Attention all Flash developers in the Reading, Pa area!!!

Be sure to check out the new Adobe Flash User Group in Reading. The Reading Flash Alliance is a group of Flash talent made up of local firms and freelancers who share ideas, knowledge, and talk shop. They are having a meeting next month and are giving away some prizes including a copy of Creative Suite 5. Pretty sick.

Go check 'em out. www.readingflashalliance.com

Ok so, in the beginning of 2010 I made a New Years resolution that I would learn one new thing each week and blog about it. Like most resolutions, it went for three weeks and then failed miserably. Now I would normally look at this as a failed attempt to commit to learning. However, the reason that I'm not able to keep up with this is because I am just too damn busy. I'm 6 months into my new job at Neo-Pangea, and loving it. We are developing some really awesome Flash applications that push the limits and are just down right bitchin'. So it goes without saying that I "am" learning more and more as we continue to kick ass for our clients.

Doug Winnie, Group Product Manager for Workflow at Adobe, has a great video series on learning ActionScript 3.0. These free videos are really done well.

From Doug himself:

"Welcome to ActionScript 1:1. This integrated training resource combines video tutorials, documentation and sample files to teach you the basics of ActionScript 3.0 using Flash Professional CS4. ActionScript 1:1 is designed for Flash animators and designers that want to take their work to the next level and add custom interactivity using ActionScript 3.0, but need some guidance. In the series, I start with the very basics of accessing your objects on the stage and the library and then introduce ActionScript that will make your designs and animations interactive and dynamic."

Check them out.
http://www.adobe.dougwinnie.com/actionscript-11

These videos are also available in the iTunes Store.