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Twitter Widget using Flex 3 Revisited

Written by Jon Karna on July 25, 2009 — 7 Comments

In this article, I created a twitter widget using Flex Builder 3.  Using TwitterScript to access the Twitter API, I can retreive your tweets, profile image, followers, etc.  Download the twitter widget flex builder project and play around with it yourself.

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Bouncy Ball Animation In Flex 3

Written by Jon Karna on July 20, 2009 — 6 Comments

In this project, I took an image that was in the shape of a ball and gave it a bouncy ball animation.  This bouncy ball animation includes a stretch animation during flight and squash animation when it makes contact with the ground.  I also gave it a horizon and a reflection just for kicks.

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Creating a Twitter Widget Using Flex and TwitterScript

Written by Jon Karna on July 13, 2009 — 3 Comments

I create a twitter widget with flex and actionscript.  I used twitterscript to obtain access to the twitter api in actionscript.  This is my little pet project that I been working on sparingly for the last couple weeks.  I finished it about a week ago, but I had to troubleshoot twitter’s cross domain policy and [...]

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How To Create a Slideshow Using Flex and ActionScript

Written by Jon Karna on June 29, 2009 — 9 Comments

During the last couple weeks, I have been teaching myself Flex, ActionScript 3, and some traditional Flash whenever I have some spare time.  I recently grew tired of learning at such a slow pace, so I made up my mind to shake things up by creating my own project.  I created my own Slideshow using [...]

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How to Use sIFR with jQuery to Use Your Own Fonts

Written by Jon Karna on January 9, 2009 — 4 Comments

Scalable Inman Flash Replacement (sIFR) allows you to use custom typography on your site by using JavaScript, Flash, and CSS. With the jQuery Sifr Plugin, you can easily display dynamic, on-the-fly text using the font(s) of their choice, regardless of the visitor’s currently installed fonts, web browser, or operating system. This plugin provides [...]

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