||moock-updates|| eas2 now shipping & other stuff

[colin@moock.org]

=====book stuff first. scroll down for non-book stuff =====

/**
 * essential actionscript 2.0 is now shipping :)
 */
order here:
>> united states
  http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/ASIN/0596006527/ref=nosim/moockorg
>> canada
  http://www.amazon.ca/exec/obidos/ASIN/0596006527/moockorg-20
>> europe
  http://www.amazon.co.uk/exec/obidos/ASIN/0596006527/ref=nosim/moockorg-21

/**
 * example files for eas2 are live
 */
download sample code from the book here:
http://moock.org/eas2/examples/

/**
 * chapter 12 now posted at macromedia.com
 */
read chapter 12, "Using Components with ActionScript 2.0" here:
http://www.macromedia.com/devnet/mx/flash/articles/comp_moock.html

/**
 * reader reviews
 */
do you already have eas2? i'd love to hear what you think of it. post your
review at amazon:
http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/ASIN/0596006527/ref=nosim/moockorg
or at o'reilly:
http://www.oreillynet.com/cs/catalog/print/b/0596006527?x-t=rr.view


=====non-book stuff=========
/**
 * speaking at flash forward nyc
 */
i'll be talking about multiuser computing next week at the new york flash
forward. hope to see some of you there! if you can't make it, you can take a
look at my lecture notes here:
http://moock.org/webdesign/lectures/sharedUserExperiences


/**
 * bldoc, as2 documentation generator
 */
chafic kazoun and sam neff over at b-line express have a great documentation
generator for actionscript 2 in development. it's called "bldoc," presumably
named after the well known javadoc system. i've been using an alpha version
to create documentation for the next version of Unity, and i'm really
impressed by the results and the flexibility. more info here:
http://www.rewindlife.com/archives/000124.cfm

/**
 * new Unity service provider
 */
ever think of building multiuser content with Unity (www.moock.org/unity),
but didn't know how to set the server up or didn't have an ISP that would
host the server? you now have two Unity hosting options that will take care
of all that for you. in the states, FlashTampa already offers great Unity
hosting service (www.flashtampa.com). now europe has its own Unity service
provider: UConnected. lots of info here:
http://www.uconnected.co.uk/

/**
 * wefail launches facing new york
 */
so lovely:
http://www.facingnewyork.com/

/**
 * new european flash conference
 */
barcelona will soon be host to a new european flash conference. see:
http://www.flasheurope.com/

/**
 * easier than SharedObject
 */
love saving data to disk, but hate the SharedObject api? read this:
http://moock.org/asdg/technotes/saveDataToDisk/

/**
 * consolidating data providers
 */
learn how to add items to, and remove items from, a List component without
disturbing the user's selection:
http://moock.org/asdg/technotes/consolidateProviders/

that'll do it for now...

colin