I got really busy the past few weeks, but I have managed to get my video player to this point.  I haven’t had the time to comment the code enough to release the source.  Of course if you leave a comment it may make worth my while.  Thanks. (Please open the article to see the flash file or player.) Read Full Story

Wikizines are interactive magazines that anyone can create or edit - and this one is called "Flex UI Components with Skins". Here you can find fresh voices and respond in real time. Some members write articles about recent news and trends related to the wikizine's topic, others recount relevant personal stories or share their favorite pictures and video clips. Got an interesting idea or story to share with other members of this wikizine? Well, then put on your journalist's... Read Full Story

I have been working the last few weeks on a video component that will be used for thingsiknowabout.com video tutorial application.  I thought I would take a little time and explain components, especially designing one from scratch and using programmatic skins to draw the interface. Note: all code snippets will be taken from the source file, the code is commented well as I will only be touching on important steps. The component that we will be creating is the play and pause button for the... Read Full Story

I have been working the last few weeks on a video component that will be used for thingsiknowabout.com video tutorial application.  I thought I would take a little time and explain components, especially designing one from scratch and using programmatic skins to draw the interface. Note: all code snippets will be taken from the source file, the code is commented well as I will only be touching on important steps. The component that we will be creating is the play and pause button for the vide... Read Full Story

Well I spend most of my programming hours concentrating on flex and amfphp.  I was very satisfied with the results.  AMF allows for binary serialization of Action Script  native types and objects to be sent to server side services  So long to get and post.  I will be posting a full tutorial on the whole process in a few weeks.  For now there are some loose ends I want to tie up before doing so.  What I have seen so far, it is very impressive on speed and low overhead on the coding side so far... Read Full Story

Well another language barrier to overcome.  MXML is what they call it, and it works in a whole other framework then flashCS3.  Well I set out to learn flex a few weeks ago, I felt confident because I consider myself an above average as3.0 coder.  Even in as3.0 there are always things I can learn to better myself however I just never needed them.  Such as creating a component that extends the uicomponent class.  I would love to learn more about overriding methods and properties, but I just hav... Read Full Story