More and more I’ve been seeing the use of the acronym “URI” in place of the old familiar “URL”. URI stands for a “Uniform Resource Identifier”. It turns out, a URL is actually one form of a URI, in the same way in which HTML is a form of XML. Wikipedia explains the difference.
Sparkle
Is Microsoft Sparkle the next Flash killer? Who knows? Should Macromedia be paying attention? Absolutely. Read the point-counterpoint in this article from Publish.
Yahoo! Mail Beta Preview
tivac has a sneak peak of the soon to be public new Yahoo! Mail on Flickr. A select group of users has been able to test it out.
SEPY : The Ultimate ActionScript Editor
Most heavy-duty ActionScripting is done in external *.as files, and it’s a good idea to use an editor outside of Flash to program in ActionScript. I’ve been using SEPY now for over a year, and it is by far the best ActionScript editor around. Some features include auto completion for Flash functions, a Class browser, […]
yugop.com
yugop.com has some interesting Flash ActionScript experiments up – ranging from physics experiments like motion logic with rigid body dynamics to a typographic search application. For those of you who don’t remember, yugop.com was at the forefront of ActionScript experimentation back in the early days of Flash.
Macromedia Studio 8 Now Shipping
Grab your copy of Studio 8 today.
Google Blog Search
Google has launched its new Blog Search service.
Colin Moock Reviews Flash 8
Flash 8: Enhanced Strokes and So Much More A Biased Review of the New Release by Colin Moock
The Search
John Battelle’s The Search discusses the concept of internet search and how it is a reflection of our culture. Read the Wired review.
Big Black Pencil
Leo Burnett has built a great ZUI portfolio site.