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HTML over Flash

Well it’s been a while since the last post but that doesn’t mean the quality has gone down! Today I needed to show a normal HTML anchor tag, a close button, but over the top of some flash content. Now this works fine in firefox, just create the anchor and move it over the flash.

A Critical Evaluation of Abobe AIR

AIR Logo The Adobe Integrated Runtime (AIR) is a cross platform runtime that encapsulates existing web technologies. AIR allows web developers to create desktop applications without the need to learn new skills. This encapsulation allows for easier development and a wider range of skill sets. However it does overcomplicate certain aspects of development; it could be regarded as a double-edged sword. This critical evaluation was written for a University module geared towards the evaluation and usage of 3rd party APIs.