It's one of those semi-pseudo-milestone birthdays (at least I'm smart enough not to mention which one), and she's not overly excited about it, but please join me in wishing the lovely and talented Miss Judy Bostetter a very happy birthday. Please enjoy this slideshow of some Judy photos, with a musical accompaniment by a very special guest. (Flash required!)
I stumbled across a little thing called SlideShow Pro yesterday. I had been looking into some options for a portfolio web site, and also for the photo gallery on this site. SlideShow Pro is a very cool Flash "Component". You plug it into your Flash MX application, drop it into a movie, update some paramaters, and Boom! -- instant slide show. I was able to recreate my own photo gallery in about 45 minutes, start to finish. While I'd like to be able to modify more of the final product, the options that are available are pretty impressive. All for the low, low cost of $20 American. The base for this code comes from a designer/flash developer who, among other ...