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Graphic objects with Flash

Here is another idea (again generated from Lynda.com training). In this example, one draws a simple shape in Actionscript (and colors it). Examine the linked working example. The copy button allows one to place another copy of the shape on the stage (and rotate it a bit for an interesting […]

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RIP GeoCities

Geocities is being closed by Yahoo! today. Back in the day, this was one of the most visited portals on the Internet (I think it was in the top 5 in 1998 or 1999). I believe Yahoo! spent over $3 billion on it in 1999 (back then, that was real […]

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Photo Editor with Pixel Bender Effect

I am indebted to the Lynda.com training videos for these ideas and help with the code. In this example (again based on a Lynda.com example), I took the Pixel Bender effect and applied it to a simple photo editor. You can now upload your own photo (keep it relatively small) […]

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What is this?

One must be very specific in their answer. It deals with my Tweets. It is not a tag cloud (or a tweet cloud). It does have a specific term. If you think you know the answer, send me an email with the URL where one can create these. Hint – […]

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Pixel Bender Example

Based on another Lynda.com video, I played a bit with bringing a Pixel Bender filter into Flash. This does require a link to the Flex SDK in order to work properly. The filter is brought in as a ByteArray. Examine the linked example and move your cursor over the image. […]

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Flash 3D cube

I was inspired this morning (after viewing a Lynda.com video) to try and create my own Flash 3D photo cube. Just follow the link (it will open in a new browser window/ tab). My photos were taken in Montana this summer (most at Glacier National Park in July). The bison […]

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AdobeMAX Los Angeles

AdobeMAX (Monday [Oct. 5] – Wednesday [Oct. 7, 2009]) – approximately 4,000 people attended this event. One constant theme from this and previous AdobeMAX conferences is that the tools we use to solve business problems matter. Similarly, what is made with those tools matters. The people at Adobe really understand […]

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Los Angeles Events (with AdobeMAX)

I participated in AdobeMAX 2009 (Los Angeles) in early October. Without a doubt, this was a great conference. Some of the highlights are listed below. In addition to AdobeMAX, I was able to participate in a WOW Summit (Sunday), an Adobe Community Managers meeting (Sunday), a reception for educators and […]

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AdobeMAX – Wednesday

Wednesday was the last day of AdobeMAX. I participated in a number of incredible sessions. Here are a few photos from the day. I will be posting a summary of the conference soon. www.flickr.com

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AdobeMAX – Tuesday

Tuesday, Oct. 6, was the mid-point of this year’s AdobeMAX. In addition to the general session, there was also a sneak peeks session where a number of possible technologies were presented. This year, there was a Star Wars theme. Mark Hamill (Luke) presented the AdobeMAX Awards. In addition to the […]

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Adobe iPhone Announcement

While attending AdobeMAX this week, I sat in on the announcement for Flash on the iPhone. Here is a video of this presentation. Hope you enjoy it as much as I did when watching the original.

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AdobeMAX – Monday

Monday, October 5 was the first full day for AdobeMAX. The keynote started late and ran over about an hour. The rest of the day all the sessions and labs were off on their starting times. Sigh. Overall, a lot of great material was covered today. We also got a […]

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AdobeMAX – Sunday

Most of Sunday was spent in several different meetings. Since I started an Adobe User Group in January, I participated in the Adobe Community Manager meeting. I had to exit from that meeting after lunch to participate in a WOW Advisory board meeting in the afternoon. Finally, there was a […]

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AdobeMAX – preconference

I am presently in Los Angeles participating in the AdobeMAX conference. I spent some time wandering around downtown Los Angeles yesterday. I took a number of photographs and thought I would share a few with viewers. www.flickr.com

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