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Guitar Synth for Flash

joshspoon — Fri, 27 Feb 2009 14:44:43 +0000

Andre Michelle has created a guitar synth that sounds AMAZING. It’s done w/o sampling audio, just math and FP10. http://lab.andre-michelle.com/karplus-strong-guitar Related posts:Using Flash Player 10 to produce Dynamic Musical NotesFlash Player 10 Pure Flash Keyboard using SampleDataEventFlash Player 10 Dynamic Sound Generation Related posts:

Abstract Thermometer AIR app

joshspoon — Thu, 22 Jan 2009 13:00:26 +0000

So over the last few months I’ve been messing around with Adobe AIR. The first thing that I worked on was what I was called at the time Abstract Weather Bug. I then noticed that the title was too long. Look the title is not important. The way the this app works. Is you open the [...] Related posts:

Objective-C Port of PureMVC

joshspoon — Tue, 20 Jan 2009 04:59:04 +0000

I wish I had a mac to try it out but you can now use PureMVC to build iphone apps w/ Objective-C. I can’t wait till the get one for Android. So I can develop on me PC. Related posts:How to add and remove Mediators in a actionscript-3 puremvc appHow to create a PureMVC app with Actionscript [...] Related posts:

My 2009 Predictions

joshspoon — Wed, 31 Dec 2008 20:55:02 +0000

Britney gets remarried. Amy Winehouse goes back to rehap. Steven Colbert majorly retools his show. An amemdment is passed for poligamy but not gay marriage. Another Hulk movie w/ another actor, again Flying cars Related posts:Inside Man Related posts:

Inside Man

Johnny V now available on Adobe AIR Marketplace

joshspoon — Mon, 29 Dec 2008 18:11:28 +0000

Check it out, Adobe excepted my submission into the AIR Marketplace. I thought they’d give me crap about the uncleared picture of the actual Johnny Five from Short Circuit. Cool later. Related posts:Roman Numeral/Arabic Convertion AIR App – Johnny V Now AvailableApollo is now Adobe Intergrated Runtime Flex 3 Moxie is beta to the publicAdobe Evangelist [...] Related posts:

Merry Christmas I’m not completely Tone Deaf?…am I?

joshspoon — Thu, 25 Dec 2008 17:25:29 +0000

If you have every wondered how I’d sound if I tried recorded an EP Christmas album for Disney Records, here is your chance. I had fun singing like a goof. All songs created w/ Abelton Live, an AutoTune and/or lots of reverb and chorus. Jingle Bell Rock MerryXmas (War is over) Wonderful Christmas Time Related posts:Merry Christmas to all…cheese [...] Related posts:

Roman Numeral/Arabic Convertion AIR App – Johnny V Now Available

joshspoon — Thu, 25 Dec 2008 14:00:12 +0000

Merry Christmas, I got you guys present. I was looking for a need to make an AIR app, though this isn’t the best one, I turned my converter class into one. Introducing Johnny V. Related posts:How to convert Roman Numerals and Arabic numbers in ActionScript 3Merry Christmas to all…Johnny V now available on Adobe AIR Marketplace Related posts:

How to convert Roman Numerals and Arabic numbers in ActionScript 3

joshspoon — Wed, 17 Dec 2008 13:30:46 +0000

This past week I worked on a porting exercise. I have always wanted to find out how you convert Roman Numerals to Arabic numerals and vice versa. So I starting searching and found a bunch of bloated code for converting these numbers then I stumbled on this page. So in a few hours of screwing around [...] Related posts:

Flash Player 10 Pure Flash Keyboard using SampleDataEvent

joshspoon — Wed, 03 Sep 2008 13:30:40 +0000

Update 10/23/2008 So a bit has changed w/ Flash Player 10 Public Release, I found out that the dynamic sound event changed, again, so I had to make some changes. Flash Player 10 Public Release Needed Here is the piano. Once I can build it w/ Air I’ll make it into simple app. I would suggest downloading the [...] Related posts:

Happy Birthday, me

joshspoon — Fri, 20 Jun 2008 16:52:48 +0000

(Please open the article to see the flash file or player.) Related posts:Democracy player / Miro AWESOME!!!Flash 9.0.60.184 “Moviestar” and h.264 How to create HD – 1080p video for flash Related posts:

Flash Player 10 API online no zip file

joshspoon — Thu, 22 May 2008 17:30:45 +0000

Thanks to Alex Bustin. He decided to take the bandwidth hit and upload the Flash Player 10 API to his site. No you don’t have to download it. Also, Matt Chotin said that some new properties do not code complete currently, so don’t think you did something wrong. It’s Adobe not you. Related posts:Flash Player 10 Pure [...] Related posts:

Using Flash Player 10 to produce Dynamic Musical Notes

joshspoon — Wed, 21 May 2008 00:08:57 +0000

So after 13 year of off and on drumming I have learned a thing or two about music. Not much about tuning a guitar. Thanks to a class that I got a D in, Musical Acoustics, I know every note produces a frequency and a wavelength. With that you can now you Flash to produce [...] Related posts:

