tallphil

AVG Antivirus

Fri, 4 Jul 2008 10:07:59 GMT

Like everyone else using AVG, I've been getting little pop-ups for ages now saying that I'm going to have to start paying. I had thought that I'd have to move onto another anti-virus program, but AVG are in fact still providing a free version! The free AVG 8.0 can be found here, it was quite well hidden - enjoy!

FIRST

Wed, 18 Jun 2008 11:04:14 GMT

4 years of degree work culminated in a single mark today, and I got a First Class Honours! Off to Cambridge I go...!

mc.tween

Fri, 13 Jun 2008 15:03:40 GMT

I'm getting stuck into my new flash photo browser at the moment, and so far I've only used a single frame with around 1000 lines of actionscript. In fact, it seems that the more flash projects I do, the further I push the balance from manual animation to pure code. It's partly due to an amazingly useful flash extension called Movie Clip Tweening prototypes, which allows the smooth animation of items on the stage. Suddenly, 60 frames of animation with complex manual easing turns into mc.SlideTo(5,10,1); This move to code is making me think though - it's probably time that I make the move to actionscript 3. And Flex.

TokyoPlastic

Wed, 11 Jun 2008 18:15:07 GMT

I was reminded of an awesome website today called TokyoPlastic - they're a production company that do 3D animation and stuff for TV adverts with ridiculous 3DSMax skills. The website is a few years old but is a brilliant example of flash animation with good sound integration. The movement of the characters is so fluid, I love it! Check out the drum machine and their archive of animations...

Searching...

Tue, 3 Jun 2008 19:27:18 GMT

Having sat down yesterday and today to write a much needed search function for nano2hybrids, I thought I'd port the code across and adapt it to have a search on this site. Search boxes are something that any content-based site should have, and they've always scared me for some reason. I don't know why, after sitting down and thinking about it, reading a couple of bits and bobs off google it really wasn't all that tough. All you need to be able to use is the SQL command LIKE and then some PHP regex work to make it look pretty. Oh, and the SQL LOWER command for case insensitivity, that took me a while. I added in a bit extra for the tallphil search - it also searches my flickr account. For now clicking a photo will open a window with the flickr page for that photo, but when the photo browser is done, it'll link to the tallphil.co.uk photo page.

Flickr Photos

Sun, 1 Jun 2008 09:52:34 GMT

As mentioned in a couple of previous posts, I've decided to host all of my photos on Flickr due to storage constraints on my server.. As re-writing my flash photo viewer to work off Flickr is a fairly major task, I've put a temporary flickr photo viewer up so you can see my photos without leaving the site. It's called flAPI and you can see the photos here. Enjoy!

UKClimbing Adverts

Thu, 29 May 2008 23:56:46 GMT

I realised that the deadline for the UKClimbing advert competition was fast approaching so I'd better get a move on and finish my entries. I didn't like my La Sportiva flash advert (mentioned in a previous post) but I stayed with the Petzl flash banner (with a couple of tweaks) and made three new static image banners. You can see them using the links below (launch popup windows) La Sportiva Testarossa - 800x300px Petzl (Flash Banner) - 728x90px Petzl Spirit - 400x600px Beal Top Gun II - 120x600px

Plugoo!

Mon, 26 May 2008 17:23:47 GMT

I was perusing the web and I found a new widgety widget called plugoo, you should be able to see it in the navigation to the right.. So yeah, come and talk to me! It connects to my msn messenger account, so you talking comes up through messenger - nifty!

Photos on Flickr!

Wed, 21 May 2008 20:39:41 GMT

Since I got my Flickr Pro account, I've been uploading photos pretty much every day. I wanted to upload everything worth uploading from September 2007 until now - I'd wondered how long it would take me and my housemates kept mocking me for my revision procrastination. My last exam is tomorrow, and I just uploaded my most recent album :) Check them all out here - I'm in the process of re-writing my flash photo at the browser at the moment so that it can take photos from multiple sources, one of which will be flickr. Watch this space!

Tea!

Tue, 20 May 2008 21:25:16 GMT

I worry with the amount of tea that I am currently drinking (more tea = better revision) that this video bears a surprising similarity to my current obsession...