I’ve published the source of my AIR for Android Flex 4.5 “Hero” example application “My Shit-List!” to a GitHub repository. One of the really neat things in this example, aside from the new Flex mobile stuff, is the integration of FlexORM in the project to simplify my use of SQLite databases. FlexORM is an Object […]
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This is my first for-sale application in the Android Market. Let’s see how it goes! Not very well at all! It is now FREE! $0.99 is the least you can charge and really something so simple should be sold for less. Ever think “I’m putting that guy on my shit-list?” Well, now you can manage
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I was asked to present on “Mobile Technologies and Adobe” for a Web Development course for educators at the University of Denver. The presentation is a modified and updated version of one I did for COLTT in Boulder over the Summer. I’ve gotten into the habit of recording all of my presentations if they are
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One of the prototypes I was working on during the AIR for Android prerelease is now live in the Android Market. Google has made it incredibly simple to submit and manage your applications. Uploads and changes are instantaneous. Very satisfying. Lee Brimelow has produced a great video showcasing just how simple it really is. Just
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Wondering what’s new in DropFolders 1.1.63? Here’s a quick overview video. You can grab the new version from the Adobe AIR Marketplace.
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Seems like whenever Adobe is showing off Flash or AIR on mobile, it’s nearly always a game being shown! I have nothing against games but there is a lot of impressive stuff out there that has nothing to do with gaming. As an example of this, I contribute the following video; within which I demonstrate
Mobile Flash Demonstration (that isn’t a game!) Read More »
Going to be at MAX? Stop by and say ‘Hello’! I’ll be showing examples of cool things you can do with Adobe AIR which go beyond the traditional desktop! I’ll also be presenting at the preconference education summit and at the FITC unconference – all during Adobe MAX 2010! Progressing beyond the Desktop at Universities
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Firstly, congratulations on finally being somewhat fair to developers. Seriously- I commend you guy and girls at Apple for making this change (even though the DOJ and EU investigatory committees probably had something to do with it). So… what now? I imagine a bunch of Adobeans are huddled about right now trying to figure out
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In working on a small utility application (Adobe AIR) this week, I came across a pretty major memory leak in the beta Open Source Media Framework based Spark components in Flex 4.1 final. The utility I am building grabs over 10,000 video clip records from our media repository and then systematically goes through and renders
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DropFolders is an Adobe AIR 2.0 application to allow HandBrake CLI to monitor watch and destination folders on Windows systems. Includes the ability to define and manage custom presets allowing for endless flexibility with hands-off, batch transcoding! This application will be available through the Adobe AIR Marketplace since AIR 2.0 is now FINALLY final! If
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Just a quick post to encourage everyone to check out my article over at InsideRIA: AIR 2.0 NativeProcess API – What’s It Good For? While there are a few examples available for connecting AIR applications to native operating system processes today, most of them are basic “Hello World” examples, or happen to be purely theoretical.
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Adobe has released both Flash Platform runtimes this afternoon: Flash Player 10.1 Adobe AIR 2.0 I’ve never seen so much work go into a Flash Player release (7 release candidates!!!). Grab ’em now! Congratulations to the engineering teams for a truly awesome effort in spite of such staggering opposition. Download AIR 2 Official AIR 2
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