Flash Player 10 Dynamic Sound Generation

joshspoon — Tue, 20 May 2008 12:23:45 +0000

I miss writing classes w/ 50 or so lines of code and here is one. This is a take off of Lee Brimelow’s Example of Dynamic Sound Generation. I’m using the BitmapData to create a tone. [as] package { import flash.display.*; import flash.events.*; import flash.media.*; import flash.net.URLRequest; import flash.system.Capabilities; import flash.text.TextField; public class DynamicSound extends Sprite { private var sound:Sound; private var noise:Number = 0; private var _loader:Loader; private var [...] Related posts:

How to load Pixel Bender in Flash Player 10

joshspoon — Mon, 19 May 2008 13:30:49 +0000

Hey so I spent most of the weekend trying to get Senocular’s tutorial on loading .pbj into flash player 10. For some reason it wasn’t working for me so I decided to download Pixel Bender Preview Release and copy the file’s source code and export it (File > Export Pixel Bender…for Flash) and it worked so [...] Related posts:

How to compile and examples for Flash Player 10 or ASTRO BETA

joshspoon — Fri, 16 May 2008 13:10:31 +0000

As many of you know ASTRO is in Public beta. Download browser plugin Here are some links on how to compile: Text instruction – by Mike Chanmbers Video Instruction – by Lee Brimelow Flash Magizine Article A promising sound example: flash produced sound example – by Keith Peters Here is my “3D” example, quick and dirty: [as] package { import flash.display.Loader; import flash.display.MovieClip; import flash.display.Sprite; import flash.display.StageAlign; import flash.display.StageScaleMode; import flash.events.Event; import [...] Related posts:

How to use Bitmap and BitmapData in ActionScript 3 – v3

joshspoon — Tue, 29 Apr 2008 13:00:22 +0000

Alright, this example is very similar to the other examples I have done. But with this one I am scaling all pixels at the same rate. Just click on it the image in the example Source | Example [as] import flash.display.*; import caurina.transitions.Tweener; import flash.sampler.*; var pixHolder:Sprite = new Sprite(); var img:Img = new Img(); //pixHolder.opaqueBackground = true; addChild(pixHolder); var [...] Related posts:

How to use Bitmap and BitmapData in ActionScript 3 – v2

joshspoon — Wed, 23 Apr 2008 13:00:01 +0000

Alright, in this example, I am cutting each pixel in an image and piecing it back together again. Only this time I animating the pixel to a new location, piecing back the image at 200%. I think this can open a lot doors in what you can do with a bitmap. Here is the Bitmap test [...] Related posts:

How to use Bitmap and BitmapData in ActionScript 3 – v1

joshspoon — Mon, 21 Apr 2008 14:00:39 +0000

So the last couple of weeks I have been jacking around w/ Bitmaps and BitmapData. I’ve always wanted to try it but never had the courage. Now that I have, I wish I’d have done it sooner. In this first example I’m just copying each pixel throwing it to the wind and using Tweener to animate [...] Related posts:

Adobe Evangelist Daniel Dura visits Travelocity

joshspoon — Wed, 16 Apr 2008 01:23:00 +0000

So today Daniel Dura, an Adobe Evangelist, came by Travelocity to talk about Flash, Flex and AIR. It was interesting to here him speak and his hair was redder then pictures led on. But I won’t hold that against him. History and Examples If you have ever seen anyone from Adobe speak, you know they have to [...] Related posts:

How to add and remove Mediators in a actionscript-3 puremvc app

joshspoon — Mon, 31 Mar 2008 03:43:56 +0000

So since PureMVC has updated twice and also I never talked about garbage collection of the app, I have refactored PurelyKuler to work with PureMVC 2.3. Thate are quite a few changes, some being: the framework is being ported to many languages like PHP, Ruby, Python, Coldfusion, C# and many others. [as]import org.puremvc.as3.interfaces.IFacade; import org.puremvc.as3.patterns.facade.Facade;[/as] as oppose to [as]import org.puremvc.interfaces.IFacade; import [...] Related posts:

Mrs. Spitzer’s thoughts during her husbands sex scandal press conference

joshspoon — Wed, 12 Mar 2008 08:23:11 +0000

Mrs. Spitzer has a lot to think about. – Link Related posts:My thoughts on the writers strike Related posts:

My thoughts on the writers strike

Hilary Clinton’s Advice to NY Governor’s wife – Bitstrips is awesome

joshspoon — Wed, 12 Mar 2008 06:28:57 +0000

She’s good! -Link Related posts:Democracy player / Miro AWESOME!!! Related posts:

Democracy player / Miro AWESOME!!!

I smell a lawsuit

joshspoon — Mon, 03 Mar 2008 04:17:40 +0000

I was doing a search for Adobe AIR books coming out and found this. Who’d a thunk it! No related posts. No related posts.

