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September 26, 2005

Programmer's Guide to Fireworks Commands

Customize your Fireworks environment by creating your own new features, tweaks, and modifications.

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Posted by gfox at 8:56 AM

Welcome to Merrimack: Even Better ColdFusion MX 7

Mac OS X support, enhanced tag functionality, and new functions: Read about the improvements in the update.

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Posted by gfox at 8:55 AM

Migrating from Flash MX 2004 to Flash 8

Familiarize yourself with the new features in Flash 8 and get ready to migrate your existing projects.

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Posted by gfox at 8:54 AM

Performance Improvements in Flash Player 8

Learn about several under-the-hood optimizations that boost performance in Flash Player 8.

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Posted by gfox at 8:53 AM

Launch Fighters – Part 1: Creating a Game for the iRiver U10

Examine a mobile game running in the Flash Lite 1.1 player to see how it works.

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Posted by gfox at 8:52 AM

Creating Your First Website with Dreamweaver 8--Part 2: Creating a Table-Based Page Layout

Design your first web page using HTML tables.

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Posted by gfox at 8:51 AM

Creating Your First Website with Dreamweaver 8--Part 1: Setting Up Your Site and Project Files

Set up your Dreamweaver environment for the website you will create.

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Posted by gfox at 8:49 AM

September 14, 2005

Integrating Dreamweaver 8 with Contribute 3

Explore the powerful integration features that give designers, developers, and contributors a powerful way to maintain websites.

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Posted by gfox at 2:30 PM

Fireworks 8: A Power Blender for Graphics

Get up to speed with the new blend modes in Fireworks 8.

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Posted by gfox at 2:25 PM

Fireworks 8: Only the Shadow Knows

Learn how to use the new solid and perspective shadows in Fireworks 8.

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Posted by gfox at 2:24 PM

The Low-Down on Pop-Up Menus in Fireworks 8

Fireworks 8 moves away from all-JavaScript menus. See why this new method is better.

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Posted by gfox at 2:22 PM

Using the New Image Editing Panel in Fireworks 8

Streamline your digital image touch ups and optimization with this new panel.

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Posted by gfox at 2:21 PM

Using the New Auto Shape Properties Panel

Precisely control common visual elements you add to your Fireworks 8 projects.

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Posted by gfox at 2:20 PM

Configuring Third-Party File Compare

Quickly compare changes between files and merge them all from within Dreamweaver 8.

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Posted by gfox at 2:17 PM

Presenting Video with the Flash Video Component in Dreamweaver 8

Add video to your web pages quickly and easily with the Flash Video component.

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Posted by gfox at 2:15 PM

Introduction to Designing with CSS--Part 6: Deciding Whether to Float or Position Columns

Use alternative methods for creating two-column layouts and learn the strengths and weaknesses of each.

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Posted by gfox at 2:02 PM

Introduction to Designing with CSS--Part 5: Defining Columns and Vertical List Navigation

Easily change your page's navigational design by making quick updates in your CSS file.

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Posted by gfox at 1:54 PM

Introduction to Designing with CSS--Part 4: Creating a Two-Column Layout

Modify the layout of your design by easily making dramatic structural changes to your page.

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Posted by gfox at 1:53 PM

Introduction to Designing with CSS--Part 3: Creating Your First Design Without Tables

Create a CSS-positioned layout of a fixed-width page with a horizontal navigation system.

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Posted by gfox at 1:51 PM

Introduction to Designing with CSS--Part 2: Defining Style Properties and Working with Floats

Learn how to set up default properties for your HTML elements and override them with specificity.

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Posted by gfox at 1:50 PM

Introduction to Designing with CSS--Part 1: Understanding CSS Design Concepts

Use CSS to style XHTML page elements and lay out pages, and learn about the importance of semantic markup.

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Posted by gfox at 1:49 PM

Overview of CSS in Dreamweaver 8

Get familiar with all the new CSS features, tools, workflows and user interface improvements.

