gnitsuk

Is there anything I should personally be worried about or anything I really need to know?
I'm pretty much good with computers and such and pretty much spend my whole life on them, lol.

Cool, stick with it. Programming is definately an art as much as a science. It's a wonderfully rich and varied area of study. I code for aliving using C,C++,C#,Flash,php,OpenGL,Durect X,DHTML etc

They're all great fun and varied in their styles and capabilities.

You'll be starting on a learning curve that will last decades.

The main thing to know is the following:

Whatever languages you learn, they will all have the same features (broadly speaking): Variables, functions, classes, ways of drawing graphics etc

Learn to program algorithms well - the languages are easy to pick up.

Definately learn not from a book but from online tutorials and from hands on programming.Get yourself some webspace (use Tarp17!) and upload a simple php file, just calling phpInfo say. Then browse to that webpage and see the results.Like most things in life, there is no substitute for hands-on learning.I started and still develop php in WordPad. There are of course PHP editors out there with intellisense and pre-emptive code completion but really a simple text editor is the best for making you learn the lagunage thoroughly - and it needn't take long at all.There are so many excellent online tutorials for php. Like any programming related topic, the nature of the subject matter lends itself to the medium of the internet when it comes to finding information.

Does anyone actually think that NET is a good idea? Doesn't it suffer from the Microft BLOAT we all love to hate ? And feature overload? And slow ? How about the vb for net - does anyone think its any good - and if so what do you like about it - and what do you hate about it. How does it compare to Delphi ?
Is it good for building reliable applicaiton s?

Is .NET a good idea?

It totally depends on your application.

For running a realtime system like a nuclear power plant? No.

.NET is slower than non .NET counterparts.

.NET runs on a virtual machine like java. Code is compiled to Microsoft Intermediate Language (MSIL). This code is then compiled and executed on the target machine at runtime. So it's going to be slower.

Also .NET languages are less secure - reverse engineering .NET code (which has not been obfuscated) is pretty trivial. So much rich information remains in the MSIL code regarding code structure and data structures etc.

You can obfuscate this of course, but that only adds a level of annoyance to any hacker.

BUT, .NET is a wonderfully rich language. Code is FAST to develop - the managed side of things means that you can "new" away to your hearts content any never worry about freeing the memory back.

So, basically, if you need speed at all costs or as highly secure code as you can make - don't use .NET

otherwise - use it.

I'm not that familiar with 'root' work-arounds in AS3 (still in the process of learning AS3 myself). But in AS2 the usual solution was to use '_level0' instead of root. '_level0' basically gives you a reference to the Stage movieclip. I don't know if this would still work in AS3 but with a little 'google'-ing you might just come up with something. And check out Adobe's official documentation, something's bound to be in there somewhere.

This is the solution to your problem and the way to do it in the newest Flash - Global Variables

This will give you the ability to add global variables and objects that you can access from anywhere in your AS code.

temme which flash drive you use??

Sandisk 4GB

Sandisk

Excellent stick. Retractable connector is really good - keeps it safe.

First thing you should do of course is remove the U3 technology - U3

Mitch.

Came across this research recently and I think the results are very impressive:

Video Research

The hightened resolution and HDR exmaples are cool, but the object removal stuff is excellent. You simply can't beleive what you watch anymore.

Mitch.