How to use the FileSystem in AIR to find the users directory folders

joshspoon — Sat, 01 Mar 2008 23:37:41 +0000

I was messing around last night with AIR and I stumbled apon this: start an AIR app in flash cs3 add a list component name it dir_list drop the code below in the actions panel And Viola! PS – PC people, I put a test to see if My Documents in in that Directory. [as] import flash.filesystem.*; var userDirFiles:Array = File.userDirectory.getDirectoryListing(); for (var i:uint = [...] Related posts:

I heart FOX/NBC Universial hulu

joshspoon — Thu, 28 Feb 2008 03:45:48 +0000

So I love being on the computer and I love exploring the world of flash. Sometimes that poses a problem because I like watching tv (my tv is not near my computer) and not having to wait for it to download through torrents. So I found through Mashable, hulu. Hulu is nice all around. It works [...] Related posts:

How to create a PureMVC app with Actionscript 3

joshspoon — Thu, 14 Feb 2008 02:44:26 +0000

Update at: How to Add and Remove Mediators in an Actionscript 3 PureMVC App So I have been working alot w/ PureMVC, well everyday for the last month to be exact. I’m going to try to explain PureMVC the best way I know how. It may not be the best, but I hope it can get [...] Related posts:

Yahoo Maps ActionScript 3.0 Released

joshspoon — Tue, 12 Feb 2008 04:35:14 +0000

I didn’t think this was going to happen with Yahoo Maps going Ajax and the maps hack they released last year (Yahoo! Maps API Flex 2 Communication Kit). Check it out: http://developer.yahoo.com/flash/maps/ Related posts:Flash Player Supports H.264 and Yahoo’s AstraHow to fade in and fade out a Yahoo Astra Menu ComponentI bought Actionscript 3.0 Design Paterns Related posts:

Update: Flash/Flex Tidbit #2 How to use Alpha Mask in Flash CS3

joshspoon — Wed, 09 Jan 2008 02:13:11 +0000

Someone asked me to give an example of the alpha masking in flash. So here is an example. Source Related posts:Flash/Flex Tidbit #2 How to use Alpha Mask in Flash CS3Flash/Flex Tidbit #1The Horror Update (required flash 8 beta) Related posts:

My thoughts on the writers strike

joshspoon — Thu, 27 Dec 2007 19:17:29 +0000

Though Jay Leno and Conan are coming back, there’s still a strike. My advice to you if you are trying to find something to do is, Code more! Related posts:Mrs. Spitzer’s thoughts during her husbands sex scandal press conference Related posts:

Mrs. Spitzer’s thoughts during her husbands sex scandal press conference

I bought Actionscript 3.0 Design Paterns

joshspoon — Thu, 27 Dec 2007 03:20:27 +0000

My wife’s parents gave me the annual gift certificate to Barnes and Noble, so this year I got Actionscript 3.0 Design Patterns. I am excited about it. Last Christmas I got Advanced AS3 Design Patterns but I was just learning AS3 so I couldn’t figure out Design Patterns also. I have since understood a good deal [...] Related posts:

Papervision 3D 2.0 / Great White Example

joshspoon — Thu, 27 Dec 2007 03:04:41 +0000

If you haven’t heard from the whole Flash community Papervision 3D 2.0 is out w/ textures, more interactive features and new coding conventions like BasicRenderEngine Class. I was working on a Coverflow thing for a client a week ago that I abandoned and just moded Doug McCune. But when I was going to do it [...] Related posts:

Temp Dev Rig

joshspoon — Thu, 27 Dec 2007 02:34:43 +0000

So I’m working from home this week since none of my co-workers are in. So I wanted to work on the couch and not the desk. Then it hit me a can make a table out of something sturdy like a snare drum stand, minimal and efficient. Related posts:New Job is official Related posts:

New Job is official

Merry Christmas to all…

joshspoon — Tue, 25 Dec 2007 17:50:06 +0000

I say Merry Christmas. Some may not celebrate Christmas so Merry _______________(insert holiday). Or Happy Day off. And remember today is a day for family so close down Flash and Flex Builder and watch A Christmas Story with them. Related posts:Merry Christmas I’m not completely Tone Deaf?…am I?Apollo is now Adobe Intergrated Runtime Flex 3 Moxie [...] Related posts:

Custom ColorPicker Component – How to extend a Flash CS3 Component Class

joshspoon — Thu, 13 Dec 2007 08:45:50 +0000

Ok so at my last job I was working on a boat client’s site. They asked for me to do a color option flash piece in two days. So I thought what was the quickest and easiest way to convey color options to a potential buyer…A color picker. But I thought a conventional ColorPicker was [...] Related posts:

New Job is official

joshspoon — Sat, 01 Dec 2007 23:54:10 +0000

It’s official, starting December 13th I will be an employee of Travelocity. My official title is Web Design Contributor but I will be working alongside the flash team working on upcoming projects. It’s exciting, I’ve always been “The Flash Guy” now I can be one of the flash guys. This is an opportunity to learn [...] Related posts:

