Read the latest installment of Andrew’s ActionScript 3 guide.
ActionScript 3 basics in plain speak, for those coming from earlier versions of Flash. And who still like to use Flash not Flex or some other tool. And who are not programmers.
We went to see The Dark Knight this weekend and it was really brilliant. I am a big Batman fan, and even though I do love most Tim Burton films I was never really that impressed by the first two Batmans he made. However Batman Returns was the better out of the 2 films.
I will not even comment on the ones that came after that as I can not even say anything remotely nice about them. Batman Begins was really the first time I thought they seem to be getting on track, I did find it slightly boring and I found that its re-watchability was not that high.
Back to my thoughts on The Dark Knight, I thought the action sequences were pretty breathtaking and in general I was glued to my seat. Heath Ledger as the Joker was a great choice and his character was just as the Joker should be - insane and scary.
I am not sure that he deserves an Oscar nomination for it, but in typical Hollywood form it seems a person has to die before they are appreciated. It is like Johnny Depp’s nomination as Jack Sparrow in Pirates of the Caribbean franchise.
Erm hello, he was funny and all but I think he has proven himself better in other films.
I think Christian Bale has been the best choice as an actor for the role makes and excellent Bruce Wayne and Batman, although I am not that big a fan of the voice he uses as Batman, but I guess it is to fool the bad guys.
This film is exactly how I like Batman - dark.
I have recently worked on a number of projects on which I had to use a sticky css footer. After some research and testing I came accross this website.
It has clear instructions on how it work with some clear explanations for some issues.
Saw this fantastic design on Threadless this morning. It is unfortunately sold out, but hopefully it will get reprinted. It is an absolute classic.
Andrew has completed the second installment of the ActionScript 3 beginners guide he has been working on.
ActionScript 3 basics in plain speak, for those coming from earlier versions of Flash. And who still like to use Flash not Flex or some other tool. And who are not programmers.
Here is a post worth checking out if you are trying to get your head around AS3. Most online resources assume you already have a programming background, but Andrew has followed the approach of starting at the beginning. I definetly will be going through this!
I recently had some issues with my Acer laptop and to cut a looong story short I decided to by myself the new Dell Studio 15 with a whopping 4GB’s of Ram. I even got to select a colour for the outside casing. I did do some research online and read a number of reviews and the Dell Studio was highly rated.
In a moment of weakness I selected the pink one. I was tempted to go with the red, but decided in the end that deep-down I really wanted the pink one. Lets hope that this purchase will be meet my expectations.
I now have to wait to receive my laptop, and being hopefull I check my order status on a daily basis. I am counting the days!
This is my latest photo that was accepted to iStockphoto.
I took this photo on Andrew’s birthday - the same day I took the photos of the penguins which I turned into an illustration (shown in a previous post).
We started our morning in Scarborough which is where we found a beautiful stone building that was burned down. After some investigation in the ruin I came across this step.
I retouched the image quite a bit, removing rubble out of the half circle area as it was distracting. I have a couple more of photos which I am still busy processing which I will upload once done.
My husband, Andrew, has always loved the Pasta Puttanesca sauce, but I am not a fan of most of the ingredients - or so I thought. After tasting some of his at a local deli we were having lunch at I decided that I will make it at home.
We Google’d around to find a suitable recipe and decided to try the one on Delia Online. (Delia Smith is one of my few favourite TV chefs and we own Delia Smith’s Complete Cookery Course
Being Delia, she starts the recipe by providing us with a a bit of background on what the word Puttanesca means.
“In Italian, a puttanesca is a ‘lady of the night’, which is why at home we always refer to this recipe as tart’s spaghetti. Presumably the sauce has adopted this name because it’s hot, strong and gutsy – anyway, eating it is a highly pleasurable experience.”
Anyway, this is an excellent recipe, but I have made some small adjustments to it which makes my life simpler.
I start by roasting some whole fresh tomatoes for about 30mins. I normally just leave the skins on, and once cooked I add this to the ingredients at the same time as I add the 450g of chopped tomatoes. For this I use organic tinned tomatoes.
Since we don’t always have fresh basil around, I have replaced this ingredient with basil pesto.
I still don’t really like capers much, but if you wash the capers off and then chop it quite finely it basically cooks away and you don’t get a nasty bitter suprise in your mouth every now and again while eating. Delia suggests that if you are a vegetarian you should replace the anchovies with extra capers, but I am not so sure about this suggestion.
Midway through the cooking process (about 20mins) I add a bit of sugar, this tones the sourness of the tomatoes down.
This recipe can be found in Delia’s Summer Collection
