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Programming Flex 2: ActionScript

ActionScript is the programming language that the user can use along with MXML to create sophisticated Flex applications. While MXML is an important part of a Flex application, it is mostly used for creating the user interface, and it can go only so far in creating a complete application. For...

Tags: Application, Specification, O'Reilly Media Inc., Programming, ActionScript, ActionScript 3.0, Development Tools, Software Development, Software/Web Development

Book chapters 2007-04-01

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10 reasons to love Silverlight and 10 reasons to hate it

10 reasons to love Silverlight and 10 reasons to hate itRE: really bad storyIt is a slow news day for me. But I thought it was one of the better breakdowns I'd seen and I'm also fishing for .NET/Mac hints.=Ryanreally bad storymust be a slow news day... they blog about...

Tags: Microsoft development tools, Blogging, Microsoft Silverlight, Expression Blend

Discussion threads 2008-08-18

Adobe Flash ads launching clipboard hijack attack

Malicious hackers are using booby-trapped Flash banner ads to hijack clipboards for use in rogue security software attacks. In the Web attacks, which target Mac, Windows and Linux users running Firefox, IE and Safari, hackers are seizing control of the machine's clipboard and using a hard-to-delete URL...

Tags: Adobe Systems Inc., Advertisement, Attack, Security, Ryan Naraine

Blog posts 2008-08-18

Flare data visualization library

I've been playing with Flare, an ActionScript library for creating basically any kind of visualization you want from graphs/charts to interactive graphics. It's a great example of being able to use an RIA technology for exactly what it excels at - powerful graphics. What's great about Flare is that it's...

Tags: Data Visualization, Databases, Enterprise Software, Software, Data Management, Ryan Stewart

Blog posts 2008-08-14

Easy Web Animator (dmg)

The minimum amount of required buttons are presented in a simple layout. There are no longer any confusing buttons needed to create your animation. Even a beginner can easily create a Flash movie. Without knowledge of ActionScript, an original interactive flash animation can be made in minutes. Included much effect...

Tags: Web, Button, Cyberfront

Software downloads 2008-07-29

Easy Web Animator (exe)

Without knowledge of ActionScript, an original interactive flash animation can be made in minutes. Included much effect and parts. FLV Support. Digital Photo Album wizard, and other templates included. This version is the first release on CNET Download.com.

Tags: Flash Animation, Web, Cyberfront, Digital Cameras, Digital Photography, Consumer Electronics, Personal Technology

Software downloads 2008-07-28

Sothink SWF Decompiler for Mac (txt)

Sothink SWF Decompiler for Mac supports Flash CS3 (9.0) and ActionScript 3.0 completely. It can convert SWF to FLA and extract elements from SWF into variable formats, such as shapes, , images, videos, frames, fonts, texts, buttons, sprites and ActionScripts. It is compatible with Flash versions including Flash 9. Support...

Tags: Apple Macintosh, SourceTec Software, Desktops, Corporate Communications, Hardware, Marketing

Software downloads 2008-07-24

2008 Pwnie Award nominees announced

Well, after getting 134 nominations, and spending countless hours pulling out nominees, the judges for the 2008 Pwnie Awards have announced the final nominees to be voted on.  From the site: The final list of nominees for the nine Pwnie Award categories is ...

Tags: Nominee, Vulnerability, XSS, Attack, Flaw, Dan, XSS Flaw, Lifelock, Security, Nathan McFeters

Blog posts 2008-07-21

iSpring Ultra (exe)

iSpring Ultra, a PowerPoint add-in, is Flash content authoring tool. You can convert your PowerPoint presentations into Flash format and publish them to any LMS which confirms to SCORM 1.2 or SCORM 2004 standards. iSpring Ultra produces Flash movies with ActionScript API for total programmatic control of your presentation playback...

Tags: Microsoft PowerPoint, iSpring Solutions, iSpring Ultra, Microsoft Office, Office Suites, Software

Software downloads 2008-07-17

Google ships open-source Web security assessment tool

The Google security team has released a free, open-source Web app security assessment tool capable of flagging vulnerabilities and potential security threats in Internet-facing applications. The tool, called Ratproxy, is described as a passive Web application security audit tool designed to analyze legitimate, browser-driven interactions with tested Web...

Tags: Google Inc., Web, Web Application, Web Security, Tool, Google Security Team, Productivity, Open Source, Security, Ryan Naraine

Blog posts 2008-07-01

Google about to launch Flash API for Maps

Google just published a page detailing how Flash developers can now use the Google Maps ActionScript API. Unfortunately, as of right now all the samples still don't work, but based on the documentation from a guy who has never made anything in Flash, it looks pretty easy to use....