Adobe Evangelist Daniel Dura visits Travelocity

Tidbit #3 – testing additions to your code – Control Variable

joshspoon — Wed, 28 Nov 2007 22:27:26 +0000

When when you add features to a class and they aren’t seeming to work, STOP. Your doing something that doesn’t jive w/ you code. You are overwhelmed w/ all the code you already have. You are missing something or your code just doesn’t work w/ what your trying to do. Solution: Simple, create a new class. Name [...] Related posts:

Flash/Flex Tidbit #2 How to use Alpha Mask in Flash CS3

joshspoon — Mon, 22 Oct 2007 02:37:04 +0000

So the other day I spent 2hrs looking for how to and trying to do an alpha mask (I’ve done on once). So like an idiot I was trying to do it the Photoshop way with level of gray. My method of thinking Black = 100 and White = 0 but it doesn’t matter what color only [...] Related posts:

How to make a Rotating Cube in Papervision 3d

joshspoon — Sat, 20 Oct 2007 08:16:47 +0000

I have been trying to understand Papervision 3d for the last couple of months, but all the examples are using collada or some elaborate functionality. I just wanted to test something simple. So I made a rotating box it rotates on the y axis. Here how it goes in Flash CS3: add an image into the library set [...] Related posts:

Flash/Flex Tidbit #1

joshspoon — Thu, 18 Oct 2007 23:40:50 +0000

I have noticed some times I’m an idiot spending an hour on something that would have take five minutes if I’d have paid attention. Well I’m going to start sharing some things I’ve learned from these times. in Flash/Flex when using the TextEvent.LINK make sure your textfield is set to selected = true. the link is clickable [...] Related posts:

How to set up and get WebOrb communication with Flex 2 with no service-config.xml

joshspoon — Mon, 01 Oct 2007 13:47:08 +0000

So at work we are experimenting with WebOrb to ditch XML. No for good but definatly when there will be a lot of parsing. Anyway, our PHP Programmer downloaded WebOrb and we looked at the examples but the example were either banking on you having previous Flex Data Services experience or they were not that [...] Related posts:

Google analytics AIR beta

joshspoon — Fri, 21 Sep 2007 05:39:43 +0000

So I receive my e-mail for the beta test for a Google analytics reporting tool. It is great almost like the original only visually more appealing. See if you can get on the list. http://www.aboutnico.be/index.php/2007/09/15/google-analytics-air-beta-newsflash/ Happy Flash/Flexing Related posts:Apollo is now Adobe Intergrated Runtime Flex 3 Moxie is beta to the publicThe Horror Update (required flash 8 [...] Related posts:

How to use FlashVars in Flash CS3 and Actionscript 3

joshspoon — Thu, 06 Sep 2007 08:15:20 +0000

In Actionscript 3 you have to do a little more work then AS2. When working in AS2 you could easily use a random object: [as] _flashVar = flashVar //rest of code [/as] With AS3 you could run into IOERRORs and everything in between. The client app could end up with the ugly Runtime Error box, so being proactive about it [...] Related posts:

How to fade in and fade out a Yahoo Astra Menu Component

joshspoon — Wed, 29 Aug 2007 07:51:42 +0000

I was messing around w/ the Yahoo’s Astra Library, mainly the Menu Component and added a little fade on the menu so it’s not so harsh when it comes up. It’s easy just use the show/hide events **Remember use the constants** [as] //import the required data class import com.yahoo.astra.fl.controls.Menu; import com.yahoo.astra.fl.data.XMLDataProvider; import com.yahoo.astra.fl.events.*; import fl.transitions.Tween; import fl.transitions.easing.*; //Create some XML to populate the menu [...] Related posts:

Flash 9.0.60.184 “Moviestar” and h.264 How to create HD – 1080p video for flash

joshspoon — Wed, 29 Aug 2007 07:06:39 +0000

So I was reading a detailed explaination of what the new bet Flash player “Moviestar” can do on someones blog, I forgot who that was. After testing this out I realized how cool this update is. Flash now can play FLV, MOV, QT, h.264 WITH NO FOOLING AROUND. That is a good amount codecs to support. [...] Related posts:

Flash Player Supports H.264 and Yahoo’s Astra

joshspoon — Tue, 21 Aug 2007 18:20:33 +0000

Flash Video has hit the big time if you haven’t already read. Flash is able to now load and play .mp4,.m4v,.m4a,.mov and .3gp files using the same NetStream API and is HD compatible for more info Also Yahoo released some new components This is an answer to the components Adobe pulled from Flash CS3 and then some. Menu Tree Charting Auto Complete TabBar (great [...] Related posts:

