Flash security
I'm currently preparing a seminar for my college course "Internet safety", and I'm writing about Flash security in various scenarios. It is practical work, so there will be a lot of free code to look at.
When I'm done with it, I'll be putting it in some small e-book for everyone to read.
Stay tune. 
Trouble activating Flash?
Well, I reinstalled my Flash CS3, entered my serial number, but when it came to activating it, I couldn't. Probably because I'm in Croatia which isn't part of EU and definitely isn't in America.
Anyway, solution is tied to proxies. The thing that worked for me was to set up proxy settings in my default browser (Mozilla Firefox).
On this site I found proxies which I could connect to. So I went to Tools -> Options -> Advanced -> Network tab -> Settings. Choose Manual proxy configuration, enter proxy address and port, and check Use this proxy server for all protocols. Now you can close windows and test if your connection is working. Try opening your home page or any page you want. Connection will probably be slower, but it should work. If it doesn't work you either didn't input proxy settings correctly or server you wish to connect to is offline.
So now your connection over proxy works. Now open Flash and try doing activation (normal activation, not over proxy).
P.S. You can check if server is online with opening cmd, and ping it. If it responses, your connection should work.
Hope it helps someone, because I lost all day on figuring out activation, and I hope none else will suffer anymore.
New skills
Over this summer vacation I added new skills to my portfolio. Check it out! If any of it interests you, check my About page.
Papervision3D
Papervision3D is an open source 3D engine for the Flash platform. It is written and maintained by a small core team, and contributed to by its ever-growing community.
Core team
* Carlos Ulloa
* John Grden
* Ralph Hauwert
* Tim Knip
Contributors
* Patrick Pietens
* Ron Valstar
http://blog.papervision3d.org/
Adobe AIR
The new Adobe® AIR™ runtime lets developers build rich applications that deploy to the desktop. AIR applications run across operating systems and are easily delivered using a single installer file. With Adobe AIR, developers can use their existing skills in Flash to build highly engaging, visually rich applications that combine the power of local resources and data with the reach of the web.
Adobe AIR offers an exciting new way to engage customers with innovative, branded applications, without requiring changes to existing technology, people, or processes.
From shopping on eBay to managing music, Adobe AIR means applications that are easier, more powerful, and more fun to use.
http://www.adobe.com/products/air/
Flash components
Flash component is collection of ActionScript classes and Flash FLA file making one graphic component simple to use and reuse. It allows developers to simply drag&drop component to their project, add parameters and they are done with it. It also allows live preview of changing dimensions and changing skins to the component. The beauty is that component is reliable separated from rest of the project.
Second language: AS 3.0
This is not a standard post, but it's so awesome I had to put it up. Everyone should have a chance to learn to speak ActionScript, and Doug Winnie made sure you can do it.
So if you're new, enjoy it:
ActionScript 1:1 with Doug Winnie
Recently I went to Twitter. I was really skeptical, and still am. But one thing that is cool, you can found out news really quickly. Since Twitter allows only 140 characters, message is short and educative. On the other hand, users post a lot of messages. So you need time to read it all if you follow a lot of other users.
I just began with it didn't use much effort to add contacts, but surely will over time. If you want to add me, search me: Vjekoslav Ratkajec, or vratkajec.
Cheers,
Vjeko
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As you see, there are few categories and I'll be filling them in soon enough.
Cheers,
Vjeko
