Flash Kit Newsletter Vol. 213, Tuesday May 9, 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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Hi folks, it's been another great week at Flash Kit with lots of
new resources being submitted daily. We've even added a new
moderator in the XML forum. Chris_Seahorn has joined our team so
please stop by and make him feel welcome, pick his brain a little
too while your there too.

I quick look at the Flash Kit forum stats as we surpass the three
million post count: Threads: 586,944, Posts: 3,006,997, Members:
565,951

I also wanted to touch base with everyone on the Cool Sites
forum. 3PRIMATES has taken the lead in trying to get this forum
whipped into shape and serve as the world class forum that it
rightly should be. We're looking for the greatest Flash Sites on
the web. Not just the big business commercial sites that have
unlimited resources, we're also looking for the true artists with
the greatest sites out there to feature in this forum and list as
daily featured sites so if you have them bookmarked, and I know
you do, please post them in the cool sites forum here:
upt_http://board.flashkit.com/board/forumdisplay.php?f=18 or forward
them on to me at webmaster@flashkit.com

As always, thank you for reading and keep on Flash'n

Mike Houghton
Flash Kit webmaster

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2. Announcements
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2.1 Announcements

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Adobe announces first Macromedia Flash Professional 8 Roadshow
Designed to provide creative professionals an overview of the
benefits of Flash 8. This free, four-city tour kicks off in Los
Angeles then off to San Francisco, Chicago and New York. See
leading professionals reveal the latest Flash 8 techniques
http://adobe.regsvc.com/reg/site2/ov...p?site=1643&mc

SWiSHzone.com releases SWiSH Jukebox!
SWiSH Jukebox coverts your MP3s to Flash sound players at the
click of a button. Simply import your MP3s, select your player
style and you're done! SWiSH Jukebox comes complete with a large
selection of player styles and generates spectrum data.
http://www.swishzone.com/index.php?product=jukebox

Wildform Releases WildPresenter 2.1
Wild Presenter, available for Windows, enables anyone to easily
create outstanding Flash presentations, product demos, training
videos, and sales & marketing materials AND it’s being offered at
a special introductory price. Details here!
http://www.wildform.com/products/wildpresenter/

goowy releases major new enhancements
goowy releases major new enhancements to its already robust and
all Flash email service. Now goowy has Instant Messaging, online
file storage, fully manageable calendar, a personalized start
page and lots more. Get more details and signup right here!
http://www1.goowy.com/

FlashRelief announces QuickPoll -- A customizable poll component
QuickPoll quickly create an online Flash poll. Customize fonts,
colors, sizes, number of choices and more. Includes three pre-
built templates. Uses PHP for poll data storage and quick setup.
Create an unlimited number of polls. Read more here.
http://www.flashrelief.com/quickpoll/index.html

IncreditTools announces Flash Demo Builder 1.0
Flash Demo Builder is an easy tool for creating tutorials,
presentations, interactive quizzes and product demonstrations.
Publish to Flash, DVD, CD, EXE, AVI, MS Word, Email and Website.
Get your copy here.
http://www.flashdemobuilder.com/

PJ and Supreme4 components Version2, ultimate text effect for MM Flash
Version 2 has matured to become an all-in text-effect solution
for anyone working with Flash. PJ and S4 Version 2 can be used by
users of any skill-level. For experienced users custom
modifications can be done quickly. Details here!
http://www.patrickjansen.net/components/

Marmalade Multimedia is pleased to announce the release of FlashAmp 3
FlashAmp 3, the sound-visualization utility for Macromedia Flash
8 and MX2004. Designed for Windows and Macintosh, FlashAmp 3 will
synchronize sound in Flash, audio animations and visualizations,
lip sync character animations and more!
http://www.marmalademedia.com.au/flashamp/

Check out the all new iconflash for your next Flash project
The all new iconflash.com gives you over 200 professionally
designed Flash icons complete with FLA, SWF and PNG files Flash
icons perfect for use in any Flash website or movie. Get the full
details and pricing here!
http://www.iconflash.com/

MDM announce Zinc OSX Update with Browser Functionality
MDM have just released a new update to Zinc 2.5 for Mac OSX. The
update is the first to include Mac OSX Browser functionality and
will allow users to access both local and online HTML files
directly in their Zinc Applications! Get it today!
http://www.multidmedia.com/track.php...tware/zinc/osx



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3. Battle(s) of the Week
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Jwin calls out and finally rhyeen answers the call with a blast.
upt_http://board.flashkit.com/board/showthread.php?t=685515


