Cairngorm 3 is really just parsley and spicelib with utility libraries that help development and code reuse. Recently on a modular application I wanted to convert the libraries to RSLs, for the benefits of multiple modules leveraging the library without having to compile. This is all good until you actually set the modules to compile [...]
read moreHere is a quick example of using the build in TransformGestureEvent generated from Flash 10.1 for use on a multitouch supported device. I am going to keep this post short and explain the good and the bad, but a follow up post will use TouchEvents to generate custom gestures that will allow a flow from one gesture [...]
read moreThere is a new tutorial on The Tech Labs that deals with runtime skinning of Adobe AIR applications and performance considerations. I wrote the tutorial to expose some general best practices of using runtime skinning and also to detail performance considerations. I hinted at the idea of native application skinning, but i wanted to dedicate [...]
read moreRecently when working on the Filtrbox Olympic AIR widget, I ran into some trouble in reading and writing preference in AIR as XML. There was not very much information concerning the topics so i felt i would give some quick insight. I am sure there are better answers, but this worked for me. This write- [...]
read moreWant to have power over your own news content? Well then welcome to the Filtrbox RSS feed. As a Filtrbox member (its a FREE account), you have the ability to create your own RSS feeds and manage how the content is filtered. What does this mean for developers? This will give you the ability to [...]
read moreToday was the official launch of Filtrbox.com and its rich dashboard application. The idea behind Filtrbox is to provide a cure for information overload in a new and cost effective manner. Get this: “Built using Flex, the Filtrbox UI uses drag and drop, asynchronous and background updates, sophisticated graphing, user input validation, and dynamic screen [...]
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Jan 26, 2010 
