Flash Kit Newsletter Vol. 203, Tue 28 Feb 2006

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In this issue:

1. From the Webmaster
2. Announcements
3. Battle(s) of the Week
4. What's New

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1.From the Webmaster
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March Madness is going strong. The competition is growing and the
number of participants is at an all time high. Come check out the
work these guys and gals are doing right here in the Arena as
Dricciotti, Gerbick, EVPohovich and others keep this challenge
moving along nicely:
http://www.flashkit.com/board/showthread.php?t=674026

Also, keep an eye out for a new forum coming soon to Flash Kit.
A forum that is sure to be what all you Flash link junkies have
been looking for when it comes to the most cutting edge Flash
designs. CED is coming soon!

Thank you and have a great week!
Mike Houghton
Flash Kit webmaster

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2. Announcements
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2.1 Announcements

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Wildform announces the release of WildPresenter
Wildform releases their all new product called WildPresenter,
which enables anyone to easily create outstanding Flash
presentations, product demos, training videos, and sales &
marketing materials. Get all the details of this great new
product right here.
http://www.wildform.com/

THE 15TH FLASHFORWARD CONFERENCE & FILM FESTIVAL BEGINS NEXT WEEK!
FlashForward 2006 kicks off in Seattle Washington this Monday on
February 27th. They’ll be taking over the top floor of the
Washington State Convention and Trade Center until March 2nd. Get
all the details of the biggest Flash event of the year.
http://www.flashforwardconference.com/

Flashloaded have just released a revolutionary Flash CMS component
CMS (Content Management System) that allows you to update text,
images and SWFs directly on a live Flash site without ever
leaving your browser window. Get all the details of this truly
innovative product right here.
http://www.flashloaded.com/

The 2006 Flash Kit March Madness Tournament is here - sign up now!
And so it begins…just as it has in years past, this is a
bracketed tournament opened to all members. You can participate
in the challenge, you can vote or you can just watch in awe as
the art flows from the Arena. Come take a look!
http://www.flashkit.com/board/showth...11#post3544011

Blue Pacific releases Turbine Video Encoder 2
With a wealth of new features - more than converting video to
Flash, TVE creates beautiful and sophisticated Flash video
players, stunning visual FX, useful captioning and audio mixing
capabilities. Get the full details right here!
http://www.blue-pacific.com/products/turbinevideo/

Screentime Media Announces mProjector for Flash 8
mProjector extends Flash 8 into a full-featured cross-platform
application development environment. Create widgets with Flash-
Shaped Windows or full-blown multi-window apps with Menus, File
IO and more. mProjector brings all the power of Flash to the
desktop.
http://www.screentime.com/software/mprojector/

AMFPHP 1.0 has finally been released after 3 years of beta testing!
AMFPHP is an open-source Flash Remoting gateway. This release
brings stability, performance, compatibility and copious amounts
of documentation. Download your copy here.
http://www.amfphp.org



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3. Battle(s) of the Week
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March Madness heats up: http://www.flashkit.com/board/showthread.php?t=674026

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4. What's New
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4.1 New Movies
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OPEN SOURCE MOVIES!


Fireworks
A very cool fireworks that i dont think youve seen before.
http://www.flashkit.com/jump.php?type=movies&ID=11203

Friend to Friend
Inspired by friendship,without which, we would all be lonely.
http://www.flashkit.com/jump.php?type=movies&ID=11211

SITE ALL PURPOSES
For that rushing time, all purposes incomplete web site, full
flash, just change texts, add images and THATS IT! Dont forget to
give me a mail just to know how did you use it. uh! and you can
vote too.
http://www.flashkit.com/jump.php?type=movies&ID=11212

FlashMX Slots
Flash Slots - This is an update to the previous version so lets
play the slots!
http://www.flashkit.com/jump.php?type=movies&ID=10507

Innovation-jigar
Innovative products intro with laser light, text, blasts and
navigational effects. fla included.
http://www.flashkit.com/jump.php?type=movies&ID=11204

ShockBomber
Space shootem up. 3D graphics from 3D-Studio rendered whit SWIFT
3.0. 5 levels of action.
http://www.flashkit.com/jump.php?type=movies&ID=11197