Creat snapshots of Video Display w/ ArrayCollection to a List

joshspoon — Tue, 14 Aug 2007 23:24:31 +0000

This example is a modification from flexblogexamples.com. It was original to make a snapshot of cuepoints but I though why not on click so you can specify what you want a picture of. I know not original but still useful to post. view source Related posts:ArrayCollection DataGrid filter Example v3 Related posts:

ArrayCollection DataGrid filter Example v3

Democracy player / Miro AWESOME!!!

joshspoon — Wed, 08 Aug 2007 03:22:37 +0000

Hey I just wanted to tell you about a great open source video player. (Sounds like I’m plugging the total gym). The player is a one stop show for video. I didn’t need to download any codexs or a separate flv player for flash stuff. Also it’s good fo IPTV, I get Diggnation, The Totally Rad Show, [...] Related posts:

ArrayCollection DataGrid filter Example v3

joshspoon — Wed, 01 Aug 2007 05:55:37 +0000

This version has radio buttons to search first or last names, onFocus of TextInput box text is cleared. source | v2 | v1 Related posts:ArrayCollection DataGrid filter Example updateFilter Data with ArrayCollectionHow to set up and get WebOrb communication with Flex 2 with no service-config.xml Related posts:

ArrayCollection DataGrid filter Example update

joshspoon — Sat, 28 Jul 2007 08:29:41 +0000

**UPDATE** Thanks to the help of Nolan I was able to get it to: works with case-sensitivity and resets data as you type. ————————————- I redid the ArrayCollection example so take a look at this example: &amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;lt;/p&amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;gt; [as] < ?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?> < ![CDATA[ import mx.collections.*; private var collectionArray:Array; [Bindable] private var collectionData:ArrayCollection; private function init():void { collectionArray = [{first: 'Dave', last: 'Matthews'}, {first: 'Dave', last: 'Chappelle'}, {first: 'Amy', last: 'Grant'}, {first: 'Bilbo', [...] Related posts:

Dreamweaver SWFObject extension

joshspoon — Wed, 25 Jul 2007 17:56:11 +0000

And from the heavens it descended. I saw on Metah Blog a Dreamweaver SWFObject extension. It is very nice. It doesn’t add the js and express swf into your project or have browse buttons but it sure will help you make less mistakes when adding in flash through this wonderful detection kit. download .mxp Related [...] Related posts:

Flash 9.0.60.184 “Moviestar” and h.264 How to create HD – 1080p video for flash

Josh and Comedy central

joshspoon — Thu, 19 Jul 2007 07:30:52 +0000

I’ll be in Austin in a week to compete for the semi-finals for Comedy Central’s Open-Mic fight. I’m very excited and hope I get to advance. I’d love a vaction to L.A. to compete again. I get 7min and I’m going to a set as solid as I can in that time. If your a [...] Related posts:

OnAir Bus Tour – Dallas

joshspoon — Thu, 19 Jul 2007 07:23:16 +0000

Adobe spared no expense on the Tour. I came in to the Angelica Movie Theater to a sea of people and a bunch of food. All FREE! I saw a guy get a beer and a weird thing happened…he didn’t pay. I watched two more and decided to try it for myself. “Heineken please,” [...] Related posts:

Flash CS3 and the TileList

joshspoon — Mon, 16 Jul 2007 03:20:16 +0000

**UPDATE July 19th** This code uses FlashVars and SWFObject. I ran into a problem, as we continued to build, w/ getting data to show in the swf. To fix this error switch out[as] so.addParam(”wmode”, “transparent”); [/as]with[as] so.addParam(”wmode”, “opaque”); [/as]or delete it all together **UPDATE July 19th** I’m working on a TileList for work for a peek at our Portfolios. Right now I’m trying [...] Related posts:

Pownce invites

joshspoon — Fri, 06 Jul 2007 05:32:56 +0000

I’m in on Pownce. I have invites if anyone wants one. Leave a comment If you don’t know what Pownce is here is the definition from the site: Pownce is a way to send messages, files, links, and events to your friends. You’ll create a network of the people you know and then you can share [...] No related posts.

actionscript 3, pushing asynchronous data through multipule classes

joshspoon — Tue, 12 Jun 2007 04:43:49 +0000

So a couple of weeks ago a friend and I were talking about the now hardship of as3 and retrieving class properties when building app. Ok, lets say in Class A I load an image. Class B – I am calling two copies of Class A to make two loaded images. make Objects in Class B. If [...] Related posts:

Apollo is now Adobe Intergrated Runtime Flex 3 Moxie is beta to the public

joshspoon — Mon, 11 Jun 2007 05:03:42 +0000

Wow, Apollo is now beta. I’m going to still call it Apollo. I like it better then that stale name it is now. I like the acronym but not the full name. Also Flex 3 beta is out!!! Get it now. Flex builder 3 MOXIE Flex SDK Apollo beta 1 Apollo SDK HAPPY CODING Related posts:Google analytics AIR betaAdobe Evangelist Daniel Dura [...] Related posts:

Pumpkins Live!!!

