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This is the coolest flash application I’ve ever seen!

Darren Terhune — Thu, 18 Jun 2009 08:12:12 +0000

I’ve seen a lot of cool websites out there, but this one takes the cake and eats it too. (Powered by LaunchBit)

Compiling a custom php5 install with ming on dreamhost

Darren Terhune — Wed, 20 Feb 2008 20:11:11 +0000

Due to recent developing using php Ming library for creating Flash, I was forced to figure out how to do a custom php5 install on my Dreamhost account. It actually wasn’t hard at all considering they have well written instructions on the Dreamhost wiki. However this custom install described there doesn’t include the Ming component [...]

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Securing your email forms using css or php’s ming library

Darren Terhune — Thu, 14 Feb 2008 23:09:14 +0000

I recently had a coverstation with my teacher from last year Jim Rutherford from Digital Media Minute about securing web forms that have email fields where the email address ends up going to an mail script. I’ve always busted my brain on how to do this. I’ve used math equations, but a bot could just [...]

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Work: Tigh-Na-Mara Flash Header

Darren Terhune — Fri, 21 Dec 2007 01:31:43 +0000

I forgot but I did a Flash header that dynamically loads images from a folder into the Flash application. I also did a cool thing where the Tigh-Na-Mara logo randomly scatters across the swf when you move your mouse over it. It’s kinda cool and fun. There were some dynamic gradient fades between the images [...]

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Pearls vs Swine

Darren Terhune — Sun, 09 Dec 2007 19:02:25 +0000

Transience has a flash based series of games that are really really fun and really really difficult to beat at the same time. It’s the old comupter is smarter that the human type game and it’s driving me crazy so I thought I’d pass it along! Go to the games lounge section and play “Pearls [...]

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Internet Explorer and Flash “Click to activate” Control

Darren Terhune — Sat, 22 Sep 2007 04:38:59 +0000

I am getting sick of seeing websites with flash content in them that you have to “click to activate” to interact with the flash object. It’s all good if it’s just an ad or something that doesn’t need user interaction, but if it is needing user interaction making them have to click the flash object [...]

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A Flash Game

Darren Terhune — Wed, 25 Jul 2007 03:25:21 +0000

I just finished a small project for a friend of mine. I made a sweet flash game, where you try and shoot down helmets while being timed. After you shoot all the helmets you enter your initials and email address for a chance to win a free Darren Berrecloth signed, signature Deviant Helmet from Specialzied! [...]

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Creating a email form using actionscript and php

Darren Terhune — Mon, 05 Mar 2007 10:55:33 +0000

I just finished an email form that I put up on my contact page. It was an assignment for my Actionscript class. I used Actionscript to import and place the components, validate, and send data using a LoadVars function to a php script, which then sends off an email to myself. This was the first [...]

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Flash Application Security Tips

Darren Terhune — Sat, 24 Feb 2007 03:44:07 +0000

Here is some scripts that can be useful to mess with that evil person that decompiles your .swf’s and tries to copy your Flash applications. Although these won’t completly stop your enemy from getting your .fla file and using it in there own project, it can help the frustration process for them, which would lead [...]

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Basic Flash Drawing Application

Darren Terhune — Wed, 24 Jan 2007 10:59:23 +0000

This is a quick Flash App that I did yesterday for my actionscript class. It’s fairly basic and looks cool! This is all done with 3 layers and 1 keyframe in each layer. I did do the pencil with Maya but you could use anything. It’s just a .png file for the transparency. I turned [...]