Flash Kit Newsletter Vol. 240, Tuesday November 28, 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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All be it a short week, it was a great week here at Flash Kit
and we hope that all of our friends in the US, our ships at sea
and our soldiers abroad had the opportunity to share in and
celebrate Thanksgiving Day.

I would like to invite everyone who hasn’t already done so to
stop by and check out our new HTLM/CSS/JavaScript Forum right
here: upt_http://board.flashkit.com/board/forumdisplay.php?f=103
It’s only been open for a few days and already there are over a
dozen new threads and 80 plus posts. Get in and see what all the
excitement is about!

Last but not least, we’re working on an issue with our Tutorials
submissions form and we know how important this feature is to
the Flash Kit community so please, if you have a tutorial that
you are trying to submit, just email it to the webmaster as the
Tutorial submission form describes and we will get it up. We
apologies for any inconvenience with this but we are working on
it.

Thats all for now, thank you for visiting and have a great week!

Mike
Flash Kit webmaster


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2. Announcements
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Introducing the new HTML/CSS/JavaScript Forum at Flash Kit.
That’s right! We now have an HTML Forum at Flash Kit. Not only
that but its an all purpose client side language forum including
discussions on HTML, CSS, Javascript and more. Stop by and check
it out right here.
upt_http://board.flashkit.com/board/forumdisplay.php?f=103

EyeWonder Releases New AdWonder Component and Certification Program
The all-new AdWonder Flash Component is the first tool of its
kind designed specifically for online video ads. Gain the power
to design, build, preview, test and approve any EyeWonder rich
media and video ad unit without ever leaving the Flash
environment.
http://www.eyewonder.com/

Sculptoris.com Voices 2.0 Released
Create talking Flash animated 3D characters in minutes. Voices
2.0 includes new real life 3D characters. Click here for your
Free download.
http://www.Sculptoris.com

Monokai releases Monoslideshow 1.1, a new online Flash image viewer
Monoslideshow 1.1 is a fully customizable, XML driven and easy
to set up online image viewer. Monoslideshow provides a fast,
flexible and fresh way to present your photos online.
http://www.monoslideshow.com/

Blue Pacific Software releases Turbine Video Uploader
Turbine Video Uploader enables Flash Video (FLV) encoding and
transparent uploading to your website or file server. Turbine
Video Uploader can be fully branded and customized in a way that
it looks like your own application.
http://www.blue-pacific.com/products...videouploader/

Announcing DigitalLife 2006, the ultimate technology, gaming and entertainment event of the year
DigitalLife comes to the Jacob Javits Center in New York on
October 12th through October 15th. Don’t miss this once a year
event where you’ll hear from Stan Glasgow, President and COO of
Sony Electronics Inc, see the preview of Final Fantasy XII, speak
with the folks from eBay University and more.
http://www.digitallife.com/flash.html

Wildform Releases New Software: WildPresenter Lite
Wildform announces the release of a new, consumer priced Lite
version of their popular presentation program, WildPresenter,
which lets anyone easily create outstanding Flash slide shows,
flow charts, ads, online lessons, and sales presentations.
http://www.wildform.com/

New Adobe Captivate 2 Enables Rapid Creation of High-Impact eLearning Experiences
Adobe announces Adobe Captivate 2 software, which enables the
creation of professional-quality, interactive simulations,
software demonstrations and scenario-based training modules.
Click here to get the full details of this easy to use and
effective software.
http://www.adobe.com/products/captiv...nnounce_100404



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3. Battle of the Week
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This week we celebrate our very first "Pick your own favorite
Battle of Week" Day. So get to choosing!
upt_http://board.flashkit.com/board/forumdisplay.php?f=77


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3.1 Photograph of the Week (NEW)
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frex posted his amazing shot a few days ago and we couldn't wait
to share this one. It looks like a dream, almost like you can
simply walk right into the shot. Don't miss this featured
Photograph of the week right here in the Photography forum:
upt_http://board.flashkit.com/board/showthread.php?t=711810


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4. What's New
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4.1 New Movies
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Water
» Author: BGiaconi
» Title: Smiley banner
» Description: Transparency, water effect, glass design, transparence, effect.
upt_http://www.flashkit.com/movies/Animations/Water-BGiaconi-11635/index.php

Angel on Lightning
» Author: Ravindran
» Title: Angel on Lightning
» Description: An Angel flying over the globe with viberent
lightning and fire clouds beneath also a shining laser beam
which powers the clouds.
» More by Ravindran
upt_http://www.flashkit.com/jump.php?type=movies&ID=11624

Ninja Gaiden Animation
» Author: Pie S
» Description: Ninja Gaiden Animation
upt_http://www.flashkit.com/jump.php?type=movies&ID=11621

Shell Shocked
» Author: World of peach
» Title: Shell Shocked
» Description: A short cartoon showing the heady world of the extreme sportsman.
upt_http://www.flashkit.com/jump.php?type=movies&ID=11629

