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This is one of my favorite little pages for its simplicity (and, at the same time, complexity: sit and watch -- and listen to -- it for a bit!), as well as its "viral" qualities. After you observe it, "pick it up" with your mouse and shake the snow globe for an entirely new appreciation for this simple animation. It was created as a promotion, but it's still inventive and fun. Requires Flash. From This is True for 19 November 2006 Suggestions for further reading:
 By: Rich ShupeZevan Rosser List Price: $39.99 Amazon Price: $26.39 Editorial Review: Product Description In this book, authors Rich Shupe and Zevan Rosser share the knowledge they've gained from their years as multimedia developers/designers and teachers. Learning ActionScript 3.0 gives you a solid foundation in the language of Flash and demonstrates how you can use it for practical, everyday projects. The authors do more than just give you a collection of sample scripts. Written for those of you new to ActionScript 3.0, the book describes how ActionScript and Flash work, giving you a clear look into essential topics such as logic, event handling, displaying content, migrating legacy projects to ActionScript 3.0, classes, and much more. You will learn important techniques through hands-on exercises, and then build on those skills as chapters progress. ActionScript 3.0 represents a significant change for many Flash users, and a steeper learning curve for the uninitiated. 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Praise "The best ActionScript book ever written." -Lee Brimelow, Creator of The Flash Blog  By: Colin Moock List Price: $54.99 Amazon Price: $34.64 Editorial Review: ActionScript 3.0 is a huge upgrade to Flash's programming language. The enhancements to ActionScript's performance, feature set, ease of use, cleanliness, and sophistication are considerable. Essential ActionScript 3.0 focuses on the core language and object-oriented programming, along with the Flash Player API. Essential ActionScript has become the #1 resource for the Flash and ActionScript development community, and the reason is the author, Colin Moock. Many people even refer to it simply as "The Colin Moock book." And for good reason: No one is better at turning ActionScript inside out, learning its nuances and capabilities, and then explaining everything in such an accessible way. Colin Moock is not just a talented programmer and technologist; he's also a gifted teacher. 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The possibilities are endless, except that now, it just got better. In 2007, Adobe released Flash CS3, which boasts a whole host of new features, including fully customizable workspace, full ActionScript 3.0 support, a PSD importer, a tween-to-code animation converter, and much more. And this book is all you'll need to learn Flash CS3 from the ground up, or learn about all these new features, if you already have previous Flash experience—Flash experts Tom Green and David Stiller take you step-by-step through all facets of Flash CS3, with the emphasis firmly on good design techniques that you use in your own projects. Learn Flash design from the ground up, or just get to grips with the new features, with a series of step by step tutorials. Provides an easy introduction to ActionScript 3.0 coding, but the focus is mainly kept on design. Learn from the expertswritten by renowned Flash designers Tom Green and David Stiller. What youll learn The ins and outs of the Flash CS3 interface How to use all of Flash CS3's essential features, such as text, graphics, and animation How to use video and sound effectively in Flash The basics of ActionScript 3.0 Building Flash user interfaces rapidly using components. How to populate a Flash movie with dynamic data such as XML. The Basics of creating Flash Lite applications (Flash for mobile devices) Using Cascading Style Sheets with Flash Optimizing and publishing your Flash movies Who is this book for? This book is for both beginners who want a solid grounding in Flash CS3, and designers with previous Flash experience, who want to get up to speed with the new features. Summary of Contents Chapter 1: Learning the Flash CS3 Professional Chapter 2: Graphics in Flash CS3 Chapter 3: Symbols and Libraries Chapter 4: ActionScript Basics Chapter 5: Audio in Flash CS3 Chapter 6 Text in Flash CS3 Chapter 7: Animation in Flash CS3 Chapter 8: Video in Flash Chapter 9: Using the Flash UI Components to Build Interfaces Chapter 10: CSS and Flash Chapter 11: Dynamic Data (XML) and Flash Chapter 12: Going Mobile in Flash Chapter 13: Optimizing Flash Movies Chapter 14: Publishing Flash Movies  By: Jim Heid List Price: $39.99 Amazon Price: $26.39 Editorial Review: The definitive iLife reference, completely updated and revised! The Macintosh iLife ’08 is a lavishly illustrated handbook packed with easy-to-follow instructions, essential technical background, and tips for iLife users of all levels. 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