July 2008

Who Wants a DropBox Invite?

I recently picked up a DropBox invite from Richard Davies (thanks Richard!) and the service is an unbelievably nice experience.  I’ve got it linked to a few of my machines and it makes file sync very, very easy. If you are unaware of what DropBox is, I’d suggest having a quick look at their overview […]

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DU Visual Media Center Weblog

I’m taking a moment to highlight the Visual Media Center at the University of Denver and the relatively new weblog maintained by its Director, Leslie Trumble. The VMC works very closely with those of us on the DU VAGA development team and most of the feedback we receive about the application originates with users from

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Creating a Splash Screen in AIR

A lot of desktop apps have a splash screen that brands the application while it is loading or performing other processes in the background. Adobe AIR does not have a direct mechanism for this- but the feature can be easily achieved with some nice windowing action. There are a number of steps to take when

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