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Company Directory – Flex/AIR/XML

Company Directory – Flex/AIR/XML

Sep 11, 2008

So during my lunch couple of days ago I made an application that would let you search for any part of a person’s first name and last name and then display them and their data. My first one was built off of a DB and some PHP with an admin section, but I thought this was too much for everyone – so here is an XML based one. You can download it and if...

20 Flash Resources and Tools You’ll Want

20 Flash Resources and Tools You’ll Want

Aug 23, 2008

TweenLite – The fastest tweening engine available – see this test. Only 3K in size and is available for AS3 and AS2. For filters see the TweenFilterLite engine. Papervision3D – A 3D engine for displaying simple elements from cubes to complex models and interactive materials. The most popular 3D engine available for Flash. Still in beta, but...

Free RSS Reader with Search (Flex/AIR with PHP Proxy) Open Source

Free RSS Reader with Search (Flex/AIR with PHP Proxy) Open Source

May 29, 2008

So I made this awhile ago as an experiment. It seemed to me that Flex was perfect for an interactive RSS Reader. A lot of people have problems with getting remote RSS feeds (and my solution I am sure is not perfect). If anyone finds a better solution please pass it on in the comments. This piece of code is AIR, but I also have a web-based Flex version available...

Free FLV Player – Drag n’ Drop

Free FLV Player – Drag n’ Drop

May 15, 2008

So anyone who knows me knows I LOVE Flex. I also found I love AIR. If you don’t know about these two technologies then you must check them out and give them a fair chance. I know new things are scary, but some you just see are going to change how quickly we can make an application. For example I made this simple application in about 45 minutes (and I know...

Tracking Flex/Flash With Google Analytics

Recently I have found been working on a project that I need to track. The problem is, its a Flex project. Since its a new technology and its gaining speed I thought this post might be helpful to you. There seems to be two ways to track Flex/Flash (AS3) actions in Google Analytics: 1. URLRequest 2. ExternalInterface Here is some of my code that does my...

More Adobe Flash MAX Awsomeness

I just wanted to share a couple of videos with you that I found on the awsomeness of Flash to come: Flash from C/C++: (Quake in Flash) Bookmark It Hide...