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Posted by gfox at 1:38 PM

Consuming a Remote RSS 1.0 Feed with Dreamweaver 8

Use server-side XSL transformations to syndicate content on your site.

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Posted by gfox at 1:37 PM

Creating XSLT Fragments for Server-Side Transformations

Display XML data in your pages using server-side transformations.

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Posted by gfox at 1:36 PM

Displaying XML Data in Web Pages

Get a conceptual overview of what XML and XSLT are how how you can use them in your web pages.

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Posted by gfox at 1:34 PM

Displaying XML Data

Learn how to do client-side XSL transformations of XML data.

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Posted by gfox at 1:33 PM

Getting Started with Dreamweaver 8

Learn to use Dreamweaver 8 the easy way with these Captivate simulations.

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Posted by gfox at 1:32 PM

Mobile Development

Mobile Authoring with Flash Professional 8 Seminar

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Posted by gfox at 1:24 PM

Security Changes in Flash Player 8

Learn about the changed security model applied to Flash content run from a local file system.

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Posted by gfox at 1:23 PM

Flash ActionScript 2.0 Learning Guide

Get started with ActionScript, the coding language of Flash, by getting the basics of what it takes to write good code.

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Posted by gfox at 1:21 PM

Skinning the Flash 8 Components

Take control of your application's look and feel by skinning the Flash 8 components.

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Posted by gfox at 1:20 PM

Designing and Animating Characters in Flash 8

Breathe life into complex characters with these custom techniques and tips.

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Posted by gfox at 1:19 PM

Creating Custom Controller Skins for the Flash Video Component in Dreamweaver 8

Learn how to dress up your video controllers with custom skins. (Updated for Flash 8)

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Posted by gfox at 1:17 PM

Controlling Flash Video with FLVPlayback Behaviors

Use these custom behaviors to control video files playing in an FLVPlayback component. Updated for Flash 8

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Posted by gfox at 1:16 PM

Customizing the FLVPlayback Component

Customize the look and feel of the FLVPlayback component and controls using pre-built skins and Custom UI components.

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Posted by gfox at 1:15 PM

Flash Video Learning Guide

Learn how to use video in Flash and about the advantages of the Flash Video (FLV) file format in this primer.(Updated for Flash 8)

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Posted by gfox at 1:14 PM

Webcam Motion Detection: Using the BitMapData API in Flash 8

Guy Watson taps into the new features of Flash Player 8 to build a motion detection webcam.

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Posted by gfox at 1:12 PM

Varicose-g: High-Performance Graphics in Flash 8

Grant Skinner shows you how to use custom bitmap caching and other Flash 8 features to make complex graphics run beautifully.

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Posted by gfox at 11:49 AM

Introducing the Image API in Flash 8

Learn to use the new BitmapData class in Flash 8 to create and manipulate 32-bit images at runtime with ActionScript.

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Posted by gfox at 11:45 AM

Flash Graphic Effects Learning Guide

Learn how these new effects open up many new design possibilities for Flash 8 projects.

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Posted by gfox at 11:43 AM

Using Flash for the First Time – Part 1: Building a Banner

Jump-start your Flash authoring skills. Learn the basics of starting a new Flash project and working with layers.

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Posted by gfox at 11:41 AM

Contribute 3 and FlashPaper 2 Basics

Get the most out of Contribute and FlashPaper by understanding the basic workspace elements of each.

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Posted by gfox at 11:40 AM

Fireworks 8 Basics

Get the most out of your Fireworks experience by understanding the basic elements of the workspace.

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Posted by gfox at 11:39 AM

Dreamweaver 8 Basics

Get the most out of your Dreamweaver experience by understanding the basic elements of the workspace.

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Posted by gfox at 11:37 AM

Flash 8 Basics

Get the most out of your Flash experience by understanding the basic elements of the workspace.

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Posted by gfox at 11:34 AM