7th September 2005

WA SiteAssist - Test Drive

Take a look at my latest Macromedia Captivate project for WebAssist (The leading provider for Macromedia Extensions). For this project, I created a full interactive simulation for WebAssist's new arrival WA SiteAssist. WA SiteAssist enables Dreamweaver users to build professionally designed, fully architected websites in just a few mouse clicks.

Take the WA SiteAssist test drive today!

27th July 2005

Is this thing still on?

It has been a while since I last had the opportunity to add any content to this site but here is a list of the projects I have been working on recently.

WA Database Search - Test Drive
WA eCommerce Visual Recipes
CSS Hack Simulations Macromedia Site of the Day (July 22, 2005) - Created for Joseph Lowery's book CSS Hacks & Filters (I was also the Technical Editor for this title)
Top things You Didn't Know About Dreamweaver (Macromedia Developer - Article)
Sharing Dreamweaver Code Snippets Manually and Through Snippet Extensions (Macromedia Developer - Article and Interactive Simulated Movie)
Using Macromedia Captivate to Retouch Images in Recorded Demos and Simulations

I'm currently working a number of other projects but, nothing I can reveal here.

SOFAAS - Website Launch

Today sees the official launch of sofaas.org.uk (Southport and Formby Autistic and Aspergers Support Group web site) Note: There are still a number of CSS rendering bugs I need to address in Win IE 5.x and IE Mac 5.2.

Sunday 19th July

Macromedia announces Contribute version 3

Today, Macromedia announces the latest version of their content contribution software Macromedia Contribute 3, making is easier than ever to keep web content current and relevant.

Key new features

Cascading Style Sheets (CSS) Support
New Administrative Controls
Approvals and Collaboration
FlashPaper 2 Support
Inline Image Editing

Mark Fletcher's Contribute 3 articles

Download Contribute 3 Preview trial »

Wednesday 9th June

Universal Email tutorials - Updated for Dreamweaver MX 2004

Today sees the launch of the latest version of my video tutorials for the WebAssist .com extension WA Universal Email. If you need to communicate with your customers then this powerful extension offers a quick and easy method of adding email functionality to your web site.

View the video tutorials »

Friday 28th May

WebAssist key extensions now support PHP & WA eCart 2.0

Five WebAssist key products now support PHP 4.3 and MySQL 4.0.x

WA QueryBuilder
WA Universal Email
WA Validation Toolkit
WA Dynamic Dropdowns
WA Dynamic Flash Charts

Existing customers can upgrade for free »

WA eCart 2.0

WebAssist is also working on a new version of their shopping cart extension, WA eCart which will include the following features

Total Checkout Support
Improved PayPal Support
Masterful Shopping Cart Display
PHP Support
Better Handling of Cart Contents
Advanced Recipes for Complex eCommerce

Learn more about WA eCart v2.0 »

Monday 29th March

Macromedia Flex Now Available

Macromedia releases the Presentation Server Flex. Macromedia Flex is a new solution that brings rich internet applications to the enterprise.

Tuesday 23rd March

DWFAQ Announces Strip List Whitespace extension for DWMX & DWMX 2004

Ever created a menu using list item tags only to find that when you test the page in Internet Explorer there are gaps between your menu items? If you have then you've encountered the IE whitespace bug. Now Angela C. Buraglia founder of DreamweaverFAQ.com has released a free extension for Dreamweaver MX and Dreamweaver MX 2004 that automatically sends the bug packing. A more detailed description plus an example of the bug in action are available by this site's author Mark Fletcher on the Strip List Whitespace product page.

Angela is also the co-author of the New Riders title Macromedia Dreamweaver MX 2004 Killer Tips

Dreamweaver MX 2004 updater now available!

The waiting is over! Macromedia has released the updater to Dreamweaver MX 2004. The Dreamweaver updater shows performance improvements of up to 70% on the Mac platform, restores the Timelines feature, and fixes more bugs than in any other release. You can find out more about this release at the Logged In article on the Developer Center

In addition, there are some changes to the Dreamweaver Developer Center including updated articles and improved navigation, new Trial Evaluation Guides to help you get the most out of your trial software, and policy updates regarding upgrades and the use and distribution of Flash components.

Updated Dreamweaver Articles

In addtion Macromedia have also updated two of my Dreamweaver articles with MX 2004 screen shots, these are:

Wednesday 10th March

WA Validation Toolkit

Dreamweaver and UltraDev extension developer WebAssist.com has released the WA Validation Toolkit. This powerful new extension for Dreamweaver MX 2004 includes the following features:

Validate your visitors' data your way: apply client-side and/or server-side behaviors with this full-featured extension.
Guide your customers through your applications while exercising complete error-handling control.
Guarantee form satisfaction for all: your clients, your site's visitors, and best of all you, the developer.

Learn more about the WA Validation Toolkit »

Friday 5th March

Macromedia to test Linux Support

According to news.com Macromedia is to begin experimenting with Linux support. Linux is a free Unix-type operating system created by Linus Torvalds.

Wednesday 3rd March

Fireworks MX 2004 Updater

Macromedia announces a new updater for Fireworks MX 2004. Check out the Fireworks Release notes to see what issues have been addressed..

Tuesday 2nd March

Code Validation with Dreamweaver MX 2004

Macromedia have posted my first Dreamweaver article which includes multimedia presententations created using Macromedia RoboDemo 5. Macromedia RoboDemo enables you to create interative demonstrations and software simulations in Flash format.

Learn more about Macromedia RoboDemo »

Monday 1st March

CSS Crib Sheet

Tired of trying to fathom out why your CSS layout doesn't render correctly? Then take a look at the CSS Crib Sheet from mezzoblue. This excellent quick reference is ideal for when you run into trouble.

Friday 27th February

Happy Birthday Lucy

Today is my daughter's third birthday. I can hardly believe that another year has flown by, it still seems like yesterday that we were bringing her home from the hospital. Lucy was born three years ago at 3-25pm GMT and weighed 10 lbs 12 oz's.

Thursday 26th February

CSS and Wired.com

Macromedia interviews Douglas Bowman, former Design Director, Wired.com and Aaron Jones, Senior Engineer. Wired.com.

New Draft CSS Reader Type Media

The W3C has released a new CSS working draft that in the future might allow CSS authors to create style sheets that instruct devices how to display and speak a document or display and render it in Braille.

Wednesday 25th February

Design Aid Kit 2 Razzle Dazzle: E Book

Learn how to create striking graphic images in Macromedia Fireworks MX or Fireworks MX 2004 with this full color 251-page e-book from renowned Fireworks expert Linda Rathgeber. Razzel Dazzle consist of 26 projects which will take your Web design skill to the next level.

Learn more about Razzle Dazzle »

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