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

R-Clox
Submitted by Ryan Provvost. I created another clock in flash!
This time I took the Somsara clock and modified it to suit my
color and look.
upt_http://www.flashkit.com/jump.php?type=movies&ID=11084

Site Banner
Submitted by Arda, check out this customizable and full featured
banner template.
upt_http://www.flashkit.com/jump.php?type=movies&ID=11340

Smiley Bungee
This is a flash of smileys which bungee down the screen. Great
for screensaver. Good example of duplicating random movies. Also
shows the time.
upt_http://www.flashkit.com/jump.php?type=movies&ID=11343

3D vector animated running woman
Created by the Original Flash: This animation is a realistic
vector three-dimensional model of a woman running. The character
runs in the direction of the cursor and can move in 8 directions
and has 8 fixed poses (Including the reflected movie clips and
poses). The "running woman" can be used in games, logos,
websites, collages, banners, and animations.
upt_http://www.flashkit.com/jump.php?type=movies&ID=11339

Smooth-Finger
Woman’s hand opening and closing. Great for a preloader or just
for animation.
upt_http://www.flashkit.com/jump.php?type=movies&ID=942

Calendar 2 (birthday picker)
Author: Damir Secki. It's new version of my calendar birth date
picker. Simply ad it to your site and define which variable will
affect. Feel free to use it in your entire project. I'd like to
see your final work.
upt_http://www.flashkit.com/jump.php?type=movies&ID=4584



4.2 New Tutorials
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Finding an Angle Between two points
This is useful for all kinds of tasks.
upt_http://www.flashkit.com/tutorials/Math-Physics/Finding_-Joran420-1337/index.php

Miles Calculator
I learned many things about flash on this web site and now I
guess its time to write a tutorial myself. Given below is a
sample calculator, which we will make together step by step. This
tutorial is intended for novice who have some basic knowledge of
flash. You can take this tutorial on any version of flash.
upt_http://www.flashkit.com/tutorials/Interactivity/Miles_Ca-Rizwan_L-1335/index.php

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

E.G.G.
Posted by Statrick: What a great find! This site is a perfect
example of the awesome potential of Flash. E.G.G. offers great 3d
effects, brilliant colors, rich soundFX and quick load times.
Check it out here and discuss it in the Flash Kit Cool Sites
forum. http://www.enjoygreenergrass.com/

Cool breath power - yeah! Check out this awesome new site by EVB5
for Wrigley's Winterfresh chewing gum. It features lots of
strange characters, tons of interaction and endless navigation.
http://coolbreathpower.com/

iMotion Media Posted by rudolflai999. Created by iMotion Media.
This site offers great graphics, beautiful background and tons of
content. Check it out!
http://www.imotion-media.nl/eng/



4.5 Featured Loops
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Yano pad 133.051 bpm
I made this With my Korg. Feel free to use it Its a gift If you
do use it email me Thank you
upt_http://www.flashkit.com/jump.php?type=loops&ID=9829

Urban jam
This loop was created using the drum machine HotStepper.com.de/
The drum loop is short but a weird science type urban loop.
http://www.flashkit.com/jump.php?type=loops&ID=9827

DANK ADVENTURE
CHECK THIS ONE OUT ABSTRACT/CUTTING EDGE ALL ORGINAL B-BOY FEEL A
SOUND FOR ANYTHING LIGHT YEARS AWAY.
upt_http://www.flashkit.com/jump.php?type=loops&ID=9823

DARK
AMBIENT DARK 80'S FEEL ALL ORGINAL A SOUND FOR TRANSITIONS AND
ENDS SEPERATE TRACKS AVAILABLE.
upt_http://www.flashkit.com/jump.php?type=loops&ID=9824



4.5 Featured Articles
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Visual Studio 2005 Hands-On Tutorial - Part 2
This is the second part in a series of hands-on tutorials that
will take you through all the steps to build a complete
application using Visual Studio 2005 and SQL Server 2005. In this
part, David Catherman walks you through building a Windows Forms
based interface to the database.
http://www.15seconds.com/issue/060504.htm

Examining ASP.NET 2.0's Membership, Roles, and Profile - Part 4
Improve the login experience by showing more informative messages
for users who log on with invalid credentials; also, see how to
keep a log of invalid login attempts.
http://aspnet.4guysfromrolla.com/articles/050306-1.aspx


'Teach Yourself Ajax in 10 Minutes' Sample Chapter
One of my contacts from Sams recently sent me an email telling me
about their latest offering: 'Teach Yourself Ajax in 10 Minutes'.
The sample chapter, Chapter 11: Our First AJAX Application, walks
you through building your first simple Ajax application.
http://asp101.com/articles/sample_ch...ax/default.asp