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Link Post Sunday 01/11

MrSun — Sun, 11 Jan 2009 16:33:21 +0000

Flash/Flex Links

Make a Tetris Game with Flex by Jenkov
Flex Best Practices Presentations by Sean the Flex Guy
Top 8 Resources for Learning Actionscript 3 by Warm Forest

Web Design Links

Why do Designers Abuse CSS float:left? by Hiveminds Magazine
5 Tips to Making Your Headings more User Friendly by UX Booth
Web Optimization Guide: Part 1 by Ethan Gardner
Beautiful CSS: Organizing your Stylesheets by Mirificam Press
2009, the Year We Drop IE6? by TVI Design
How NOT To Design a Logo by Webdesigner Depot

Link Post Sunday 01/03

MrSun — Sun, 04 Jan 2009 16:00:46 +0000

Well, since I’m back, I should start getting into the groove of things with the startup of Link Post Sundays! If you’re new to this site, this is where I post all of the awesome links and articles that I find throughout the week.

Flash/Flex Links

Why Flash Can’t Win the Web Application War by DevCentral
Silverlight vs Flash: Driving Game with hit test by Shine Draw
Getting through Popup Blockers with window.open() in Flex by Xebia Blog

Web Design Links

Advanced CSS Accordian Effect by CSS Newbie
Stay Employed – Web Developer Skills in Most Demand (PHP, AJAX, MySQL …) by oDesk Blog
Managing Anonymous Users For Better Site Performance by Lee Dumond
10 Ways to Improve your Web Page Performance by Six Revisions
11 Expert Tips For Enhancing The User Login Process by Site Point
10 Usability Tips for Web Designers by Web Designer Depot
A website checklist. 20 things to check before going live by Web Distortion
Are you Losing Traffic from Poor Findability? by UX Booth

Link Post Sunday 10/05

MrSun — Sun, 05 Oct 2008 15:20:11 +0000

Flash Links

The Top 10 Things You Should Know About Flex by Schalk Neethling
Flash 10 Security Changes Good and Bad, Mostly Good (Full Screen Input, RTMFP, Clipboard, Local Save and Load) by draw.logic
Adobe Flash CS4 – Overview by Hidden Pixels
Flex-ible Programing With Adobe Flex by Nick Boldison

Web Design Links

10 CSS shorthand techniques you’ll use everyday by The Floating Frog
Common Traits of Bad Web Design by Positive Space
Top 7 Most Cliche Stock Images Used in Web Design by Just Creative Design
5 Simple Tips on Improving UI by Aliph Digital Web Consulting

Link Post Sunday 09/28

MrSun — Sun, 28 Sep 2008 16:00:58 +0000

Flash/Development Links

What Makes a Good Developer? by Primal Skill Blog
The Rarely Used AS3 with Keyword by Flexia
Flash CS4, Big Changes Ahead by Flash Magazine
Flash CS4 Feature Tour by Lee Brimelow (video)

Web Design Links

Creating Usable Website Navigation by Nathan Beck
The Function of Rounded Corners and Using Whitespace to Indicate Relationships Between Content Elements by The Usability Post
How Friendly Will a URL Ever Be? by The Matchbox
How to Make CSS Sprites by Ra Ajax

Link Post Sunday 09/21

MrSun — Sun, 21 Sep 2008 16:00:19 +0000

Flash Links

Showcase | Flash CMS Roundup by Flash Enabled Blog
The State of Flash by Casualty Gamer
Thoughts about Adobe, Design, and the Future of 3D by DuMmWiaM
The Biggest Mistakes Made by Indie Multiplayer Game Developers by Game Poetry

Web Design Links

20 Free Page Analysis Tools by Design M.ag
Utilize Space Efficiently for Better UI by Usability Post
Turn Postcard Photo into a Stunning Comment Form Using CSS by Janko at Warp Speed

Link Post Sunday 09/14

MrSun — Sun, 14 Sep 2008 16:00:44 +0000

First of all, I’d just like to say, HAPPY 100th POST! And since it’s a Sunday, I’ll just post a bunch of links with nothing special!

Flash/ActionScript Links

Design Resources for RIA Developers by Visual Rinse
Flash and Flex APIs Lack in Quality and Are AS3 Number Variables Objects or Not? by Tech Per

Web Design Links

Drop IE6 Support – Give a Reason for People to Upgrade by The Usability Post
Useful Cheat Sheets for Web Designers by Six Revisions
Unique Single Page Websites by Hidden Pixels

Link Post Sunday 09/07

MrSun — Sun, 07 Sep 2008 16:00:57 +0000

Flash Links

Flash says Screw You to Silverlight… Sort of by The Way I Think
Silverlight and Flash Running on Google Chrome by Samiq Bits
Which is Faster? Flash or Silverlight? by Code Climber
43 Hot Flex and ActionScript 3.0 APIs, tips, and tools for Autumn 2008 by Sean the Flex Guy
Improving SWF Compression by Kaioa

Web Design Links

10 Challenging but Awesome CSS Techniques by NETTUTS
40 Creative Design Layouts: Getting out of the Box by Smashing Magazine
Usability Tip: Turn Inline Links into Padded Blocks for Larger Clickable Areas by The Usability Post
Evaluating the Effectiveness of Your Blog Theme by Vandelay Web Design

Link Post Sunday 08/31

MrSun — Sun, 31 Aug 2008 16:00:47 +0000

Link Post Sunday 08/24

MrSun — Sun, 24 Aug 2008 16:00:24 +0000

Flash

How to Build an AS3 Videoplayer by The Tech Labs
ActionScript Filters Assist by Web Klan
AS3: Homegrown Particles by Brian Connatser
Showcase | Visualizing Data Roundup by Flash Enabled Blog

Web Design

Why I am No Longer Supporting IE6 by Ryan Farley
5 Steps for the Perfect Tabbed Navigation Menu by The Usability Post
Top 5 WordPress Premium Theme Websites by Web Design Gold Mine
A Collection of 40 Awesome Web 2.0 Navigations by Jake Rocheleau

Misc

Effective Time Management Theory by The Primal Skill Blog

Link Post Sunday 08/17

MrSun — Sun, 17 Aug 2008 16:00:24 +0000

Flash/ActionScript

Trigonometry for Flash: A Visual Reference by Ahrooga
Let players design their own levels with BonusLevel by Emanuele Feronato
Simulating Gravity in Flash by ProDevTips
SimpleAS3: An ActionScript Framework for Designers, Animators, and Part-time Coders by Josh Tynjala
The Future of ActionScript by Flash Magazine

Web Design

Specifics on CSS Specificity by Chris Coyier
Top Ten Web Typography Sins by Steven D.
Design and Independence by Nic Pretorius
5 Methods to Enhancing Page Load by Darren Rowse
7 New Sites for Designers that are Worth a Look by Vandelay Design