I've cleaned up the process of adding images from Flickr to my blog posts. If you're interested in seeing how it was done and downloading a hashed-together module, keep reading.

I saw some great tricks at the recent WordPress camp; tricks that make it more pleasant to write blog posts. I've implemented some of these ideas in my Drupal blog so read on to find out how you can make blogging easier for yourself.

The inaugural WordCamp Vancouver was inspiring and fun. Seven people spoke on a good variety of topics including writing better content, using WordPress as a platform for developing websites, and monetizing a blog.

You might have seen Flash advertisements or video players where the Flash movie expands beyond its original borders. The basic implementation is a javascript resize but there are a couple ways to go about this, each yielding quite a different effect.

This has got to be the easiest way to get your Wordpress blog data into a graph visualization. I've done most of the legwork for integrating with Constellation Roamer so all you have to do is set some configuration options and upload. Give it a try!

A quick test for visualizing similar artist data harvested from MusicBrainz and Last.FM. It's also been coupled with Amazon's web service so you can see a list of albums sold by the artist.

Constellation Roamer, a Flash graph visualization tool, is now available for purchase at Asterisq.com.

A comparison of the output of different XML methods when trying to extract text from a node.

This article goes over the basics of implementing custom mouse cursors in ActionScript 3.0 and offers some tips for making it behave in a more professional way.

An implementation for building multi-column layouts in Flash. The text spans across multiple text fields, each with different dimensions and even font styles. Check out the demo after the jump.