FlashScope is a brand new online marketplace to buy and sell flash components. They have flash files of any type and any sophistication you may need.  Over the next couple weeks I’ll be helping FlashScope with a product giveaway. I’m going to ask Flash/Flex/AIR/AS3 questions on twitter and the first person to email me with the correct answer will win! Sounds fun!



Here are a couple of the prizes:

http://www.flashscope.com/product/jungle-xml-flash-photo-portfolio/preview http://www.flashscope.com/product/dynamic-xml-gallery/preview

You’ll need to follow me on Twitter to be a part of the contest. I’ll be posting questions over the next couple of weeks. Email me at: info@seantheflexguy.com with the answer. It’s that easy! I’ve hand picked the components and there are some great prizes! Good luck and have fun.

Twitter: http://www.twitter.com/seantheflexguy

Email: info@seantheflexguy.com

“FlashMoto is a new kind of Flash CMS (Content Management System), a mix between editing and building. There are no limits in animation and design, as any website design element can be easily edited via convenient control panel.” Tatiana from Flash Moto got in touch recently to show me thier latest revision of the Flash Moto CMS. They provided a test account so I could check things out. After looking around a bit I’ll say that the Flash Moto CMS is pretty awesome and robust. The product consists of two parts. There is the front end which is displayed to your users there is also a very powerful admin tool for updating the front end. If you need a Flash website put together quickly this is a viable option. Flash Moto doesn’t require the user to have existing Flash Development knowledge. The transitions are clean and the UI is stylish and visually pleasing. Some template based Flash sites tend to be a little corny at times but everything in Flash Moto has a professional appearance and works great. Some of the features of Flash Moto are:

• Any Flash website can be managed!
• No skills required.
• Media Library.
• Video, MP3 players Component.
• Custom modules and widgets integration.
• NO installation required!
• Ability to add unlimited number of pages.
• Advanced WYSIWYG page and pop-up editor.
• InfoModule, Video & Image Gallery Component.
• SEO optimized Flash Website. Deep Linking. Google Analytics Integration.
• Comprehensive documentation & tutorials.
• Multiple language support. Custom fonts uploading!

You can check out a demo of the product here: http://www.flashmoto.com/demo/ You can check out the template library here: http://templates.flashmoto.com/ I’ve posted some screen captures of the front end and admin tool. Thanks to Tatiana for getting in touch and providing the account so I could check things out!! Here’s the front end:

Here’s the editor:

I’ll be presenting at the Denver Flex User’s Group on July 15th on RobotLegs. In addition I should also be presenting via Adobe Connect for the Nashville Flash Platform User Group in May. Here is some additional information about the presentation.

RobotLegs is an IoC framework that’s been rising on the Flex framework scene. It’s a pure AS3 microarchitecture so it can be used in non-Flex projects as well. One thing that I like about the framework is that it does a pretty good job of telling you what’s wrong when you’re building your app. For example it’ll let you know if you’ve missed adding a class to the context. In this presentation I’ll show you how to set up a Flex app from the ground up using RobotLegs. In addition I’ll show you how to set up Flex Unit with RobotLets so that you can write unit tests or do test driven development for your project. I’ve worked with several Flex frameworks and RobotLegs is one of my favorites so far. This will be more of a live coding session than a theoretical talk about IoC. In this session you’ll learn how to set up your package structure, create a context, create a central data model, map events to commands, create and communicate with services, set up your views and use mediators as backing classes that will contain the ActionScript for them. I’ll also share a technique that I’ve been using that splits the context up so there isn’t one giant class to manage.

More information about the July preso can be found here:

http://ria5280.org/calendar/event/2010/7/15/178056

I’d like to thank Tom at 360 Flex for the opportunity to open up this morning at 360 Flex by providing some early morning tunes for the crowd. I was spinning a live set from my office across the web. The set was shown for the crowd on the big screens, you can see the action in the photo in this post. Per request I played old school Hip Hop, mostly from the 80s. Tracks like: The Message, Rappers Delight, Peter Piper, La-Di-Da-Di, The Show, Boyz n the Hood, etc. It was a huge honor and I really can’t thank the crew at 360 enough for the opportunity. I should be spinning another live set on Wednesday morning, via the web for the 360 Flex attendees. In addition there is a rumor that I may be spinning at Flash and the City, still working out the details on that…

In the three years I’ve had my blog there haven’t been any off topic posts. They’ve all been related to development, most related to Flex or the Flash Platform and a few Java posts. There is a first time for everything and this marks the first non Flex/Flash/dev blog entry.

Some of you may have already checked out the live DJ shows I’ve been broadcasting over the last couple of weeks. They haven’t been on at a regular time and there isn’t really a set length or format to them yet. I’ve just posted the link to my livestream on twitter and thankfully received a lot of interest and support. It really means a lot to me personally to have this level of interest and I’d like to thank everyone who’s tuned in!

I wanted to spread the word a little further with this blog post to anyone who isn’t on twitter or doesn’t follow my updates. I’m still working out a regular time and day for a show but suspect I’ll be broadcasting as much as possible.

For now you can most likely catch me on Saturday afternoons and evenings. I do broadcast the show during the week as time permits. Some of the shows have been during the day and many devs seem to like the tunes for coding to. The service I’ve been using so far is called Livestream. It’s really awesome and is a Flash based application. You should take a minute to check it out if you haven’t before. My channel/show can be found here:

http://www.ustream.tv/channel/seantheflexguy-dj-show

I’ll continue to post twitter updates for random shows but check on Saturday if you are interested, have time and are around a computer. The show is a live video and audio feed. Right now  you can really just see the turntables and mixer and my hands but I’m looking into another camera that can show a little more of the action.