Racing Cars
Select your favorite car by clicking one of the six cars in the
race, and start playing the game by clicking the start button.
Ranking of the six cars is shown when the winning car touches the
finish line.
http://www.flashkit.com/jump.php?type=movies&ID=11196




4.2 New Tutorials
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How to turn a flash game into a profitable product?
Probably, the most effective way to profit from a flash game is
to introduce a registration fee and add limitations for
unregistered users. When a user downloads such a game, he will be
able to play it several days, complete several free levels or
play as a character with limitations in case of a multi-user
game.
http://www.flashkit.com/tutorials/Ga...1308/index.php

PRELOADERS: EXPLAINED
Please click below to view this tutorial (it is located on the FK
Boards). Tutorial (Located on FK Boards) You can also post all of
your problems with preloaders there, and get answers.
http://www.flashkit.com/tutorials/Ge...1309/index.php

Zoom Motion Blur Transition
The zoom Motion Blur Transition seen on popular award winning
sites lately.
http://www.flashkit.com/tutorials/Sp...1310/index.php



4.3 Featured Sites for this Week
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Check out the latest Featured Sites for this Week:

Aliax media
Personal portfolio of Alla Trelevska. Web design, graphics,and
photography.
http://www.aliaxmedia.com/

GRJD.com - Portfolio of Greg Dawson
This is the personal portfolio of Multimedia Designer Greg
Dawson. It contains work from various mediums.
http://www.grjd.com/main.htm

EVO
EVOWEB/’/s mission is to develop revolutionary and ground
breaking products on technological and conceptual levels.
http://www.evoweb.com/

LitFuse
Experience LitFuse Design. Based in Seattle, Washington, through
the interactive world of designer action heroes James and Scott.
http://www.litfusedesign.com/

Square4
A unique website for a freelancing web developer / designer.
http://www.square4.nl/square4.html



4.5 Featured Loops
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House Run 02
Audio Title: House Run 02. Composed by: Joshua Hardin.
Description: Electronic, synthesized upbeat tempo.
http://www.flashkit.com/jump.php?type=loops&ID=9749

Restored To Power
Audio Title: Restored To Power. Composed by: Joshua Hardin.
Description: Heavy-handed guitars' chorus paired up with
powerhouse drum accents.
http://www.flashkit.com/jump.php?type=loops&ID=9747

House Run 01
Audio Title: House Run 01. Composed by: Joshua Hardin.
Description: Electronic, synthesized upbeat tempo.
http://www.flashkit.com/jump.php?type=loops&ID=9748

-- Ancient Forest --
My first loop submitted to FlashKit. This one brings back
memories of the old SEGA Genisis games. All I ask if you use this
loop is a link to my email address. Thanks.
http://www.flashkit.com/jump.php?type=loops&ID=9746

Robot Drinking Oil
Something between techno and trance
http://www.flashkit.com/jump.php?type=loops&ID=9744

Mechanical Intruders
Pulsating bass & weird fx
http://www.flashkit.com/jump.php?type=loops&ID=9745


4.6 This week's content from the Windows Tech Channel
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Accessing and Updating Data in ASP.NET 2.0: Accessing Database Data
ASP.NET 2.0 introduced a number of new Web controls designed for
accessing and modifying data. In this article we'll be examining
how to access data from databases with the SqlDataSource and
AccessDataSource controls.
http://aspnet.4guysfromrolla.com/articles/022206-1.aspx

Storing Data from Dynamic Controls Using ASP.NET 2.0 Callback
So you've run across a situation where dynamically creating web
form controls would be helpful. Luckily this is quite easy in
ASP.NET. Now comes the part where we need to retrieve the values
from those controls...
http://www.asp101.com/articles/david...ck/default.asp

How to Make SQL Dependency Work Where It Doesn't
One of the most anticipated new features in ASP.NET 2.0 and SQL
Server 2005 is SQL Dependency. This article will show you how to
set up surrogate procedures so that you can use SQL Dependency to
its fullest and bypass its limitations.
http://www.15seconds.com/issue/060223.htm