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- Putting the dynamic in your DHTML
- With Internet Explorer, you can attach behaviors to HTML elements, creating an object-oriented approach to page design. Phillip Perkins creates <DIV> objects contained in a bounding <DIV> that, when the user drags it, will continue on their directed courses within the bounding <DIV>. Macromedia Flash allows developers and designers...
- Technical articles 2005-06-06
- Why interactive Web site features often conflict with security best practices
- Interactive features on Web sites can offer great benefits to users. However, these features are only truly beneficial when the Web site has properly addressed browser security concerns. Jonathan Yarden dissects the ongoing war between interactive Web site features and better browser security. Want more advice for locking...
- Technical articles 2005-05-05
- Create Flash effects fast--without Flash
- Let's get something straight. I am a huge fan of Macromedia's products. But there are easier and faster ways of getting things done in Flash than by using Macromedia Flash. Confused? Let me explain. There's Macromedia Flash, the application, and then there are the Flash movies, stored in .swf files....
- Technical articles 2003-10-21
- Is Flash more usable than it was in 2000?
- This article originally appeared as a Design and Usability Tactics e-newsletter.By Jim KukralMacromedia's Flash is an amazing technology.It can bring a boring Web surfing experience to life through soundand animation, all in a short download. Though Flash is deservedlyconsidered a killer application, is it usable? In October 2000,...
- Technical articles 2003-09-29
- Create XML solutions for Macromedia Flash MX
- This article originally appeared as a Web Development Zone e-newsletter.By Phillip PerkinsMacromedia is moving into the applicationdevelopment arena with many of the new features available in Flash5.0 and MX. One of these features is the XML integration in Flash.Even if you're not a Flash designer, you can take your knowledge...
- Technical articles 2003-10-01
- Prove your worth with Macromedia certification
- Like a lot of things in the early days of Web development, many Macromedia users were self-taught.But as the Web development business has matured, so have the various training and certification options available for Macromedia products, and, in 2001, Macromedia began its certification programs.Macromedia Certified Professional status is the official...
- Technical articles 2003-08-25
- Multiple vulnerabilities in Flash pose a major threat
- It's time to add a new piece of software to the list of programs you update regularly. Macromedia Flash is a common browser plug-in that contains a number of recently discovered vulnerabilities--including one that poses a serious risk.The number and severity of vulnerabilities in Macromedia’s popular Flash animation software have...
- Technical articles 2002-06-10
- Ming offers a flexible, easy way to create dynamic Flash with PHP
- Flash content can be a great addition to any site, but creating it dynamically with ActionScript is difficult. Thankfully, the Ming PHP library makes it possible to create the content with PHP.Macromedia Flash has become a widely popular Web presentation tool because users need a little glitz to maintain their...
- Technical articles 2002-04-30
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- To Flash or not to Flash
- Before you start piling on the Flash animated content in your Web site, make sure you don't toss usability out the window. Find out when you should use Flash and when you shouldn't.Let me begin by saying that I think the technology behind Flash can be an effective content delivery...
- Technical articles 2002-05-07
- Weighing the pros and cons of becoming a Macromedia Certified Professional
- I've been using Flash—and surrounded by a studio using Flash—since it was called Future Splash (version 2.0). Everyone I've ever worked with was self-taught, and nobody was ever certified. I'm a huge fan of Macromedia products. Dreamweaver was the first visual WYSIWIG tool that I ever used—it's the only one...
- Technical articles 2003-09-02
- Flash MX: From fluff to serious application builder?
- The latest version of Macromedia Flash is being touted as a lightweight, portable application development tool. Does it have what it takes to wear that label?Over the past few years, Macromedia has established a reputation for creating first-class tools for Web designers with its Dreamweaver, Shockwave, Fireworks, and Flash products....
- Technical articles 2002-03-13
- Tools to protect your Flash source code
- I have some bad news if you've spent many hours creating some cool or innovative Flash project. Like it or not, all the images, sound, and ActionScript code you created can easily be "ripped" or copied out of your Flash movie. Some of my work has been plagiarized in the...
- Technical articles 2003-12-12
- Browsers beware: New holes in IE and Flash
- Web browsing just got a lot more dangerous with the discovery of several new software flaws.Internet Explorer, which accounts for greater than 80 percent of all Web browsers, has been found to have a problem in the way that it verifies URLs after initially receiving a valid digital certificate....
- Technical articles 2002-08-26
- Macromedia stretches Flex's features
- Stay on top of the latest tech news with our free IT News Digest newsletter, delivered each weekday. Automatically sign up today!By ...
- Technical articles 2004-10-18
- An introduction to Flash Remoting MX
- Flash Remoting MX opens the doors of communication between Flash and application servers. What does this mean for Flash developers? We'll give you the lowdown.Flash Remoting MX is Macromedia’s technology that provides a connection between Macromedia Flash and leading application servers. This allows developers to create rich Internet applications by...
- Technical articles 2002-11-25
- Explore Flash on a Pocket PC
- The Microsoft Pocket PC operating system is in phones, refrigerators, vacuum cleaners, and even picture frames and car stereos, but getting Macromedia Flash to work on any of these devices requires some technical know-how. I'm going to explain how to get Flash up and running on your Pocket PC and...
- Technical articles 2003-09-09
- Adding streaming Flash audio to a Web site
- This article is from Builder.com's Design and Usability Tactics e-newsletter. Sign up instantly to begin receiving the Design and UsabilityTactics e-newsletter in your inbox.An organization recently asked me to add audio to its Web site. The primary purpose of the Web site was to inform the organization's members about new...
- Technical articles 2004-04-21
- Object-oriented Flash is the real deal
- According to a recent book by Bill Drol, object-oriented Flash MX development is not an oxymoron. Drol walks you through creating reusable Flash services employing the core tenets of object-oriented programming.If you consider yourself a "real" developer, you may not take Flash seriously and dismiss it as a “fluff” development...
- Technical articles 2002-12-02
- Determine your site's design goals before you Flash your visitors
- It's cool, and it's dynamic, but Flash technology isn't valuable when it thwarts customers' ability to access information or products. Learn why tech leaders need to establish some do's and don'ts for development teams before they put Flash into play.Mention Flash technology—those often hideous, animated, time-wasting intro pages that make...
- Technical articles 2002-06-28
- Is Macromedia forgetting who helped put it on top?
- Macromedia's product line is very popular within the Web development community, but the recent versions of products like ColdFusion and Flash introduced big changes. Will this alienate the existing customers? See what two developers think.By Matt Liotta and Chris PreimesbergerMacromedia started out as a developer of animation products for the...
- Technical articles 2002-11-15
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