Pixel Handler

Nice tool to optimize http requests with css sprites (spriteme.org)… http://rant.cc/KWt

@chriswallace /Applications/Utilities/Terminal.app ??

Time to get some sleep, I just hand to finish up some learning of Adobe Flex by building a calculator… http://rant.cc/5bg

This year I set a goal to learn Adobe Flex 3. I have found the help of other professionals and the OCFlex.org user group. Besides the Flex Video Training, I found that the best source of understanding ActionScript using the MXML library is by reading and coding the examples in the book “First Steps in Flex”. To keep myself accountable to this goal, I agreed to train my cousin in learning Flex programming; is who is on the road to becoming a web developer. It turns out that my cousin’s friend is a top-notch programmer and loves the Flash platform. He challenged us to just start building a simple application, a calculator. So, this is our first iteration of a calculator programmed with Flex 3:

The movie Jaws, backwards, is about a shark throwing up people until they open a beach. #moviebackwards

very interesting video : http://www.youtube.com/user/experiencere – spoiler: keep an eye on the UI.

@FlexNoob “First Steps in Flex” is great for a introductory learning experience; Courtesy of http://OCFlex.org I just received a free copy!

@bradhaydon that anti-theft sandwich bag is pretty funny.

@jeresig Thanks for sharing the http://WebPageTest.org link, the reports are killer in identifying performance improvement areas

@brandtrock I still have stacks of them in my garage; but chucked the 5-1/4″ disks years ago. may one or two for decoration.