Recently I have been working on a Flash project using heavy XML and XPath. Heavy as in about 190 XML files. In the process I needed to query all of them with search functionality. I had done some XPath but needed to try out my queries without republishing my Flash file every time. Luckily I ran into this great free XPath Analyzer. It runs as an HTA (sorry Mac people) and works quite well. If you are into XPath at all it’s a great utility to have at hand.

I really like and appreciate the attention to detail that Macromedia had when styling their current site. One of the more noticeable items is the form buttons used. They use a “halo-esque” style. Instead of crawling through the CSS files to see exactly how they were doing it I found this article. It is a very simple CSS class and yet adds so much to the user experience. Take a look at the article on The Man in Blue.

Want some chuckles? If you have any idea how Snoop Dogg talks (and you think it is funny) then you should check out this search engine:

Gizoogle

Note that you can enter a full URL in the “search” box too to translate an entire page. I like to do searches for Flash related items…

I went to check out the site of a band I recently started listening to. They have updated it and made some good use of Flash. I enjoy the style/design as well. So if you want some new music to check out and some decent Flash as well, check it out.

Emery Music