Tutorials

AIR 1.5 Quick Tips: Getting the SystemTrayIcon.menu Reference

Hey all, have you been getting this crazy error message when trying to access the NativeApplication.nativeApplication.icon.menu on windows?: 1119: Access of possibly undefined property menu through a reference with static type flash.desktop:InteractiveIcon. Everything in the livedocs leaves me to believe that a reference like that would work on windows machines, but it doesn’t. I...

read more

PHP Basics : Removing White Space / HTML Tags From A String

Hey Wuup readers. I’ve got a simple post here for those learning PHP, or even the more seasoned programmer. If you’re looking for a simple way to to remove white space from strings, and strip html tags from strings too, try this out. It can be handy if you don’t want people to abuse a form or field in an application: <?php $example = " test  ff       1  <br > </p> hi...

read more

Rapid Prototyping

Some of you may be familiar with rapid prototyping. It is a concept i learnt from the Experimental gameplay project, specifically this article by Kyle Gabler, Kyle Gray (2D Boy, World of Goo), Matt Kucic, Shalin Shodhan. Rapid Prototyping is a great way to develop new ideas quickly. I use rapid prototyping all the time whether it be in AS3 or Javascript, a game or an application. Whilst game and...

read more

How to Upset People on Facebook – Tagging Abuse

Recently, can’t say if I’m the first, probably not. But I have been finding new and exciting ways to annoy people on Facebook, and abuse the Facebook application in each and every way I know how. Though it’s quite funny because when people realise what I’m doing they repeat it and thus lots more people I know are doing it. Mainly as revenge to me. Facebook Tagging...

read more

PHP String Functions

I’ve been doing an awful lot of string manipulation while creating the Spyda content management system (working title theKore) so I thought I would make todays article about the PHP functions I use most regularly for cleaning up and manipulating content entry. strip_tags First up and I would say the most important for content entry that you are not responsible for. Not using this function...

read more

Simple JQuery Expandable Content Box

Just recently I have had to finally bite the bullet and learn some proper Javascript. Not just making text in input boxes disappear when the user clicks on them, I’m talking PROPER stuff like making boxes appear and disappear inside already existing content. This tutorial is written for JQuery but do not think that I would recommend JQuery over other frameworks such as MooTools. I...

read more

Starting Your Own Business

As you all know, we’re having a bit of a bumpy ride economically lately, and although there is talk of a recovery, we all know someone who has been laid off, about to be laid off, and will be laid off in the coming weeks. These days the BBC is littered with stories about people who cannot find jobs, and have been actively searching for employment for months, and in extreme cases even a...

read more

AS3 Basics: Loops in Actionscript 3 Part 1 For Loops

Hey Wuup readers. After going through all my older AS3 Basics articles, I found that most of them didn’t really go over the core elements. So in order to rectify the problem, I’ve decided that it’s time to flesh out this area a little. I’m by no means an expert on the language – unless you count 3 years experience as expert material – But I do know what does what,...

read more

PHP Basics : Removing White Space / HTML Tags from a String

Hey Wuup readers. I’ve got a simple post here for those learning PHP, or even the more seasoned programmer. If you’re looking for a simple way to to remove white space from strings, and strip html tags from strings too, try this out. It can be handy if you don’t want people to abuse a form or field in an application: <?php $example = " test  ff       1  <br >...

read more

AS3: How to Run Applications from a Flash Projector EXE with Actionscript 3 and Batch Files

So i’ve been writing some CD launchers recently with some handy tools on. One thing i had major trouble with was getting a Projector .exe to run programs from sub directorys. Luckily i figured it out so heres how… First in your CD/DVD root directory place a folder named “fscommand” this is the only folder which the projector will be able to see (from my experience,...

read more