Attention AIR developers: Are you interested in learning about caching images in binary format, SQLite database migration, re-using existing view components, memory fragmentation and general tips / tricks about developing your application using Adobe AIR? If you answered YES than you should attend Minh Vu and Chris Black’s session at Flashbelt on June 8th at [...]
Six Months on AIR
posted by Chris Black on June 5th, 2009 under AIR
Skimmer
posted by Chris Black on March 24th, 2009 under AIR, Uncategorized
“A lifestreaming thing that lets you see it all in one place” Skimmer. The next Adobe AIR app and the hard work of many individuals over the past 6 months. It has been amazing to see this application turn from design into reality. This is a summary of the technologies used and some of the [...]
Registration Open for MN.swf Camp 2009
posted by Chris Black on March 5th, 2009 under AIR, Flash, Flex
Who Should Attend? Anyone interested in Flash, Flex, ActionScript or Adobe AIR. What is MN.swf Camp? A one-day event focused on connecting the local developer community and providing education on Flash Platform technologies. All for only $40! When is it? Monday, April 6, 2009 from 9:00am – 5:00pm How do I register? Go to http://mnswf.com/camp/ [...]
Display TwitPic Images in Flex & AIR
posted by Chris Black on February 23rd, 2009 under AIR, ActionScript, Flex, Other
Problem: The TwitPic API does not currently support outgoing requests and the image source from amazon aws contains an AWS AccessKeyId, expiration time stamp, and signature. This would normally require a regular expression to rip the source JPG path out of the HTML. Ripping the source out of the HTML is a bit of a [...]
