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Thanks to Flex RIA United, they posted actionscript resources websites on their blog.

Here is their list:

Action Script Library – A collection of code snippets for use with ActionScript.

ActionScript.org Library – A collection of over 700 scripts for you to use, a large selection of tutorials and more.

Actionscript Physics Engine – A free 2D physics engine for Actionscript 3 from MIT.

ActionStep.org – An ActionScript 2.0 open source component framework for writing to the Flash player.

Animation Package – An ActionScript library (Flash player 6 and above) with a focus on keeping file sizes down.

AS2lib.org – The AS2 library open source framework to work with Actionscript 2.

AS2Unit.org – An Actionscript 2 testing framework that lets you run repeatable tests on your classes.

Flalog.com – Tips, tricks, and tutorials for Flash and ActionScript.

FlashKit.com – Code snippets, reviews, links, over 1,000 tutorials.

Flashtica.com – A designer-oriented site with open source scripts and links to lots of resources.

GoToAndLearn.com – A site with very in-depth video tutorials on various aspects of Flash.

Jim’s Flash Bestiary – A collection of small Flash movies with accompanying source code to learn from.

Kirupa.com Tutorials – An extensive collection of tutorials on just about every conceivable aspect of Flash.

OneFlex.org Codes – A site for people to post and share code snippets for ActionScript and MXML.

OSFlash.org – A home for open source Flash projects that any registered member can contribute to.

Smart Webby Flash Tutorials – A collection of tutorials for Flash for beginner to advanced developers.

TutorialOutpost Flash Lessons – A huge collection of tutorials on many aspects of the Flash program.

Oh yes.. I meant the “!!!!!!!!” thing! Can you believe that you can play Quake I on Flash? That’s what you’ll see on this video.

Peter Elst has uploaded video sneak peek of Adobe MAX 2007 Chicago. Scott Peterson’s C/C++ conversion to AS3 tool is truly amazing. He converts the whole Quake game which was written in C++ into AS3 and played the game in flash player.

Peter Elst posted few sneak peek videos of MAX Chicago 2007. He is in process uploading all sessions he attended on that conference.

Ever wondered what to do when your PHP script takes long time to execute? Especially when users value time and won’t wait long to open a web page. There is a solution for that by running part of your PHP code in the background as SiteCrafting Blog posted. It’s simple as this article shows the command needed to execute a PHP scripts in the background without interfering with the page loading. It only works in Linux servers.


<%
$command = "/usr/bin/php4 -f /var/www/myweb/image_resize.php";

exec( "$command > /dev/null &", $arrOutput );
%>


That code will execute the image_resize.php in the background. The PHP file that uses this command will be loaded normally without waiting for exec() to be done.

In this tutorial you’ll learn how to make a simple cartoon animation like the one hereunder:

It is easy, simple steps, and totally suitable for beginners.

Two big releases today! Adobe released Flex 3 Beta 2 and Flash Lite 3. Adobe has been releasing Flex 3 Beta for testing and now releasing the new version of the beta.

Flash Lite is the flash player version for mobile devices. The new release supports FLV flash videos that might do a great impact in the mobile world. This will allow even low resource small mobile phones to play FLV video like the one youtube uses.

Adobe acquires the RIA firm Virtual Ubiquity, which is developing the unique online word processor using Flash. The software called Buzzword and has been in closed beta for few months now. “Because it was built with Adobe Flexâ„¢ software and runs in the Adobe Flashâ„¢ Player, Buzzword enables greater document quality, outstanding typography, page layout controls, and robust support for integrated graphics, regardless of the browser or device. The application also will run on Adobe® AIRâ„¢, offering users a hybrid online/offline experience and the ability to work with both hosted and local documents. The powerful collaboration capabilities in Buzzword enable multiple authors to edit and comment on documents from anywhere, at anytime; while document creators can set permissions that virtually eliminate version control chaos. For more information on the acquisition and access to Buzzword beta software, please visit http://www.adobe.com/go/buzzwordfaq.”

Adobe Developer Center is now called Adobe Developer Connection (ADC). The enhanced website looks more attractive with enhanced interface for more connectivity. I haven’t time to check it well enough, but I can say it is easier to find what I’m looking for. It seems Adobe is trying to get more involved with developers community. In addition, Flex cookbook is now easier to access including many other sections unlike before where the link were scattered between pages.

To read more details about the new design, read this article.