Weak Listeners
Garbage collection can be a big deal when writing complex programs in Actionscript. Not removing EventListeners is probably one of the biggest sources of AS holding onto memory it doesn't…
Castfire AS3 Library
I have been developing an AS3 library for the video publishing company Castfire on my own for the past little while and recently got in touch with them about continuing the endeavor. I thought it was a shot in the dark but they were more than willing to help out and so here is the first of, I hope, many articles on the Castfire API and the class library I am working with them to create for it.
The point of this library is to allow Flash devs like myself to easily access the Castfire API when creating custom video players.
WordPress Functions
I found a fantastic article on some great default functions for your functions.php file. They're not all for every occasion but a great place to start. I pulled out the…
The Pharma Hack
This is a sneaky little WordPress hack that replaces your page title with an ad for pharmaceutical products. The best part (and the reason you may not see it right away) is that you don’t see it on your site, the new page titles only appear in search engine results.
WordPress and Flash
Typically we have always created Flash sites from scratch and used XML or, in the case of Rush.com, a custom-made CMS as the content source For the bulk of our…
Compiler Error 1203
I ran into this one last night while working on the new site for RockfordGrill.com. I have to admit this one stumped me and I had to do a whole bunch of digging around to figure it out. Once I discovered the issue, it made perfect sense but at the time (about 1:30 am) I was at a loss.
1203: No default constructor found in base class.
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Runtime Error 2048
This is one that has nailed me a couple of times. It is a Sandbox Security violation error which means that one of your SWF’s tried to access a file from a different url – which is a big no-no in flash. (more…)
Removing “Private” and “Protected” from WordPress post titles
Here is a great snippet of code that removes “Private” and “Protected” from your password protected posts in WordPress. Just drop it into your functions.php file. (more…)