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Sep 28, 2009 25 COMMENTS
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Linux Mint 7 is the latest incarnation of the Ubuntu based distribution. Read on to find out why it might just displace Windows as my primary OS.

Using the Flex ProgressBar

Nov 4, 2009
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This tutorial shows you how to show the progress of a network transfer using the ProgressBar.

Making a custom YouTube player with Flex

Oct 13, 2009
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This tutorial shows you how to create a custom YouTube video player using Flex.

SDL Programming Tutorial - Getting Started

Sep 16, 2009 2 COMMENTS
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In this tutorial we will look at getting a basic SDL application up and running, as well as creating the framework that will support our game as it progresses.

Creating your first iGoogle gadget

Oct 25, 2009
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This free tutorial shows you step by step how to make a simple RSS iGoogle Gadget.

Tutorial Index

Nov 23, 2009
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Get the Tutorial News iGoogle Gadget Note: These tutorials reference XHTML files. If you are using Internet Explorer, please download this registry file to allow IE to properly display XHTML files. Create your own Flash adventure game This tutorial series shows you how to create a simple Flash adventure...

Game Development with JavaScript and the Canvas element

Sep 3, 2009 15 COMMENTS
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I have written a new series that shows you how to create a platformer game using JavaScript and the new Canvas element that is part of the HTML version 5 standard. This is officially a Chrome Experiment . An introduction to the canvas element Drawing an image to the canvas Advanced image manipulations...

Papervision 3D tutorials

Oct 23, 2009
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A collection of tutorials that show you how to use the Flash Papervision 3D engine. Loading and Displaying a 3D Model [ DEMO ] [ CODE ] Particle Systems with Flint [ DEMO ] [ CODE ] Modify Textures At Runtime [ DEMO ] [ CODE ] WOW Physics [ DEMO ] [ CODE ] Shading [ DEMO ] [ CODE ] Effects [ DEMO ] ...

Away3D tutorials

Oct 23, 2009
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I have written a new tutorial series over The Tech Labs that shows you how to create a 3D Flash game using the Away3D engine. Getting Started Creating a Level Adding Enemies Collision Detection I also have a general collection of Away3D tutorials. Getting Started with Away3D [ DEMO ] [ SOURCE ] Effects...

SDL competition - here I come!

Sep 24, 2009
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SDL Tutorials are hosting a game programming competition to create an old school style of shoot'em'up using SDL. I thought I would enter, and write up a tutorial series will show you how to create a shoot'em'up of your own from scratch using SDL and C++. If you want to see some of the...

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Pulse Particles Explorer

Last Edited Nov 16, 2009

Pulse Particles Explorer from Rouge-Development Download the file to run it in full screen View the Pulse Particles Flex demo here Return to the Tutorial Index
Using the Flex Pulse Particles library - Demo

Last Edited Nov 16, 2009

Demo for Using the Flex Pulse Particles library Download the source code here Return to the Tutorial Index
Using the Flex Pulse Particles library - Source Code

Last Edited Nov 16, 2009

Source code for Using the Flex Pulse Particles library View the demo here Return to the Tutorial Index
TaT Resource Parser for Flex Fighters

Last Edited Nov 16, 2009
Create a Fisheye Flickr Image Viewer with Adobe Flex

Last Edited Nov 16, 2009

This free tutorial shows you how to create a Flickr fisheye image viewer with Adobe Flex. Introduction VIEW THE DEMO DOWNLOAD THE SOURCE CODE The "fisheye" effect is the same effect that you'll see on the Mac OS Dockbar. It is where the item...
iPhone kinetic scrolling in Adobe Flash

Last Edited Nov 15, 2009

This free tutorial shows you how to add the same kinetic scrolling found in the iPhone to Adobe Flex. Introduction VIEW THE DEMO DOWNLOAD THE SOURCE CODE The iPhone touch screen interface includes a number of user friendly controls that respond well to...
Using the Pulse Particle library in Adobe Flex

Last Edited Nov 15, 2009

This free tutorial shows you how to use the Pulse Particle library to add particle effect to an Adobe Flex project. Introduction VIEW THE DEMO DOWNLOAD THE SOURCE CODE Particles effects are a quick and easy way to add an eye catching effect to a Flex...
An overview of PEAR for PHP developers

Last Edited Nov 13, 2009

What is Pear? How do I install it? This tutorial will have you up an running with PEAR in just 4 simple steps. Introduction So just what is PEAR ? It is a common question for new PHP developers. In a nutshell, PEAR is a system for packaging, distributing...
Create a Google Calendar widget with PHP - Source code

Last Edited Nov 13, 2009

Source code for Create a Google Calendar widget with PHP Return to the Tutorial Index
Create a Google Calendar widget with PHP

Last Edited Nov 13, 2009

This tutorial shows you how to display your Google Calendar events using PHP. Introduction DOWNLOAD THE SOURCE CODE Google Calendar is a free and fully featured web based calendar solution. The calendar information is kept private by default, but you...