Category Archives: AIR

AXNA Feed Reader

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AXNA Feed Reader

Distilled data feed from the Adobe XML News Aggregator!
Pulls relevant data feeds from the Adobe XML News Aggregator (AXNA) at http://feeds.adobe.com/ – an invaluable community resource. This data is distilled into smart categories and present to the user for easy perusal.

I’ve gotten a lot of great info from AXNA – and I’m sure many other souls have gained great knowledge from this resource as well. in creating a demonstration for an upcoming set of lessons on Flash Builder and Flex, I began to see the benefit of making this application available to the community at large.

I do plan on making the source for this available, and also to distribute the app to other platforms aside from Android. This is beta (a few hours work) – but it is a good start.

Grab it from the Android Market

UPDATE:
Here’s a demo video…

Available Now!: Flash Development for Android Cookbook

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I’m thrilled to announce that my Flash Development for Android Cookbook is now available to purchase in print and digital formats!

The book contains 372 pages of useful information and solid recipes for developing killer Android applications using Flash Platform technology.

The Flash Development for Android Cookbook enables Flash developers to branch out into Android mobile applications through a set of essential, easily demonstrable recipes. It takes you through the entire development workflow: from setting up a local development environment, to developing and testing your application, to compiling for distribution to the ever-growing Android Market.

There a a number of people I’d like to call attention to and thank for helping make this book a reality:

  • Scott Janousek: for providing an excellent forward to the book.
  • Fabio Biondi, Sean Moore, and Leonardo Risuleo: for lending a careful set of eyes as technical reviewers.
  • Wilson D’souza: for his expert editorial help through the entire process.
  • Thanks also to my friends in the Adobe Community Professional, Adobe Education Leader, and wider Flash Platform and mobile development communities!!!

Lastly, special thanks to my wife Leslie Labrecque for putting up with me and these many varied projects… ;)

Please spread the word, buy the book, and drop me a note if it was useful!

AIR 2.7 is Out! AIR Linux to OSP!

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With yesterday’s release of AIR 2.7 on mobile and desktop, this brings the runtime up to date with Flash Player 10.3 capabilities along with a host of mobile specific improvements.

Linux porting kit for AIR

One aspect of this release that not many have taken note of is a new distribution model with AIR for Linux desktops. Adobe is now providing a Linux porting kit for AIR (including source code) to Open Screen Project partners interested in distribution.

This is pretty exciting, as it means more growth for the OSP and cooperation between Adobe and the OSS and Linux communities. It’s good for mobile AIR developments as well- since Adobe can now focus on that set of platforms. I’m hoping that the Linux community takes this opportunity and runs with it!

Let’s stay positive!

Read all about this and more over at ActiveTuts+

Flash Development for Android Cookbook: RAW

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My book just became available for preorder over at the Packt Publishing website. Not only can you preorder “Flash Development for Android Cookbook“, but it is also being included in the RAW program. This means that even though the book is not yet finished (still in draft stage, really) you can preorder the eBook or the print book and access the draft chapters online before the book is truly published!

For those wondering about the content, whether it leans more toward Flex or pure ActionScript; while there is a bit of Flex sprinkled throughout a few of the chapters, the code examples are almost always written in nothing but pure AS3 to allow anyone using any framework and toolset to implement the recipes easily. Full AS3 class downloads will be available through the Packt website.

As for the current status of the book, I’m putting the finishing touches on my Chapter 10 draft in the next few days. After that, one chapter left to write. The book is currently being tech reviewed and I’ll have to make more modifications based on that and other feedback.

See- it really is RAW right now! I’m not even sure if the publisher has properly typeset the chapters that are available.

So please spread the word, and place a preorder :)

UPDATE: I’ve heard that even though the publish date is marked as September, this was an original projection and the true print date is more likely May or June.