GENERAL FLASH DEVICE RESOURCES

The resources in this section apply to Flash devices in general.

Web Sites

Flash Enabled

http://www.flashenabled.com

The official web site for the book, as well as the top resource on Flash and device news and content.

Pocket PC Flash

http://www.pocketpcflash.net

This is the single best resource for Pocket PC Flash content and tutorials available.

Ultrashock.com Flash on Devices Resources

http://www.ultrashock.com/tutorials/devices/devices-resources.htm

Flash Player for Pocket PC

http://www.macromedia.com/software/flashplayer/pocketpc/

This is the official Macromedia/Pocket PC Flash Player site. It has links to the latest player downloads, authoring kits, resources, and content.

Pocket PC Flash Player FAQ

http://www.macromedia.com/software/flashplayer/pocketpc/faq

Forums/Mailing Lists

Flash Handhelds

http://webforums.macromedia.com/flash/categories.cfm?catid=195

Macromedia.flash.handhelds

The official Macromedia forum for Flash on devices. It can be accessed via a newsgroup or web forum.

Ultrashock.com: Flash & Devices forum

http://forums.ultrashock.com/forums203/forumdisplay.php?forumid=83

General Flash Resources

Flash Documentation

http://www.macromedia.com/support/flash/documentation.html

This includes the official documentation for Flash 3, 4, 5, and Flash MX.

Flash Support Area

http://www.macromedia.com/support/flash/

This is the first site you should visit when trying to find an answer to your Flashrelated questions.

We're-here

http://www.were-here.com

One of the top Flash community sites and an excellent Flash resource.

Flashkit

http://www.flashkit.com

This is another great Flash community resource site with tons of downloadable examples and files.

ActionScript: The Definitive Guide

http://www.moock.org/asdg/

Colin Moock: O'Reilly Press

The single best resource on Flash ActionScript.

ActionScript.org

http://www.actionscript.org

This is a very good site for tutorials and resources on ActionScript.

Macromedia Designer and Developer Center

http://www.macromedia.com/desdev/

This site offers news, information, articles, tutorials, and all Macromedia products.

Mailing Lists

Flashcoders

http://chattyfig.figleaf.com

A great mailing list founded and run by Branden Hall focusing solely on ActionScript.

Flash Newbie

http://chattyfig.figleaf.com

A mailing list sponsored and run by FigLeaf software focusing on users new to Flash.

FlashMacromedia

http://groups.yahoo.com/group/flashmacromedia/

This is an active general Flash mailing list.

Chinwag Flashers

http://www.chinwag.com/flasher/

This is another very good general Flash mailing list.

Tools

Flash Assist

http://www.antmobile.com/

FlashAssist lets you open Flash content on your Pocket PC in three different window sizes:

240x268: Standard window with menu bar

240x295: Extended window, no menu bar

240x320: Full screen

Remote Display Control for Pocket PC

http://www.microsoft.com/mobile/pocketpc/downloads/powertoys.asp

This application allows a Pocket PC display to be displayed and controlled from a desktop/laptop computer. This is extremely useful when developing Flash applications for the Pocket PC, as well as for taking screenshots.

Pocket PC Developer PowerToys

http://www.microsoft.com/mobile/developer/downloads/powertoys.asp

These are useful apps for use on Pocket PC. Includes ActiveX plug-ins for Pocket IE, that give information about the device, as well as one that makes it easy to execute files from Pocket IE and also Flash.