For a long time many developers have frowned on Flash for it’s lack of Deep Linking (Back and Forward buttons) and SEO (Search Engine Optimisation) capabilities. While I would not claim to be an expert at SEO, and I would be very cautious of someone who claimed to “guarantee” top spots on Google, I have found a good solution that seems to work quite well for my sites. Allow me to introduce you to SWFAddress and WordPress.
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One of the most common questions I get asked is “How much for a Web Design”. My first response is always a groan of frustration. There are so many factors that will influence the cost of a website and it seems most designers are loath to talk about this in the open, so in an effort to be more open and hopefully put off some of those emails here is a break down of how I work out my costs.
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I have recently discovered a great script for importing your wordpress blogs into flash using AMFphp and a little script created by Dale Sattler at noponies. Basically you set up an AMFphp service on your site and upload the scripts with your login details included then use something similar to the following to access the content:
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A problem I have come accross quite a lot recently has been converting a number variable into the correct currency format e.g. 2.1 to £2.10 so I decided to create a quick function that would do just that:
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