Perhaps you have heard of the topic “cross platform development”, but aren’t really sure what it is, or you aren’t sure why you would want to use cross-platform technologies. If this is the case, then this post is especially for you. I’ll try to shed some light onto what it is, and why you would […]
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Adobe at BlackBerry DevCon 2011
BlackBerry DevCon 2011 kicked off earlier this week, and surrounding it were some exciting announcements around Adobe tools and BlackBerry platforms. These announcements include Flash Player 11 and AIR 3 features available on the PlayBook – including Stage3D (among many other great features). Also announced was AIR support for the new BlackBerry BBX operating system, […]
MAX Sneaks Now Available!
Adobe MAX was a great opportunity to see the latest projects that Adobe has been working on. Not only are the keynotes and announcements exciting, but there is a lot that which doesn’t make it into the keynote. In addition, Adobe gives you a glimpse into the future with sneak previews of new software ideas, […]
Scrolling Large Blocks of Text with Flex for Mobile
I was recently asked by a friend and former colleague about the best way to get text within a s:Label to behave and scroll properly, especially in the Flex mobile SDK. In particular, having a large block of text wrap correctly and scroll only in the vertical direction. By default if you don’t set a […]
MAX 2011 Presentations
The recordings of my presentations don’t seem to be available yet on Adobe TV, but here is the content, as promised. I spoke at MAX this year on “Multi Device Best Practices using Flex & AIR for Mobile”, and “Create beautiful, immersive content and applications with HTML5 and CSS3”, and the content from these presentations […]
Flash/Flex/AIR Platform Roadmap 2011
Although there were no official announcements around Flex, Flash & AIR (other than the release of FP11 & AIR3), don’t think that the platform is going away or becoming stale… In fact, it is quite the opposite. The Flash Platform will continue to thrive and innovate, providing outstanding solutions that set the pace for other […]
Adobe MAX 2011 Recap
Wednesday concluded another great Adobe MAX event. It was a great chance to interact with the design & development communities, as well as check out Adobe’s latest and greatest. I’ll try to summarize as much of the content and announcements as possible here. First, let’s start with the keynotes: MAX Day 1 Keynote Day one […]
Object Orientation
Here’s another post that I originally wrote way back in 2006, when object oriented development was a newer concept to client-side web applications. Again, this post is still very relevant with Flex, AIR & ActionScript for mobile/web/desktop, so I decided to resurrect it from the old blog archive as well. Enjoy… Understanding of OOP (Object […]
Flex for Mobile – Device Form Factor Detection
Here’s a quick tip for detecting device form factor (tablet vs phone) within your Flex mobile applications. First, get the stage dimensions for the screen size in pixels, then divide that by the applicationDPI (screen pixel density). This will give you the approximate size in inches of the device’s screen. I say “approximate” because […]
Ready For Adobe MAX 2011?
Adobe MAX 2011 is rapidly approaching, are you ready? Next week will bring some exciting announcements, so be sure to watch the MAX Keynotes steamed live online if you aren’t able to be there in person (Monday AND Tuesday). Definitely do not miss them. For those of you who will be able to attend, don’t […]