Helmut Granda
learning through interaction
Optimizing SWF files with Flex Optimizer
Dec 1st
I found a reference to optimizing SWC files with Flex Optimizer and I figured I would run some tests through SWF files and see what effects it had in it.
To my surprise the Optimizer tool did optimize the SWF files but just by a few bytes:
Test 1:
…_concept1_v1_alt.swf (56569 bytes)
…_concept1_v1_alt_optimized.swf (56456 bytes)
Test 2:
…600_Flash_v1.swf (38164 bytes)
…600_Flash_v1_optimized.swf (38127 [...]
Some things I didn’t know about TextMate and ActionScript 3
Sep 25th
I have been using TextMate for a couple years now and I am used to write almost everything by hand. Since AS3 I have been using the AS3 Bundle and mainly it has been to highlight my code and create new documents from the Templates. But I noticed that there are a couple features that [...]
YouTube Will Be Next To Kiss IE6 Support Goodbye
Jul 14th
Accordingly to TechCrunch YouTube will stop surpport for IE6.
“Judging by this screenshot taken by an IE6 user who was watching some videos on YouTube, it appears the Google company will be phasing out support for the browser shortly. I don’t have Internet Explorer 6 installed on my computer, so I can’t verify this first [...]
WordPress VS Drupal User Management
May 11th
Having the ability to create different users and give each a different role is one of the most important things within a CMS, you need to be able to control all aspects of the site (super users) and also give other users the ability to control display or content within the site without breaking it.
In [...]
Disable extra fields in CCK for Drupal
May 9th
There are times when you want to allow the Super Admin to edit those extra fields but not the editors/contributors of your site so this is one way to do it:
PHP:
< ?php
/**
* Change the node form
*/
function phptemplate_node_form($form) {
// echo "<div style=’direction:ltr;’>"; dprint_r ($form); echo ”;
// Hide ‘Log message’ text area
$form[’log’][’#access’] = [...]
WordPress VS Drupal Creating Content
Apr 29th
One (if not the most) important subject in any CMS is going to be creating content. You want to be able to allow you user to create content quickly and efficiently, while at the same time the developer wants control over how the content is going to be displayed in the front end.
Creating content in [...]
WordPress Vs Drupal Installation
Apr 29th
Download and installation for both was a breeze. Granted Drupal gave me a little bit more of problem since I had to create new directories and set the right permissions to the newly created directory and a settings file.
On the other side I also had to create a file in WordPress directory. Here are the [...]
WordPress VS Drupal Intro
Apr 28th
WordPress VS Drupal has been done, I know. Just by running a simple query in Google you will get a lot of information in the subject but for me it was still not quite what I was looking for. For one thing, I don’t know much about the people who made the reviews or their [...]
When is it a good time to learn AS3?
Aug 7th
I see this question pop once in a while in different places in the internet or similar questions such as…
Should I start learning AS3 yet?
Is it worth it to make the switch from AS2 to AS3?
I have never used flash, should I start with AS3 or learn AS2 and then AS3?
I am surprised that these [...]
Google Site Maps
Jun 4th
Will it be for better or for worse?
What is Google Sitemaps?
Who can use Google Sitemaps?
How much does it cost?
Why is Google doing this?
find the answers to all these questions here