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Flash on Android vs. HTML5

Flash on Android vs. HTML5

May 29, 2010

Mobile is becoming more and more important and with that how interactive our mobile experiences are becoming is also more and more important. There are many interactive technologies on the web, but none have come close yet to the wide-spread use of the powerful Flash. HTML5 is being constantly referred to as the Flash killer and while it might be a good...

Online Video Player Standards

Online Video Player Standards

Jan 19, 2010

Media is now common place to have on a site. There is usually an element of video to every professional site. It is important to make video players that allow the user to focus on the content and not on the controls. Keeping a clear standard of video controls helps the user to quickly grasp how to use your video player. Here is some research that will allows us...

Flash 10 Coverflow

Flash 10 Coverflow

Dec 16, 2009

The last version of the coverflow was made several years ago and its still quite popular (over 700,000 downloads on just version 2). So I decided to make a new version, this new version takes advantage of the new Flash 10 3D capabilities, which is perfect for this particular use. It allows for the Flash to load faster (because its not using Papervision3D) and...

Flash Google Maps Store Locator

Flash Google Maps Store Locator

Dec 15, 2009

Modern Habits feels it is important to give back to the community and encourage learning of new technologies. So we have provided an example which you are welcome to take and use wherever you want. This example is for Danny DeVito’s Limoncello (http://www.dannyslimoncello.com), which we have the pleasure of working for. This is to help people to find his...

Flash iPhone Apps

Flash iPhone Apps

Dec 10, 2009

Flash Professional CS5 will enable you to build applications for iPhone and iPod touch using ActionScript 3. These applications can be delivered to iPhone and iPod touch users through the Apple App Store.* A public beta of Flash Professional CS5 with prerelease support for building applications for iPhone is planned for later this year. Here are some videos that...

Sound Visualization in Flash

Sound Visualization in Flash

Aug 21, 2009

So I wanted to make a website for a electronic music group I love called JUSTICE. I offered them a free website with all the bells and whistles because their music has inspired me and helped me through many late nights. Sadly, their record label turned me down for their MySpace page. So I thought I would release the source code for my project to everyone, so...