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Fixing our social sharing tools
Have you ever decided not to share something even though you thought it was awesome? Maybe you found a great article breaking down a complicated conflict in a foreign country, or a Particularly Funny Internet Cat Video, or a thoughtful Continue reading
Incredibly nerdy Valentine’s day cards
I ve been seeing way more nerdy Valentine s day cards this year than I have in the past. So I thought I would collect some here for you to share with your friends and lovers! I ll start with a classic, and Continue reading
Flash is dead. Long live the internet.
When I was in high school I didn t own a computer. I used to read the occasional Popular Mechanics magazine and would linger for a while on the articles about the internet or HTML, fascinated by this new technology that Continue reading
SWFObject now available on Google AJAX Libraries API
I m happy to announce that SWFObject (version 2 of course) is available from the Google AJAX Libraries API. What does this mean to you, the average user of SWFObject? It means you no longer need to place a copy of Continue reading
Powered by YouTube event this Thursday, July 10th 2008
Are you interested in the various API services that YouTube offers? Are you going to be in the bay area this Thursday? Then why not stop by Powered by YouTube? It s taking place at the San Bruno YouTube office this Continue reading
SWFObject 2.0 Beta
Today at Adobe MAX I ll be giving a presentation with Michael Williams on the next version of SWFObject (previously the SWFFix project). As most of you probably know, I ve been working on a project with Bobby van der Sluis and Continue reading
The SWFFix alpha is up
Bobby put up the SWFFix alpha earlier today I ve been at the Ajax experience (with no wireless internet access, wtf?!) so haven t had time to put together a post about it, but here s a quick one. We also announced Continue reading
SWFObject 1.5 released
I m pleased to announce the next semi-major release of SWFObject (Direct download link). This version has been in development for quite a while, but only because I haven t been able to find time to update the documentation. There s really only Continue reading
Announcing the SWFFix project
SWFFix is a new joint project from myself and Bobby van der Sluis. The project s goal is to replace SWFObject and UFO with a single method that is (hopefully) more standards compliant and doesn t rely entirely on Javascript. We ve put Continue reading
Flash vs. Ajax
I ve been hearing a lot of Flash vs. Ajax arguments lately, and unfortunately, they almost always start off in the wrong way. It s very common to hear people argue about Flash websites or RIAs vs. Ajax websites or RIAs, but Continue reading
Using progressive enhancement with Flash
There s a fantastic article on Adobe s devnet site that Bobby wrote (he s the guy who wrote SWFObject s biggest competition, UFO*). All about progressive enhancement with Flash. It includes helping your Flash content get picked up by search engines, supporting people Continue reading
On embedding Flash content using Web Standards (yes, again)
Lately there s been a bit of buzz around embedding plugins while adhering to Web Standardsâ„¢. First this ALA article came out and said bye bye embed , then yesterday one of the WaSP nerds posted something about Valid Flash, video and Continue reading
FlashObject to become SWFObject
A couple of months ago I was asked by Adobe to write an article about FlashObject for their Devnet site. I happily agreed, as the Devnet site is pretty high visibility in the Flash community, and it would really get Continue reading
A modern approach to Flash SEO
Search engine optimization is one of the most popular subjects when nerds sit around and talk about Flash. Does Google index your swf files? seems to be the most popular question, usually garnering plenty of yes and no and maybe Continue reading
Drawing with Javascript and Flash
David Flanagan (you probably have his O reilly Javascript book next to your desk right now) has been doing some experimentation with exposing the Flash drawing API -vector, not the bitmap stuff (yet)- to Javascript. In his example he uses the Continue reading
My sweet new iTunes phone!
I was a little dissapointed at the iTunes phone (ROKR) stats. Who only wants to listen to 100 songs? Puhleese. Check out these exclusive shots of my new iPhonePod. It s got all the features of a RAZR, and all the Continue reading
How accessible is your Flash embed?
There s an interesting article over on the Macromedia Accessibility blog. They take a look at some popular Flash embed techniques and see how they perform in screen readers. The thing that caught my eye, though, was the performance of the Continue reading
Proper Flash embedding: FlashObject Best Practices
UPDATE (7-24-2005): This page refers to an old version of the FlashObject script. For questions or comments, or to download the script, please refer to the permanent home of the FlashObject script. This post is a continuation of a previous Continue reading
I Choo Choo Choose You
A couple years back I was talking to some friends and they mentioned how cool it would be to have the Valentine s Day cards from past Simpsons episodes. Among them the I Choo Choo Choose You that Ralph gives Lisa Continue reading