Learning Flash and ActionScript

For my job, I have to learn Flash and ActionScript. I’m slowly learning on my own. To do this, though, I had to watch videos and read books, which I’m not finished with yet. A couple of the books I have focus on animation/interactivity.

If you’re wanting to purchase Flash and ActionScript books, try to go with used books. If you look on Amazon, there are lots of used books being sold, some in really great condition. All of the used books I bought look almost brand new, excluding one which really was brand new at a used price!

Some of the books also come with a CD, so if you want the CD when purchasing new, be sure to read all of the sellers’ comments before buying.

There are some great resources available for learning Flash and ActionScript, online and offline. I thought I would share what books I purchased from Amazon and where to find videos and tutorials for learning.

Books

• Macromedia Flash MX Creative Web Animation and Interactivity
• Macromedia Flash MX ActionScripting: Advanced Training from the Source
• Foundation ActionScript Animation: Making Things Move!

Look for more Flash and ActionScript books on Amazon.

Videos

• Lynda
• LearnFlash
• CartoonSmart
• gotoandlearn
• TechVideos

Text Tutorials

• W3Schools
• Tutorialized
• LukaMaras

Please leave a comment if you know of some other really good videos, books or tutorials.

Disclosure: This post includes Amazon affiliate links.

Torchwood Wallpaper

I’m not really a huge fan of Torchwood as I am Doctor Who, but I thought I would still look around for some wallpaper. Unfortunately, this is a lot harder because there isn’t a lot available.

Here are a few that I was able to find, along with where you can look for more. Enjoy!

Click on one to go to the download page where it’s located.

There are more available at deviantART, The Torchwood Archives and on Google Image Search.

Doctor Who Wallpaper

I am a big fan of Doctor Who. In fact, it’s my favorite TV show. Because I like it so much, I wanted some Doctor Who wallpaper, preferably with the Tardis on it, but there aren’t that many good ones available. Most of the wallpapers include the Doctor and other characters, and I’m not that interested in having them on my desktop so much as I do the Tardis.

Since I’ve had to search all over the Internet, I thought I would gather together some Doctor Who wallpaper. So, if you are a fan of Doctor Who: enjoy!

Click on one to go to the download page. Not all of these are high resolution.

There are lots more on BBC and deviantART. Most of these came from those two locations.

Please, if you know of more, that are of high quality, share in the comments! It seems to be really hard finding excellent Doctor Who wallpaper that even fit on a 1440×900 resolution.