I won a Chumby!!

Recently the authors held a contest to win a Chumby. As luck would have it, I won. As part of the conditions, you had to submit a photo of you and their new book.

I am about halfway through it (that darn work keeps getting in the way), and it is an excellent resource for anyone interested in the development of mobile Flash. You can learn more about the book, as well as get updates from the book’s website (http://advanced.flashmobilebook.com/) or you can also follow them on Twitter (@flashondevices)

AdvancED Flash on Devices: Mobile Development with Flash Lite and Flash 10

By Elad Elrom, Scott Janousek, Thomas Joos

Flex in Action: Weds 50% off promotion

Manning Publications is having a one day (Weds) 50% off promotion for the upcoming Flex 4 In Action. This give you access to the early edition of the book (you get access to the draft chapters as they’re written, and then the final book when complete).

http://www.manning.com/ahmed2/

Enter promo code: twtr0729

$10 Thursday

Each Thursday, a selected friends of ED eBook is made available for just $10. The title below can be purchased at the discounted price for a period of 24 hours starting at 12:00am PST—that’s 8:00am in London, England; 1:30pm in Mumbai, India; 7:00pm in Sydney, Australia—wherever you are in the world, be sure to check back every Thursday and see which title is on offer!

Today’s deal is Foundation ActionScript 3.0 with Flash CS3 and Flex By Sean McSharry, Steve Webster, Todd Yard. This book covers all the essential techniques from the ground up, allowing you to get up and running quickly and easily. Starting with the fundamentals, you’ll learn about using ActionScript objects, manipulating sound and video, and harnessing the power of regular expressions and XML.

The book concludes with two case studies to consolidate what you’ve learned and to introduce some more advanced techniques. This will give you a good grounding in the new and exciting world of ActionScript 3.0 and show you how it all fits together in larger applications, allowing you to go on and build your own professional sites.