joshspoon — Fri, 08 Jun 2007 22:33:57 +0000

I heard the new Smashing Pumpkins single for Zeitgeist. It’s nice, I can’t get it out of my head. Catchy, rockin’, w/ a lite punk flavor. I can’t wait to here the new album. And pay $100 for tickets to the concert… maybe. P.S. I got some flex and as3 stuff going on to share in [...] Related posts:

I heart FOX/NBC Universial hulu

Filter Data with ArrayCollection

joshspoon — Wed, 06 Jun 2007 08:58:41 +0000

After watching a Lynda.com tutorial realized I didn’t have to do as much work to filter data. the filterFunction is a public property of the ICollectionView witch is the class that the ArrayCollection extends from. So this function/method is accessible to a ArrayCollection. [as] < ?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?> < ![CDATA[ import mx.collections.*; private var collectionArray:Array; [Bindable] private var collectionData:ArrayCollection; private function init():void { collectionArray = [{first: [...] Related posts:

DFWAUG – Presentation

joshspoon — Mon, 21 May 2007 01:59:59 +0000

I learned a lot from yesterday’s presentation of the Display List of Actionscript 3 (in the realm of public speaking for programming). If you missed it here are the files and presentation. Dallas-Fort Worth Adobe Users Group Actionscript 3 presentation Related posts:Flash/Flex Tidbit #1How to compile and examples for Flash Player 10 or ASTRO BETAHow to create [...] Related posts:

Actionscript 3 Clouds

joshspoon — Tue, 08 May 2007 22:10:00 +0000

I made my own rendition to AS3:Cookbook example of Perlin Noise, an effect created for Tron believe it or not. [as] package { import flash.display.Sprite; import flash.display.Bitmap; import flash.display.BitmapData; import flash.events.Event; import flash.geom.Point; import flash.display.BitmapDataChannel; public class Clouds extends Sprite { private var _bitmap:BitmapData; private var _xoffset:int = 0; private var _w:Number private var _h:Number public function Clouds(w:Number, h:Number) { _w = w; _h = h; _bitmap = new BitmapData(_w, _h, true, 0xffFFFFFF); var image:Bitmap [...] Related posts:

Programmin Flex 2 pre-review

joshspoon — Sun, 06 May 2007 07:50:55 +0000

I have been reading O’Reilly’s new book Programming Flex 2: The comprehensive guide to creating rich media applications with Adobe Flex. I’m enjoying it, I’m trying for this to be the first programming book I read cover cover and don’t just read the first 2 chapters and then act like I know what I’m doing. [...] Related posts:

SecurityError: Error #2122. Anyone?

joshspoon — Sat, 05 May 2007 17:41:47 +0000

This guy lays it out on how to stop that stupid error in Flex 2.0. http://tinyurl.com/2ytl43 Related posts:Programmin Flex 2 pre-review Related posts:

Programmin Flex 2 pre-review

Flash CS3 animator class and loading XML animation at runtime

joshspoon — Fri, 04 May 2007 23:50:35 +0000

So there is a new animator class. It works like FuseXML. The animations are set by nodes and attributes. To do this: start a CS3 document make an mc called ‘abox’ make an animation select the animation Commands > Export Motion XML name xml file “motion.xml” create an actionscript layer Then load XML as usual. add: [as]import fl.motion.Animator; import fl.motion.MotionEvent; import flash.net.URLLoader; import flash.net.URLRequest; import flash.events.*; var abox_xml:XML; var requester:URLRequest = [...] Related posts:

Josh’s Diarrheatic Blog is becoming a flash playground for me

joshspoon — Sun, 11 Mar 2007 00:21:07 +0000

If anyone still has a subscription to my feed, I’m going to talk only about Flash and Flash related content. I learned I can’t talk about comedy on the internet…it could end a career. There is nothing I can say that won’t be judged. Stay tuned! Related posts:Josh and Comedy central Related posts:

Josh and Comedy central

Compile Flex 2.0 w/ Dreamweaver and SDK w/ code complete

joshspoon — Sat, 05 Aug 2006 08:46:12 +0000

A much need tutorial on how to easily publish flex swf. He tells it step by step. Pretty easy.. By the way when he says put “mxml” in the document type put it in the xml part. read more | digg story Related posts:Programming Is Like SexProgrammin Flex 2 pre-reviewHow to set up and get WebOrb communication with Flex [...] Related posts:

Programming Is Like Sex

joshspoon — Sun, 09 Jul 2006 07:33:20 +0000

A couple dozen similarities between the two most enjoyable practices on earth. This is very true read more | digg story Related posts:Compile Flex 2.0 w/ Dreamweaver and SDK w/ code complete Related posts:

Compile Flex 2.0 w/ Dreamweaver and SDK w/ code complete

Tripping Daisy

joshspoon — Thu, 04 May 2006 06:28:31 +0000

website I miss Tripping Daisy, I saw their last show. I left early cause my now wife was too tired and I was a little too. I wish I would of stayed, less then 2 months later Wes was dead. I enjoyed all of there albums. They were one hit wonders in the recording industries eyes [...] Related posts:

