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DMXzone Extensions, Add-ons and Cross-Purchase Scheme

Hard on the heels of the release of the Advanced HTML Editor Version 2, DMXzone is pleased to announce the release of the Image Gallery AddOn PHP Version (the ASP and ASP.NET versions are under development).

Check out the full details here >>

That's not all though - we've tracked down and squished a few bugs in Advanced HTML Editor Version 2.

Advanced HTML Editor Version 2.0.2 available here >>

Even more good news is the cross-purchase scheme for bundles, that we've just put into operation. This means is that if you've purchased a bundle in one server flavour (say PHP) and you now find a need for the ASP or ASP.NET versions, then you can buy this second bundle at a discount.

For more details follow this link >>

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Advanced HTML Editor Extension v 2.0 Released!

Advanced HTML Editor Version 2.0 is the next stage in evolution of our ever popular extension.

Offering significant advances in flexibility and functionality, key features of this new extension include:

• Improved cross browser compatibility - the Advanced HTML Editor Version 2 will work on IE, Firefox, Mozilla, Netscape, even on the Mac!
• Visual preview facility for fonts, size and styles.
• Improved stylesheet support
• More flexible file upload capabilities

For more details check out the Advanced HTML Editor Version 2.0 info page >>

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October Security Updates for Windows and Office

Available right here, right now. Unfortunately though it appears IE has had a hole re-open.

If you're running Office 2004 on the Mac, SP1 is now available for you. If you're coding in ASP.NET you might wish to see if this vulnerability applies to you.

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Firefox Patch and RIA Developments

Firefox Update: If you're running the Preview Release of Firefox (Firefox 0.10), be aware that a security patch has just been released, and you're advised to upgrade to the latest version of Firefox Preview Release (Firefox 0.10.1). Hole plugged before any exploits recorded.

Rich Internet Applications For news on developments in the area of rich internet applications check out this news item.

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CSS/XHTML competition

Are you a Standards based CSS/XHTML developer looking to showcase your skills? The Westciv Style Master Templates Competition is open for business and might be what your looking for.

Apart from winning general kudos for your designs, real cash is also on offer. There are five specific categories and an overall grand prize; the categories are best handheld template, best no-graphics template, best print template, most innovative and  a student section.

The competition closes on 4^th October. 

Visit the Westciv competition page for more details >>

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The Flash Anthology: Cool Effects & Practical ActionScript

Sometimes you want a Website to look, well, a little more animated. When that happens it's time to turn to Flash. In The Flash Anthology: Cool Effects & Practical ActionScript by Steve Grosvenor you'll see how to build over 60 real-world Flash applications that can add wow factor to your Web site.

This book is aimed at developers who've got the basics of Flash under their belt but haven't yet delved too far into ActionScript. By providing solutions to some of the most common Flash problems, and addressing frequently desired tasks this book aims to inspire, educate and motivate.

DMXzone will be reviewing the book shortly but before then, courtesy of the publishers Sitepoint, we've got a sample chapter from the book covering Animation Effects available for download here.

 Order The Flash Anthology: Cool Effects & Practical ActionScript, direct from Sitepoint >>

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DMXzone Extension News

DMXzone are pleased to announce the release of updates and support tutorials for their Smart Image Processor PHP, File Genie PHP and Pure PHP Upload extensions.

Check out this news item for more details >>

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Updates Galore – XP, Flash, Mozilla

It's turning out to be a busy couple of weeks for product updates. Check out these snippets to find out more about XP SP2, Flash Version 7.2 and the latest Mozilla updates.

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PHP 5 Released

PHP 5 has finally been released. A few small bugs were fixed from Release Candidate 3 and it's now official. What's in it – well for starters there's a new Zend engine, new XML support, a new MySQL extension, and you get SQLite (a SQL database engine that can be embedded directly into your applications) bundled in the download.

 

 

Check out Allan Kent's guide to installing PHP5 on Windows.

 

 

Related DMXzone articles:

 

SQLite: new PHP-bundled database

SQLite 2: The Killer Features (and the sadly lacking)>

 

Get all the details from the PHP Home page >>

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Mozilla Foundation Security Update

Mozilla, Firefox and Thunderbird users on Windows should check Mozilla news here for a security update. Read More