• Pet Market Blueprint Application : What would you have done differently?

  I have started to really dig through the Pet Market Blueprint application and take the code apart. It really is a great resource on how to build complex client / server applications using Flash.

  The article provides a very good overview of how the application was put together:
  A Tour of the PetMarket Application

  However, the app is not necessarily meant as a showcase of Flash best practices. So, if you have looked through some of the code, what do you think could be improved and / or optimized?

  Created Sat, 14 Dec 2002 12:42:01 +0000

• Builder.com : Introduction to Flash Remoting

  Builder.com has posted a short article on Flash Remoting written by Dennis Baldwin. It is short, but provides a pretty good overview about what Flash Remoting is, and how it works.

  You can read the article here.

  Created Sat, 14 Dec 2002 12:25:01 +0000

• New Public Flash Player

  We have released a new public version of the Flash Player for all platforms (Windows, Mac and Linux). The is the final version of the beta that has been running for a month or two.
  You can download the updated version here.

  Note, this is also the first public release of the Flash 6 Player for Linux, and has full support for all Flash 6 capabilities (such as Flash Remoting, Video playback, Flash Communication Server, etc…). You can find links to the Linux players here.

  Created Thu, 12 Dec 2002 12:06:01 +0000

• DRK : Save 10% : Last Day

  The Edge Newsletter is running a promotion where subscribers to the newsletter can receive 10% off of the DRK (it doesn’t specify if it is DRK 1, 2 or both). Unfortunately, I just found out about it today, and today is the last day that the offer is available.

  You can find more info on the offer here.

  Btw, this months newsletter has a good article on Flash Remoting.

  drk Created Wed, 11 Dec 2002 12:56:01 +0000

• Joe Clark on Accessibility, Flash

  Slashdot has an interview with Joe Clark on-line. There are a couple of questions which either directly or indirectly relate to Flash. The first question is actually a very good overview of different types of Flash content and how / whether it can be made accessible.

  You can read the entire interview here.

  [via JD on MX]

  Created Mon, 09 Dec 2002 12:24:01 +0000

• Flash Communication Server : the Community Builder

  Fusion Authority has posted a report by the San Antonio Macromedia and ColdFusion User Group about their experiences of using the Flash Communication Server to broadcasts their meetings over the Internet.

  It is a very informative read, and has some good tips if you are planning on doing something similar.
  You can read the report here.

  [via Judith Dinowitz]

  Created Fri, 06 Dec 2002 12:23:01 +0000

• DRK 2 : Advanced Calendar and Color Picker Example

  I have put up a simple example using the Advanced Calendar and Color Picker components. The components are part of the Flash UI Component Set 54which is available of volume 2 of the Developer Resource Kit.

  You can view the example here.

  I will try and get some additional examples up soon.

  drk Created Thu, 05 Dec 2002 12:08:01 +0000

• ActionScript for Flash MX : The Definitive Guide : Sample Chapter

  We have posted a chapter from Colin Moock’s much anticipated ActionScript for Flash MX : The Definitive Guide.

  You can view the chapter here.

  You can buy the book here.

  I posted this in my previous message on new Flash MX content at the Designer and Developer center, but I wanted to put it in its own post to make sure that it has higher visibility.

  Created Wed, 04 Dec 2002 12:53:01 +0000

• New Flash MX Content at Macromedia.com

  We have updated the Macromedia Designer and Developer center with new Flash MX content today. I am particularly excited about this release because we have an entire chapter from Colin Moock’s upcoming ActionScript for Flash MX : The Definitive Guide.

  • ActionScript for Flash MX : The Definitive Guide : Chapter 10 : Events and Event Handling
  • Creating real-time 3D objects with Macromedia Flash MX dynamic drawing tools
  • Flash Extreme : Blueprints and foundations : How to build a Flash application
  • Creating a Whiteboard Application with Flash Communication Server
  • Logged In : Selling Management on Rich Internet Applications
  • JD’s Forum : How Contribute and RIAs both fit into Macromedia MX
  • Flash Remoting : Move your desktop software into the browser (FTP Application)
  • NoteBoard : Building your first Rich Internet Application

Btw, as usual, if you have suggestions for article topics, or you would like to contribute an article (in English, German, French, Japanese, Koren, or any other language that we have a DesDev version), then just send me an email (mesh@macromedia.com) with the article topic you have in mind.