Archive for '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.

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 [...]

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.

How to Upset People on Facebook – Tagging Abuse

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 [...]

PHP String Functions

PHP String Functions

I’ve been doing an awful lot of string manipulation so I thought I would make todays article about the PHP functions I use most regularly for cleaning up and manipulating content entry.

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.

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 [...]

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 [...]

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 [...]

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 [...]