Future of Web Apps conference in London. The FOWA conference is a great conference that I would really have liked to attend but since it was in London it was a little too far away for me. I believe [...]
Using mailto in Flash with Actionscript 3.0
Generally I try to not to use mailto links under any circumstance because many users particularly non business users do not have a default email service and it becomes difficult or impossible for those users to utilize these links. In addition, I don’t like to subject myself or my customers to email hunters. That being [...]