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Earlier this week, I asked readers what they disliked about Flash. The post spearheaded a large and helpful discussion on the various issues where Flash needs improvement. Many issues brought up were well know and expected, while others were things I had yet to consider. While I tried to respond to each person’s thoughts, I felt it may be interesting for me to lay out what does not excite me about the Flash technology as a whole. Let me preface this by stating, once again, that I make a living in Flash and there are many, many things that I like about it. I have spent time defending it - however, until some of these issues are addressed, I will continue to have my doubts.
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I spend a large majority of my work day working with or designing for Flash-based interfaces. Flash is essentially how I make a living on a daily basis. That said, there are many personal/philosophical issues I have with Flash on the web that I struggle with everyday I work with it. Flash has almost always been a divisive technology for the web community. Most people fall in either the love or hate camps with few not holding a strong opinion about it. I am planning to go into my thoughts about Flash - my likes, my dislikes and everything in between later this week. But first, I wanted to hear what your frustrations are with the experience of Flash on the web. Your thoughts can hit any subject - vague to specific. I just want to hear from the people whose opinions are the most important, the users.

Recently I posed the question to myself of how many sites I visit on a daily basis that use Flash. When I really thought about it, the answer really shocked me. I would love to hear if my personal experience mimics yours.

Your comments are going to greatly impact how I direct my article, so please lend me your thoughts.

Update: - You can now read what annoys me about Flash.adobe flash, flash, flex, web design web development

Amazing, a published weekly links on a Friday afternoon. This has got to be a first. I should be publishing a couple cool projects I have been working on in the next few weeks, so make sure to sporadically check in. Also, the days are dwindling for this month’s Comment Love - so if you want to add some more money to the total, drop a comment (or three) in this post.

Enjoy the links.

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It has been a long, long time since the weekly links have been posted. Barring any extra craziness, the links should be back on a weekly basis from this point on. This is a really good start though - there are a heap of links for your pleasure.

Enjoy the links.

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I finally was able to get a couple web design links in this collection - and I find them to be the two best. The first, ReCaptcha, uses anti-spam technology to also help digitize books. The second, Full Code Press uses a web competition to help non-profits get a new website. Both are well worth checking out.

Enjoy the links.
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