PROTECT IP / SOPA Breaks The Internet

Here is a video that outlines the USA's Protect IP/ Sopa laws that look to have a major negative impact on the way the internet is governed worldwide.

PROTECT IP / SOPA Breaks The Internet from Fight for the Future on Vimeo.

Create Gradient text in Flash (cs5)

I need to create gradient filled text on a regular basis in Flash - here is a way to create this in the Flash IDE without the need for any Actionscript.

*Create 2 layers

*One called "gradient" and above this one called "text mask"

*On the "text mask" layer create your text and in the "gradient" create a rectangle covering the text area and fill it with the gradient you would like to use.

*Right Click on the "text mask" layer and select "Mask" from the drop down menu

Your gradient is now masked by the text, your layers will now look like this:

and your text will look like this.

Note: I have changed the Background colour to grey for this demo

Cut the Rope - HTML5

This is the best execution of HTML 5 use for the web I have seen. It looks to be funded by Microsoft to try and show off capabilities and also soup up developer interest as the Windows 8 app store goes online in February.
Interestingly the .ie domain is for Ireland - cheeky.

http://www.cuttherope.ie/

and the dev center
http://www.cuttherope.ie/dev