Flash Player Update

Macromedia released an updated version of the Flash player on 6 December 2002. See their Flash TechNote (release r65-r69) for info on the issues addressed in the latest release of the player.

Flash Remoting Explained

What is Flash remoting and why should you use it? Take a look at this introduction to Flash Remoting MX from Builder.com.

User Group Flash Comm Broadcast

The New York ColdFusion User Group will be broadcasting their December meeting using the Flash Communication Server. The meeting takes place at 6:30 PM (EST) this evening.

Flash Sketch Artist

Thinking of a career in law enforcement? Even if you are not, check out the Ultimate Flash Face, which allows you to chose facial features and combine them to form your own composite sketch.

Move Over, Flashing Ad Banner

What's the latest trend in Website advertising? Animated Graphics that pop up in front of the text on the page. In order to keep reading the text behind them you have to either wait patiently for the graphic to go away, or try to find a way to get rid of them. With most users conditioned to avoid anything that flashes or moves on a Webpage (having learned that these items are almost always ads), one has to wonder: will users accept this in-your-face marketing strategy as an unavoidable part of the surfing experience, or will they abandon sites which use them en masse, and search for the same content (sans ads) on another Website?