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If you’ve ever wanted to get your file size down, while still keep the quality up then there’s a better way. Smashing Magazine published a very helpful article on PNG optimisation techniques. Check it out here. 

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How To Stop The Creation of .DS_Store Files

defaults write com.apple.desktopservices DSDontWriteNetworkStores true

defaults write com.apple.finder AppleShowAllFiles TRUE

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When creating HTML websites and emails, it’s important to use proper HTML character symbols.

Here’s a link to Ackadia’s guide to HTML character symbols

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When making a flash game, it’s always nice to have believable physics. However, having to code your own physics engine is not always so nice. The good news is…you don’t have to. Below is a list of AS3 class libraries that make simulating physics relatively easy.

ActionScript Physics Engine

APE is written and maintained by Alec Cove, and can be used in Flash or Flex. I have actually had time to play around with this one, and can say that it is very easy to use. Visit the Site

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Getting your gotoAndPlay() mixed up with your flash.display.MovieClip.gotoAndPlay() ? Well then this helpful table will sort out some of your Actionscript woes. 

http://livedocs.adobe.com/flex/3/langref/migration.html

There are numerous ways to reduce colour noise in images, but this technique seems yield good results for such a simple process.

From this:

To this:

Find the tutorial here and here

If you’re after more powerful noise reduction results, its worth investing in a copy of Noise Ninja by Picture Code. It offers much better all round noise reduction solutions, instead of just colour noise reduction like the above techniques.

It’s the little details that count. Click the link below for a simple favicon maker.

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