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Inside Man

joshspoon — Sat, 01 Apr 2006 07:34:05 +0000

I saw Inside Man tonight. Great movie. Only a few locations but kept me interested. It took me awhile to slow my brain down, due to all of these mindless movies hollywood makes. It was like a stew it took time like the “oldie but goodie” movies. Denzel is great, watch him, watch any movie where [...] Related posts:

This is what I don’t like about Comedy

joshspoon — Fri, 17 Feb 2006 05:06:08 +0000

I’ve been doing the Heyna’s open mic and the first time I did it Gary Hood told me that what I did was good but “where’s the goofy, funny stuff”. So next time I come with the funny, goofy, owner says, “Thats cool and all but I want to see you do a tight five”. [...] Related posts:

Riot at the Dawn and Drew house

joshspoon — Wed, 18 Jan 2006 05:37:08 +0000

So about a week ago I made a comment in the call in to Dawn and Drew, they had started group called the “Kool Kids Klub” KKK (similar gag to the simpsons Krusty Komedy Klassics) I thought it was funny so I left a comment(The Redneck). One hated it so much they wrote me this: BlackPaul wrote: You are [...] Related posts:

Someone stole my bike

joshspoon — Sat, 14 Jan 2006 23:20:13 +0000

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To go or not to go that is the question

joshspoon — Fri, 13 Jan 2006 10:00:11 +0000

Me and another comic (I won’t name name but he a big myspace headshot) were talking about moving I to NYC him to ? We weighted it because of the money issuses, flexible job and cost of living. But I have imediate family there and I’m married so I need to get moving before she loses [...] Related posts:

The Josh Weatherspoon Show

joshspoon — Mon, 02 Jan 2006 07:08:17 +0000

It is out and up go watch No related posts. No related posts.

Cheezy2

joshspoon — Fri, 30 Dec 2005 17:49:57 +0000

game you play when you urinatate on your hand PEEKNUCKLE No related posts. No related posts.

cheese joke

joshspoon — Mon, 19 Dec 2005 05:59:15 +0000

Why was the wife rock mad at the husband rock? Cause he took her for granite. No related posts. No related posts.

Vacation to New York

joshspoon — Fri, 16 Dec 2005 15:22:21 +0000

It was a fun time in the motherland. My wife and I got to visit for 12 days during the Thanks giving holiday. We had to bring along my niece for the plane rides it was scary but out of most kids she was well behaved and carried her own bag. That’s good for a [...] No related posts.

The Cosby Show

joshspoon — Sat, 05 Nov 2005 03:05:57 +0000

As I sit here watching a look back on The Cosby Show I think about how I spent most of my childhood watching that show. It truely helped shape my life, values and comedy. I think back at how funny but almost pure that show is and how it would not survive in this modern [...] Related posts:

Shows, Shows, Shows

joshspoon — Wed, 02 Nov 2005 21:40:15 +0000

So I haven’t done a show in a while and I’m happy to be doing another. To think last week I was hating my comedy and was so depressed about it. How wierd the human mind is. It all started with Friday’s Late Show at the Westend Comedy theater. I got to do about [...] Related posts:

Tweened Menu

joshspoon — Wed, 12 Oct 2005 22:09:37 +0000

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Hosting Hyena’s again

joshspoon — Sat, 08 Oct 2005 16:33:56 +0000

So Dustin called and asked me if I wanted to host hyena’s again. I did want to at first cause I was going to go up at the backdoor and take it easy and be home by 10. By I didn’t want to pass the oppertunity because he many not ask again if I pass [...] Related posts:

So what’s going on

joshspoon — Sat, 08 Oct 2005 16:30:09 +0000

Well this week I lost the first round of a comedy contest to a person who talked about her abortion for 5 mins. That was a waste. No offence but come on really that is going to be valid of a prize. Anyone can just shock people. Now a days everone thinks comedy is suppose [...] Related posts:

The funniest commerial

joshspoon — Tue, 27 Sep 2005 03:33:58 +0000

Asians want to be so black they got to be sterotyped in a commerial. That’s funny cause you know they couldn’t do a similar thing to black people we’d protest. HA! Click to see Related posts:Riot at the Dawn and Drew houseRobin Harris Related posts:

The Gay Bar

joshspoon — Fri, 23 Sep 2005 15:41:20 +0000

They loved me, but when I went into my having kid jokes they acted like since they were gay they had never seen a kid so I changed subjects and got them right back. It was great! No related posts. No related posts.

benefit show

joshspoon — Wed, 21 Sep 2005 21:37:44 +0000

Hey I can’t wait. I’m doing a Katrina Benefit at a gay bar. Rock n rolla. Related posts:cheese joke Related posts:

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Another Nesto show

joshspoon — Fri, 09 Sep 2005 05:51:29 +0000

TBA 9th and 10th Related posts:back door show 8-20-2005 6:30pm Related posts:

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Oprah Special on the hurricane.

joshspoon — Wed, 07 Sep 2005 14:48:30 +0000

Wow that was raw. No related posts.