Tags: Developer, Google Inc., API, Google Maps, Garett Rogers

Blog posts 2008-05-14

Microsoft delivers Office for Mac SP1; Will bring back VBA

Microsoft delivers Office for Mac SP1; Will bring back VBABoo!! Hiss!!Office Macros need to die! Talk about insecurity! What is clear is that this isn't being done for the customers' good, but to perpetuate lock-in...competing products haven't yet fully replicated the (erratic & dangerous) behavior possible with...

Tags: Scripting languages, Microsoft Corp., Nothing, Microsoft VBA, Microsoft Office, Apple Macintosh

Discussion threads 2008-05-13

Microsoft Live Mesh to get more competition -- from Sun

Microsoft Live Mesh to get more competition -- from SunYou've got things mixed upMary,You clearly do not understand the Rich internet Applications space very well ...there a lot of mistakes in the article that i have to correct ...[b]"Sun is building on top of JavaFX"[/b]The more appropriate word here would...

Tags: Adobe Systems Inc., Sun Microsystems Inc., JavaFX, Microsoft Corp.

Discussion threads 2008-05-07

The ever-changing definition of RIAs and how people are killing it

There's a long and mostly good article about various RIA technologies over at eWeek. I say mostly good because the author, Jim Rapoza, gives a pretty unbiased view of a lot of technologies. It's a rundown that we the entire space needs more of and that I don't feel qualified...

Tags: Desktop, Microsoft Silverlight, Adobe AIR, Rich Internet Application, Web Browser, Mozilla Prism, Ryan Stewart

Blog posts 2008-04-18

Mark Dowd's null pointer dereference exploit and advanced Flash ActionScript techiques proove definitively: Aliens Do Exist!

Mark Dowd's null pointer dereference exploit and advanced Flash ActionScript techiques proove definitively: Aliens Do Exist!Afraid of missing an ad?Who's stilling running with Flash? What are you worried you'll miss an ad or get information overload from browsing the web too fast? It's hard to even read ZDNet with Flash...

Tags: Desktops, advertisement, desktop, Mark Dowd, ActionScript

Discussion threads 2008-04-17

News to know: IBM; Microsoft; Googlehoo; Safari; Enterprise 2.0

Notable headlines: Ed Bott: Is Hyper-V ready for the Windows desktop? Mary Jo Foley: Microsoft looks to make product planning more science than art. Gallery right. Better the Windows Vista devil you know than the Windows 7...

Tags: Google Inc., Larry Dignan, Apple Safari, Enterprise 2.0, Microsoft Corp., IBM Corp., Microsoft Windows, Open Source, Operating Systems, Software

Blog posts 2008-04-17

Mark Dowd's null pointer dereference exploit and advanced Flash ActionScript techiques proove definitively: Aliens Do Exist!

Alright, I'm just going to start out with a little background before I start, this particular research was so cool that I've been talking about it all day.  Reading this whitepaper, written by Mark Dowd, was as exciting to me as watching highlights of Michael Jordan sinking that winning shot,...

Tags: Research, Adobe Systems Inc., Blog, Blogging, Team Management, Internet, Management, Nathan McFeters

Blog posts 2008-04-16

Adobe Flash Pwn2Own details released by ZDI...

... and unfortunately leaves much to be desired.  I think many people were hoping for the disclosure from ZDI to contain a lot of details on what could've been exploited with this issue, unfortunately, the details just aren't really there.  In fact, after reading it, I think I have more...

Tags: User Interaction, Adobe Systems Inc., Vulnerability, Adobe Flash Player, ZDI Advisory, Security, Nathan McFeters

Blog posts 2008-04-08

Interview with the Vista Pwn2Own contest winners

Update 04/03/2008: I've updated the article as apparently the link to k2's blog was broken.  Also, it's important to note that Derek Callaway was a part of this research and exploitation as well, and I neglected to mention that. So obviously our coverage of the Pwn2Own contest has...

Tags: Adobe Systems Inc., Vulnerability, JavaScript, Microsoft Windows Vista, Exploit, Data Execution Prevention, Flaw, Nate, Programming Languages, Java, Security, Software Development, Software/Web Development, Nathan McFeters

Blog posts 2008-04-02

Adobe CEO: We're bringing Flash to the iPhone

Adobe CEO: We're bringing Flash to the iPhoneNot so fast - Apple hasn't agreed yetFirst, thank you for quoting what he actually said, not the fantasy version others use.However, it seems premature to take that and say Flash is coming. It sounded as if they were reaching out to...

Tags: adobe, Apple iPhone, Adobe Systems Inc.

Discussion threads 2008-03-19