Software, Fitness, and Gaming – Jesse Warden

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  • ATLMMUG Tonight

    WHAT: The Atlanta Macromedia User Group User Group April Meeting
    WHEN: Thursday, MAY 5, 2005 from 7:00 PM – 9:00 PM
    WHO: Justin Beals – “So you want to start a business?”
    Leif Wells – “FAME: What it is and why you should be using it.”
    WHERE: Sidereus Group Conference Room
    600 Embassy Row
    Atlanta, GA 30328
    DIRECTIONS
    (written directions below)

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    ABOUT THE SESSIONS

    So you want to start a business?

    I had a long discussion with Justin Beals about folks I knew who were returning to their freelance-working ways. It’s been a long time since our economy has been preforming well enough that the thought of starting your own business wouldn’t completely freak you out. At the end of that conversation, Justin said “I hope these people know what they are in for.” I said “Why don’t you tell them?”

    Justin Beals, owner of Roundbox Media — a company that has thrived over the past five years — will let you in on some of his successes and failures at setting up and running an business in the interactive industry. If you are serious about starting to freelance or starting your own interactive shop, bring pad and pencil (and perhaps a helmet) to this illuminating session.

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    FAME: What it is and why you should be using it

    Jesse Warden coined the name: Flashout, Actionscript 2 Plugin, MTASC Compiler, and Eclipse. Now I am a convert. If you are sick of using the Flash Actionscript interface to develop serious Rich Internet Applications (RIA), then take notice! Tired of needing 20 windows open just to get all your work done? Need an integrated environment where you can edit Java, Actionscript, XML, and also view your server’s
    output?

    Leif Wells, your AtlMMUG Manager, will show you how to streamline your development process by using a few Open Source tools (and a couple of inexpensive add-ons). We’ll take you through the somewhat complicated process of installing these items and then show you how to make it work for you.

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    Directions:

    From GA-400, take Exit 5A for Abernathy Road. Head East (toward
    Perimeter Mall).
    Take a LEFT at the first light after GA-400 on Peachtree-Dunwoody Road.
    Take a LEFT at the brick sign that reads “Embassy Row”.
    Building 600 is on the RIGHT and you may park anywhere and enter from
    the front or back.
    The meeting will be on the first floor.
    The doors will be locked, but people will be watching the doors. If
    you are late and need to be let in, please call my cell phone at
    404-593-7408.

  • Job: Director Lingo Programmer

    I need someone with good lingo skills, probably 4-5 years of lingo experience. This is a pretty quick project the spec is simple….

    Basically, the programmer needs to read the filenames in several folders and place buttons on the screen with the filename on them and have them displayed in alphabetical order and in quadrants based on folder type, such as: specials, transitions, music. Attached to the button is a script that will cause the file to be loaded and played by QuickTime. If a second button is pressed the sound must cross fade to the new sound. On screen timers will show how long a particular piece is and how much has played with a scale showing apx where in the music we are. I have a working piece now and wish to update/rewrite it for some additional functionality. A good programmer should be able to knock this out in 2-3 days easy. I would like to get this going as soon as possible as well.

    If you have the skills and availability to help out with this project, Please give me a call asap.

    Thanks,

    Britt Stephens
    New Media Registry
    404-932-3159
    www.newmediaregistry.com

  • Jobs: Sr Coldfusion Developer & MS Access DB

    The first positions is in Alpharetta- GA and its a 3-6 month contractual position with a possible extension, must have good communication skills.

    Sr Coldfusion Developer
    Migration Project -CF MX 5.0 platform to 7.0 platform

    Description of Position:(Including application, project & range responsibilities)

    Senior Web Designer whose responsibility is to migrate the current SPL Online application from CF MX 5.0 platform to 7.0 platform.

    Skills, Knowledge & Abilities: (including # of years of experience by skill)
    ColdFusion MX experience is must HTML development experience
    Java Script
    development Oracle/SQL skill LoadRunner experience is plus
    Fluent verbal English skills are required.

    Education:
    B.S. Degree in Computer Science or equivlent 5+ years Web Development experience in Information Technology.

    2) This is a MS Access DB ongoing assignment that can be done offsite and would require from 10 – 20 hours per week. MS Access DB programming knowledge is required. If you or someone you know is interested and qualified, please contact me directly at 404-932-3159.

    Britt Stephens
    New Media Registry
    404-932-3159
    www.newmediaregistry.com

  • Flex & Flash: Refreshing Screen During Processor Intensive Operations

    I did this to help illustrate to a homey on the Flexcoders list how you update the screen during intense operations. As was suggested by multiple Macromedians, you should have a counter keep track of where you are in the data processing, and only process a set chunk amount, update the screen, and continue processing.

    You can accomplish this through a series of doLaters. They are not perfect because they don’t ensure the same method isn’t called more than once per frame unecessarely, but trying to explain to a Java developer what:

    functon onEnterFrame()
    {
    callMethod();
    delete onEnterFrame;
    }

    …does really isn’t worth it.

    Anyway, here’s a good example any Flexer or Flasher can use to see how to update your GUI with a ProgressBar for example when you have a very processor intensive loop going on in the background.

    Update GUI While Processing