In today's wild, wild
Web, the catchphrases are
usability, accessibility,
standards-compliance, and
valid code. Why is valid
code so important? The
sheer number of browsers
out there that display
the same code differently
make it vi...
The world of Flash
development can be a
dangerous place. Although
Flash offers the most
comprehensive set of
tools for Web site user
interface development,
there are numerous
pitfalls that can cause a
project to go sour.
Flash's c...
With Flash's ability to
create rich, engaging,
and fully interactive
front end interface
environments and Web
services being able to
offer data in a
standardized,
easy-to-work-with format,
the possibilities of what
can be accompli...
In the last issue of MXDJ
(Vol. 2, issue 7), we
discussed the Extrusion
tool. This time we'll
explore other drawing
methods. Some modeling
effects can be handled
quickly in FreeHand with
the Extrude tool, but
gradient fills and
cr...
I tend to keep myself
available to help people
with code and Web
projects on a daily
basis. It seems to be
quite fruitful. The
majority of the questions
tend to refer to
Actionscript 2.0 and/or
object-oriented
programming (OOP) in...
Windows, Macintosh, and
Unix have three different
ways of referring to a
line break. Windows uses
two separate characters -
Carriage Return followed
by Line Feed - while
Macintosh uses just
Carriage Return and Unix
uses just Line Fe...
Yes it's true - at some
point, it was a challenge
for me to swap an image
on the stage. Hey, we all
start somewhere. About a
million challenges later,
and voilà - a decent
Director developer!
Most of my work is
invisible. At least, it
isn't seen by very many
people. Much of it is
business-to-business
sales tools for high-end
server components.
Lately, a good portion of
it has been in languages
where the target audience
...
'Yo, guru!' I looked up
to see the guy a couple
cubicles over
prairie-dogging, trying
to get my attention. I
think they call me 'guru'
because I'm too old to be
called 'dude,' not from
the feeling of awe I
think I am due. 'What's
...
On most Web sites there
is a barrier between the
people who want to update
and publish content to
the site and the Web site
itself. Content
eventually becomes out of
date, improvements remain
undone, and new
information languishes
...
140 Decibels is a short
film about a depressed
man whose anxiety
escalates as he becomes
increasingly more
sensitive towards his
environment, particularly
noise. His midtown
Manhattan apartment is
both sanctuary and
prison. Louis ...
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I might have skipped some
of the new features of
Flash Player 10, but you
can always refer to the
official FAQ page. Visit
Plash Players 10 page on
Adobe Labs to dow
Because AJAX moves so
much application logic
from the server to the
client, it forces many
developers to master a
wider range of web
technologies than ever
before. T
Release of BlazeDS is a
great help from the Flex
enterprise adoption
perspective. On the
technical side, BlazeDS
provides a lightweight
replacement for LiveCycle
Dat
It's hard to overestimate
the importance of having
a good logging facility
when you develop
distributed applications.
Did the client's request
reached the server-sid
Web development is a
changing industry.
Technologies are born,
thrive, and then die,
while web developers
experience a great stress
helping their clients get
an Inte
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I might have skipped some
of the new features of
Flash Player 10, but you
can always refer to the
official FAQ page. Visit
Plash Players 10 page on
Adobe Labs to dow
Web development is a
changing industry.
Technologies are born,
thrive, and then die,
while web developers
experience a great stress
helping their clients get
an Inte