Publications
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Category Archives: Publications
OO AS for Flash 8 – Going into reprint!
March 30, 2006 – 8:59 pm
Its just over a month since the book was first published and was informed that “Object-Oriented ActionScript for Flash 8” is planned for a reprint.
Ultrashock 5 year anniversary
March 23, 2006 – 8:22 pm
Ultrashock.com is celebrating its 5 year anniversary with a contest including a grand prize of a 60Gb video iPod. Additionally they’ve launched a new series of articles on Flash 8, Photoshop and Illustrator well worth a read!
Satori’s review of OO AS for Flash 8
March 17, 2006 – 10:50 pm
Pete from Friends of ED just forwarded me a link to Satori’s review of “Object-Oriented Actionscript for Flash 8“. Its a really great read, have been eager to get feedback from the Flash community on the book ever since it was published.
Author copies arrived
February 17, 2006 – 2:29 pm
My author copies for “Object-Oriented ActionScript for Flash 8” have arrived! Its looking pretty good, at least what’s left of it, the wonderful people at DHL were kind enough to leave the package standing outside in the rain.
Configuring a Flash application – Part Two
February 8, 2006 – 4:34 pm
DMXzone.com has just published my follow-up article on using an XML file to configure your Flash applications, its a pretty cool piece even if I say so myself ;)
Object-Oriented ActionScript for Flash 8
January 25, 2006 – 8:33 pm
I’m happy to say “Object-Oriented ActionScript for Flash 8” is finally done and going to the printers. This was definitely one of the biggest book projects I’ve worked on and must say it turned out great. With the help of contributing authors Todd Yard and Sas Jacobs we covered tons of information you rarely find in ActionScript books.
Configuring a Flash application
January 23, 2006 – 4:12 pm
I’ve got a free article up on DMXzone.com that shows you the basics of using an XML file to configure your Flash applications.
Foundation XML for Flash
December 13, 2005 – 2:54 pm
XML is one of those technologies you take for granted as a Flash developer and probably use practically every single day without giving it a second thought. That said I was interested to see if “Foundation XML for Flash” would be my cup of tea and go beyond the typical introduction to the XML object read more
Developing Rich Clients with Macromedia Flex
October 6, 2005 – 4:14 pm
If you want to get started with Flex there is no better way than sitting yourself down and start experimenting with this book next to you on the desk. Although there’s not much choice of books on Flex, this one I’ve found is exceptionally well-written and will guide you through all aspects of RIA development read more
Extending Flash MX 2004
October 16, 2003 – 5:31 pm
I’ve been doing tech review for the upcoming Friends of ED title “Extending Flash MX 2004″ by Keith Peters and Todd Yard. This is definitely a book that you’ll want to have if you’re at all interested in extensibility features for Flash MX 2004: Commands, Timeline Effects, Tools, Behaviors, XML-to-UI, JSFL from the command line, read more