I’ve been asked a couple times about the DJ’ing so a quick word on that. I actually started DJ’ing when I was 16. I was a DJ for a Hip Hop group for a while and also DJ’d regularly around Denver (Snake Pit for example) and Seattle. I also produce music and many of my songs and older mixes can be found on my music site here:

http://www.thotskee.com

Well that’s it for now. Be sure to check out the show. There are good tunes on the regular! I spin everything from underground hip hop to ragga jungle to reggae/dancehall/dub to jazz and punk sometimes.

Thanks again to all of the listeners for your interest and support!!!! I really, really appreciate it!!!!

Here’s the second episode of seantheflexguyTV! In this episode I talk about the upcoming Flash and the City conference in NYC. I also cover some of the new features and capabilities of AIR 2.0 and do a quick review of the Flex 3 with Java book. This episode should be a little more organized and focused. I put together some show notes this time, which you can download here. In addition I’ve collected up some links for you to check out that relate to the topics covered in the show. Thanks a ton for your suggestions last week and thanks for tuning in. The next episode will focus on Flex “Gotchas.” I’m looking to you, the viewer, to send any gotchas that you’ve encountered in your Flex development adventures. Please send them to: info@seantheflexguy.com I’m looking for problems with solutions if you have them. Nothing crazy just any weird issues you’ve found solutions for that others might benefit from. Thanks again for checking out the show, I appreciate your time and feedback. I have to send a HUGE shout out to Jens at Flash Magazine for the Vimeo Plus account for the shows going forward. Flash Magazine is now an official sponsor of seantheflexguyTV. Stay tuned for some exciting stuff moving forward. Well, until next time, take it easy…

seantheflexguyTV – episode 02: Flash and the City, AIR 2.0, Flex 3 with Java book review from seantheflexguy on Vimeo.

Flash and the City Conference Blog

http://blog.flashandthecity.com/

Flash and the City Speakers

http://blog.flashandthecity.com/speakers/

Elad Elrom’s AIR 2.0 Cookbook recipes (thanks again dude!)

http://elromdesign.com/blog/2010/02/01/10-recipes-on-adc-cookbooks-covering-air-20-new-apis/

AIR 2.0 info on the Adobe Labs site

http://labs.adobe.com/technologies/air2/

Exploring the new file capabilities in Adobe AIR 2

http://www.adobe.com/devnet/air/flex/articles/exploring_file_capabilities.html

StorageVolume class info

http://help.adobe.com/en_US/FlashPlatform/beta/reference/actionscript/3/flash/filesystem/StorageVolume.html

StorageVolumeInfo class info

http://help.adobe.com/en_US/FlashPlatform/beta/reference/actionscript/3/flash/filesystem/StorageVolumeInfo.html

StorageVolumeChangeEvent class info

http://help.adobe.com/en_US/FlashPlatform/beta/reference/actionscript/3/flash/events/StorageVolumeChangeEvent.html

Interacting with Native Processes in AIR 2.0

http://www.adobe.com/devnet/air/flex/quickstart/interacting_with_native_process.html

AIR 2.0 New Features Overview

http://www.infoq.com/articles/air-20-new-features

AIR 2.0 FAQ on Adobe Labs

http://labs.adobe.com/wiki/index.php/AIR_2:Developer_FAQ

New Features in AIR 2.0 on Adobe Labs

http://labs.adobe.com/wiki/index.php/AIR_2:Release_Notes#New_Features_in_AIR_2__beta_2

AIR 2 Enhancements Complete Overview

http://www.insideria.com/2009/10/air-2-enhancements-complete-ov.html

Using the Microphone capabilities in Adobe AIR 2 beta

http://www.adobe.com/devnet/air/flex/articles/using_mic_api.html

TouchEvent class info

http://help.adobe.com/en_US/FlashPlatform/beta/reference/actionscript/3/flash/events/TouchEvent.html

TouchscreenType

http://help.adobe.com/en_US/FlashPlatform/beta/reference/actionscript/3/flash/system/TouchscreenType.html

MultitouchInputMode

http://help.adobe.com/en_US/FlashPlatform/beta/reference/actionscript/3/flash/ui/MultitouchInputMode.html

Multitouch

http://help.adobe.com/en_US/FlashPlatform/beta/reference/actionscript/3/flash/ui/Multitouch.html

TransformGestureEvent

http://help.adobe.com/en_US/FlashPlatform/beta/reference/actionscript/3/flash/events/TransformGestureEvent.html

Just a quick post to share this interview I had the opportunity to do for FlashScope. Here’s a snipped from the interview: Sean ‘the flex guy’ Moore is a highly visible blogger in the Flash Platform Community. He has been developing web applications for 12 years now and it’s no surprise that he was chosen to be a Flex Developer Community Champion by Adobe for his hard work and dedication to the Community. FlashScope decided to interview this prominent Flash Developer, and luckily Sean agreed to answer some of our questions.”

Continue reading the full interview here:

http://www.flashscope.com/blog/sean-theflexguy-inerviewed/

Here’s the first episode of seantheflexguyTV! I’ll talk about several new Flex related tools and some software development books. I’d like to thank Jesse Warden for the inspiration and the nudge to get seantheflexguyTV started. More specifically in this episode I talk a little about: RobotLegs, Parsley, FlexPMD, RIATest, Hello Flex 4, Clean Code, 97 Things Every Software Architect Should Know, Flex Unit 4 and FDT. Please let me know if you love/hate the series and if you have any feedback. You can reach me by email at: info@seantheflexguy.com. Thanks for checking it out. If you have a tool, book, magazine or anything else that you’d like reviewed or any news stories please get in touch!!