Macromedia release Flash Player 7 Beta

In Archive by Fredy Ore

With possibly an indication that a new or updated version of Macromedia Flash might be around the corner, Macromedia have released a BETA version of their next Flash Player 7. …

Yugop Nakamura’s – NEC Ecotonoha

In Archive by Fredy Ore

Here is Flash and Art pioneer Yugop Nakamura’s latest project, “ecotonoha”. The project is based around the nurturing of virtual tree communities, whilst at the same time contributing to the …

Multiplayer Flash Game

In Archive by Fredy Ore

I’m aware that a multiplayer Flash game with the intention to shoot your opponent’s members might not be something that fits in a time of war agression under the disguise …

IPPA opens nominations for DesignerOne Awards

In Archive by Fredy Ore

The IPPA (Internet Professional Publisher Association) has opened the submission and nomination process for the DesignerONE Awards for 2002-2003. The submission is open to anyone with a portfolio and is …

Using special characters in ActionScript

In Archive by Fredy Ore

Colin Moock comments in a Technote on using special characters in ActionScript. The post comments on Flash MX, ways to Escape characters and mentions the HEX and UNICODE equivalents for …

Flash MX and its accessibility features

In Archive by Fredy Ore

Jeffrey Veen writes in a recent post on some accessibility features of Flash MX. He comments briefly on Flash and Section 508 and how accessibility is turning into a hot …

Undocumented Flash MX features

In Archive by Fredy Ore

Cafedave posts a great link to some Flash MX undocumented features. In particular, undocumented ActionScript such as NetStream which helps further control the use of MICs and CAMERAs in Flash …

A list Apart: Flash MX and accessibility

In Archive by Fredy Ore

A list Apart comment in a April 2002 issue on some of the accessibility concerns of Flash MX. I revisit to look more closely at accessibility in Flash. The two …

2 ActionScript BBEdit tools worth having

In Archive by Fredy Ore

Todd Dominey and Brendan Hall comment on 2 ActionScript tools available for BBEdit. One is a Flash MX Glossary for BBEdit created by Chris Jenkins and the other an ActionScript …

Macromedia.com gets redesigned as a Rich Internet App

In Archive by Fredy Ore

The macromedia.com website gets redesigned with a new facelift and rich internet application.  www.macromedia.com The new website prompts new questions once again about macromedia’s compliance with accessible devices. Here is …

In search of some multimedia sites

In Archive by Fredy Ore

Last week I went in search of some motion graphics, audio, video and interaction websites as reference material for one of my masters subjects which I am doing at uni. …

Building your own first broadcast with MX

In Archive by Fredy Ore

Giacomo Guilizzoni – QA Engineer at Macromedia writes tutorial in creating your first broadcast with Flash Communication Server MX. The article contains a nice streaming video swf which introduces you …