Non-Flash, Flash Ad

I’m being haunted by an ad, from site to site. Is it Flash? Nope. Was it made in Flash? Maybe.

bad ad

Notice anything familiar? If the ad were actually Flash and not a badly compressed JPG, I would have been waiting for one of the default audio clips that was included with Flash.

For those that aren’t seeing what is amusing in the ad, it is the blue arcade style button in the picture. If I put on my black turtleneck, I could criticize it in many ways, but there is a pretty simple one. The button is a default asset that comes with Flash, for demonstrating how to make and use a button. For Flash people it is the equivalent of seeing some of the default Microsoft clip art in an ad. Its just strange.

Introduction to AS3 Adobe eSeminar

This morning I am giving an eSeminar on moving from ActionScript 2.0 to ActionScript 3.0 as well as some of the changes in the Flash Professional AS3 preview on labs that will support the new language features.

The source files are available here. Thanks to everyone that participated this morning. For those that are interested in hearing the presentation, I will post the link to the recording once it is made available.

U10 AC adapter

A co-worker stopped by today to ask if I knew of an AC adapter for the Iriver U10. While IRiver doesn’t sell an AC adapter. You can pick one up pretty cheaply (at least for today). Since the U10 does everything through a cable that is proprietary at one end and a standard large-size USB at the other end, you can always just pick up a USB to AC adapter.

If you already have the IPod USB power adapter, you are good to go.

While on Iriver’s site, I noticed that there is a wallpaper creation contest that is in the voting phase right now. Take a second to vote; it is always a good idea to encourage these sorts of interactions with the community!