I posted this blend mode stuff a long time ago, but the interface was awful and it slipped most people by.
So, I've packaged all the code up into a handy SWC and made a better example application for you to play with.
Here's the test page, and here's the SWC. As well as clicking on the source images to load new ones, you can save your blended creations by clicking on the output window.
We recently came across an issue when creating a site with SSL plugged in that in Internet Explorer we were getting the good ol' "This page contains both secure and nonsecure items." popup. It took us a good long while before we finally realised what it was... Fancybox!
We've recently been looking into HTML5 and CSS3 and in-turn ended up making a demo page which, both shows off some of the things you can do with HTML5/CSS3 but also informs you (or tries to) of some of the things you could come to expect from it.
You might be familiar with .properties files if you've worked with ant or Java in general.
If not, in short they're text files containing name-value pairs, usually used for application or build configuration. They allow comments and property values split over multiple lines, with a \ line-end delimiter.
For a recent project I needed to be able to parse, in Flash, .properties files coming from a java-based cms - so made the PropertiesParser.
I'm making it available here, with a small example showing the parsing of a .properties files and reading values from the result.
I hope it comes in useful 
For a limited period the BBC News Website is experimenting with clickable links within the body of news stories. If you click on one of these links, a window will appear containing background material relevant to the highlighted word. Content is being pulled in from sites like YouTube, Flickr and Wikipedia and it seems to be done pretty well.
Things move fast in the world of flash - so just in case you've been less than attentive, here's a few cool things from the recent to the nearly now...
SourceBinder - "...a node-based visual framework for easy prototyping and real-time tuning of Flash based visual applications." -
Liquid Components - a free, open source component set for Flash CS3.
Hobnox AudioTool - an impressive browser based audio synthesis/processing tools with a fair few retro synths and effects recreated for your delight.
Hobnox - AudioTool