HTML Editor V2
» Author: Chris Seahorn
» Title: HTML Editor V2
» Description: This is a flash html editor for Koolmoves 5.6.3. The entire movie is nested in a master clip on a single frame for easy importation into existing stages. Includes a sample POST variable script.
» More by Chris Seahorn
upt_http://www.flashkit.com/jump.php?type=movies&ID=11631



4.2 New Tutorials
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How to Make a Sprite Shoot in Flash 8
This tutorial will teach you how to make a sprite, such as a
spaceship, "shoot" a bullet in Flash 8. Basic knowledge of Flash
required.
upt_http://www.flashkit.com/tutorials/Games/How_to_M-Luke_Kne-1379/index.php

Awesome game
This tutorial shows you how to make a game in a 2d scrolling plane!
upt_http://www.flashkit.com/tutorials/Games/awesome_-kyle-1380/index.php

Bubble wars
This is a tutorial, explained in as much detail as possible, on
how to make the very first game i made.... Bubble wars.. a fast-
paced shooting game
upt_http://www.flashkit.com/tutorials/Games/Bubble_w-The_craz-1371/index.php

Random Variables
Random variables. A must-need for many, many games.
upt_http://www.flashkit.com/tutorials/Games/Random_V-PacoBell-1370/index.php

Countdown from 10
We will count down from 10 with a code.
upt_http://www.flashkit.com/tutorials/Actionscripting/Countdow-Domen-1369/index.php



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

Planit - Ideas Transform
» Posted by rudolflai999 in the Flash Kit Cool Sites Forum
» Title: Planit - Ideas Transform
» Comments by author: Planit is an integrated brand
communications agency that provides advertising, design, direct
marketing, interactive and public relations services to clients
in various industries. The agency incorporates strategies and
real-world tactics to give shape to corporate brands and
strengthen organizations by delivering measurable results.
http://www.planitagency.com/

DX interactive - Flash Games and Animation
» Title: DX interactive - Flash Games and Animation
» Comments: I stumbled across this site while checking out
skateboard videos and I found this one had a great skateboard
trick tutorial section. It has some really nice features such as
a list of skateboard tricks to choose from, choosing one will
display a animated tutorial of that trick. It even has a handy
"slow motion" option so you can clearly see the foot, leg and
motion of the skate board throughout the entire course of the
trick. This is a site I know our Nordberg will love. So enjoy
and if you want to talk about it, then post your comments in the
Cool Sites Forum
http://www.dxinteractive.com/

Fragile Pieces
» Posted in the Flash Kit Links section
» Title: Fragile Pieces
» Comments by Author: A tale of regret and the subjective nature
of Memory. Fragile Pieces combines the cinematic tradition with
the unique possibilities of non-linear storytelling. The story
of a young man trying to cope with the loss of a loved one
through the items she has left behind. YOU will choose what he
remembers, and ultimately influence what happens when the truth
of these memories eventually come to light...
http://fragilepieces.com/

Tea Official site
» Posted in the Flash Kit Cool Sites Forum by a newcomer to the forums, hollygod17
» Title: Tea Official site
» Comments by hollygod17: A site features nice & well designed bags for modern woman. It's based in Singapore and has some branches in Taiwan as well.

http://www.te-a.com.sg/

DILJA
» Posted in the Flash Kit Links Section
» Title: DILJA
» Comments by Author: Dilja - Malta Car Imports is Malta's most
popular Japanese vehicle importer and supplier.
http://www.maltacarimports.com/



4.5 New Sound Loops
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Nova bossa
G Minor Pentatonic.
upt_http://www.flashkit.com/jump.php?type=loops&ID=9974

Cannibal Wars
Tribal drum loop
upt_http://www.flashkit.com/jump.php?type=loops&ID=9972

Seagulls
85 bpm soft loop with oboe and piano accompanied by strings, bass and drums.
upt_http://www.flashkit.com/jump.php?type=loops&ID=9973

Jazz bass-1
Simple standup bass with bongos
upt_http://www.flashkit.com/jump.php?type=loops&ID=9938

Cowbells in space 2
Cowbells - who knew? Now with added spice
upt_http://www.flashkit.com/jump.php?type=loops&ID=9935

Dreamy nights
Lounge! Airy female vocals atop dreamy percussion
upt_http://www.flashkit.com/jump.php?type=loops&ID=9936



4.6 Featured Articles
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Accessing and Updating Data in ASP.NET 2.0: Examining the Data Source Control's Events
This article, by Scott Mitchell, looks at the events raised by
the data source controls as they retrieve and modify data.
http://aspnet.4guysfromrolla.com/articles/112206-1.aspx

Checking If A File Exists ASP.NET Sample Code
In keeping with the style of our classic ASP version of the
script, I've once again included a version that just checks for
the file's existence inline and a second version that calls a
function and then displays the function's return value via an
<asp:Literal> control.
http://asp101.com/samples/file_exists_aspx.asp