Today I noticed on the Google Maps API for Flash homepage that Google has released the Google Map API for Flach CS3. In my previous posts (1, 2, and 3) we were using the version of a Flash IDE version of the API that Vincent Tsao built (and graciously shared with all of us!) using the Flex-only API that Google provided.
Now that we’ve got an official build from Google for Flash CS3 my first question was will it work in Adobe’s latest release... + read on
I’ve had a very similar conversation with several friends (real-life friends, in this case) regarding Facebook. The basic flow of the conversation is this.
1. When I started Facebook, I had only real friends on my list.
2. Since I like keeping in touch with my friends, I updated my Facebook page with all kinds of personal information. My friends knew if I hated coming to work on Monday morning. It was fun.
3. Then my boss/co-worker/Mom, asked... + read on
Today SuperGeekery was added to the Tech section of AllTop.com. Wow! Very cool.
What’s AllTop? It’s a site aggregates feeds for top site in different categories, like Innovation, Baseball, Moms, and Technology, just to name a few. It’s sort of like having a well-stocked RSS reader without needing to know what RSS really means or having to manage a bunch of feeds on your own.
A big humble “thank you” to the folks at AllTop for including... + read on
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If you’ve been with me over the past 2 tutorials, we made a basic Google Map application in Flash CS3 in part 1 and in part 2 we created a database full of locations plus made a service using AMFPHP that allows us to access that data.
In this final part, we’re going to jump back into Flash and build upon that original map from part 1 and hook it up to the database from part 2.
Let’s jump right in and look at what we’ll be building.
Live... + read on