Kanye Kanye Kanye

joshspoon — Sat, 03 Sep 2005 22:39:42 +0000

So I saw on the news Kanye’s comments about Bush, the government, and the media. Let me say WOW. He spoke his mind like very few people do and I applaud him for that. Do I agree with him…kinda I think no one even Kanye cares about homeless and poor cause if he did would [...] Related posts:

Menu mouse 3

joshspoon — Sat, 03 Sep 2005 22:21:22 +0000

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Mouse follow 2

joshspoon — Thu, 01 Sep 2005 16:34:42 +0000

Here is an update from the mouse follow menu. It only works when you are 100px in. this.mcMouseFlo.onEnterFrame = function() { if (_root._xmouse < 100) { this._y = _root._ymouse; if (_root._ymouse = 301) { this._y = 301; } } }; Related posts:Mouse follow menuMenu mouse 3Roman Numeral/Arabic Convertion AIR App – Johnny V Now Available Related posts:

Kanye West

joshspoon — Thu, 01 Sep 2005 15:56:48 +0000

Official website When a girl at UNT turned me on to Kanye. I didn’t like it at first cause I was like that’s that fool who is playin’ oldies at 150rpms or something. But my brother bought it and I burned it. Man, I conneted with it. An underdog story like no other. A black man [...] Related posts:

Bill Murray

joshspoon — Thu, 01 Sep 2005 05:00:28 +0000

Bill Murray Bill Murray Sound board w/ many great movie qoutes Ever since I was a child and I saw Ghostbusters and Stripes. I was struck by something that I didn’t see in other people on screen. Yes Eddie Murphy was funny but all so flamboyent and got his laughs from being a jerk. But Bill was [...] Related posts:

Robin Harris

Robin Harris

joshspoon — Thu, 01 Sep 2005 05:44:48 +0000

IMDB credits Comedy CD Man, If it wasn’t for Robin Harris I would not be the person I am today. Though I was only 7 or 8 when I saw this man’s HBO special I was floored, he was so funny. Yes, he is the Bebe’s kids guy, thought he was more then just that. Iit [...] Related posts:

Podcasting is out

joshspoon — Wed, 31 Aug 2005 21:07:59 +0000

Podcasting is out. Know why…President George W. Bush has one now. It’s like getting a hip car and then seeing the nerdiest old man pull up in the same car next to you No related posts. No related posts.

Mouse follow menu

joshspoon — Wed, 31 Aug 2005 06:14:37 +0000

Hey so I’m behind on flash knowledge but did this all by myself no help from boone or anybody. It a small Movie Clip that follows the mouse under a mask. Simple but I like it. Excuse the design, I was going for function not look. Now I need to get the box to stay [...] Related posts:

I see dead people

joshspoon — Sat, 27 Aug 2005 10:21:26 +0000

So a couple of hours ago I some how got…oh I was looking for something to do for a double date I have in a couple of hours. That is when I got to the sixth floor mueseum site, that took me to a Texas history site which took me to Boonie and Clyde, where [...] Related posts:

The Horror Update (required flash 8 beta)

joshspoon — Mon, 22 Aug 2005 15:59:05 +0000

. Special thanks to boone! if you can’t see get flash player 8 beta Related posts:How to compile and examples for Flash Player 10 or ASTRO BETAFlash 9.0.60.184 “Moviestar” and h.264 How to create HD – 1080p video for flashUpdate: Flash/Flex Tidbit #2 How to use Alpha Mask in Flash CS3 Related posts:

Working out

joshspoon — Mon, 22 Aug 2005 13:05:55 +0000

So me and my wife have been working out for a while and we are happy with the progress that we have made but we want more. So have decided that we are going to wake up early and workout. We started this a week ago, the problem is that we have yet to work [...] Related posts:

Smurf movie

joshspoon — Mon, 22 Aug 2005 13:03:01 +0000

Coming out with new movie. I loved the smurfs they had every type of person in there. New Smurf movie will be have to date with cosmedic sergury smurf, jokie smurf would be terrorist smurf, Smurette would be Paris. The Smurf episodes sometimes have this gang up on on perticular smurf, where is name states his [...] No related posts.

Tommy Davidson at the Improv

joshspoon — Mon, 22 Aug 2005 05:06:04 +0000

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The Early Show & Stratos

joshspoon — Sun, 21 Aug 2005 05:42:19 +0000

Yes I did two shows shows on 8 min and the other I don’t know. Boone the great guy that he is, in all of his support for his wife and all of us, taped both. I was me, bob kosrovi, tom devenport, sheri belle, johnny elbow and shawn aredondo. I was [...] Related posts: