You have probably seen flash movies on websites that really caught your attention. Sometimes you may even find yourself more interested in the flash piece than the original page content that you intended to read when you clicked there. You can think of flash sort of like advertisements on television. Some of them just seem like a waste of your time, others may be interesting or funny, and occasionally they are even more entertaining than the program you're viewing. A flash piece can be the same way. You can use flash to enliven your site and give it some variety that breaks up the monotony a bit. It is best to avoid using large flash movies as they take a long time to load on slower connections and can create frustration for site visitors. Something simple such as the clip below can give your site the spark of energy you're looking for without causing too much wait-time for visitors. For an example of a more complex movie, click here. This is a 2 MB file so depending on your connection, it may take a few minutes to download.