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Flex 101: Customize Scrollbars
November 17 2009
Customizing scrollbars in Flex is something that I see requested all the time, and it's actually really easy to do. I see requests for things like getting rid of the buttons, or making the scroll bar less intrusive to the UI. In this post, we'll walk through some simple css… read moreAIR 2.0 and FP 10.1 now Available on Adobe Labs
November 17 2009
The Adobe AIR 2.0 and Flash Player 10.1 betas are now available on Adobe Labs. You can download AIR 2.0 directly from: ttp://labs.adobe.com/technologies/air2/ You can download Flash Player 10.1 directly from: http://labs.adobe.com/technologies/flashplayer10/ read moreFlex 101: Creating an Interactive Chart
November 06 2009
In this post, we will walk through the steps to create an interactive chart with a Google-Finance-esque interaction. read moreOctober 30 2009
I read today that a new version of Unity, a 3D Platform for the web, was released yesterday. It is full of new features, but most importantly, it is now free. read moreAdobe WorkflowLab for Planning RIA Projects
October 23 2009
I just happened to browse over to Adobe Labs, and stumbled across WorflowLab, a workflow planning and sharing tool for building applications. I found it interesting, and decided to share it here. Read on for more detail. read moreMulti-touch and the Flash Platform
October 14 2009
One of the big announcements at MAX this year was Flash on devices. As the capabilities of devices change, so do the capabilities of the platforms we use to build our applications. One of the latest trends is Multi-touch. In this post, I'll try to shed some light on the… read moreSeptember 25 2009
In an interesting move, Tuesday, Google released the "Chrome Frame", a plug-in that will allow you to run Google Chrome inside of Internet Explorer. This allows you to take advantage of HTML5 elements (including Canvas), and the V8 JavaScript engine. read moreAdobe Announces "Flash Platform Services"
September 22 2009
Today, Adobe made the announcement of "Flash Platform Services", a suite a services that enable developers to easily create, scale, and monetize their applications. This includes 3 components: Distribution, Collaboration, and Social. read moreBringing Football Highlights To Your Desktop with AIR
September 11 2009
In the spirit of tonight's first NFL game of the season, I decided to put together an example that integrates feeds from NFL.com and brings it directly to your desktop. This is a basic example that demonstrates how to use Flash Builder's data wizards to consume data from a public… read more10 Tips for Flex Application Performance
September 02 2009
We're going to keep this post lean and mean, and get down to business with 10 Tips that will keep your Flex applications fast, lean, and responsive. Read on to see the list. read moreFlex Components 101 - Enabling Keyboard Support in UIComponent
August 26 2009
If you ever build your own custom components that extend UIComponent, you'll no doubt run into this scenario... Even if you add event listeners for keyboard events, or if you override the keyDownHandler function, you may find that your keyboard events aren't being handled by your component instances. Setting focusEnabled,… read moreUsing Virtualized Layouts and DataGroups in Flex 4
August 13 2009
One of the new components that I am a fan of in Flex 4 is the DataGroup. "Why?" you may wonder... Well, the DataGroup is essentially the "repeater done right" (not my words, but I'll repeat them). The DataGroup allows you to easily create sets of objects based on the… read moreGet Help Easily Inside The IDE With "Blueprint"
August 07 2009
I browsed over to Adobe Labs recently to see if there were any new Adobe projects that I may have missed, and stumbled across "Blueprint", a very helpful in-editor tool for searching Flex and AIR documentation and code examples online, which was released back in June. Read on to see… read moreGoogle Maps - Now With Perspective!
July 31 2009
Google recently released a new addition to the Maps API for Flash, including 3D perspective, and a new control set that is reminiscent of the controls in Google Earth! Read on to see details, and an example. read moreExploring New Features in CF9 Beta: PPT Generation
July 23 2009
There are a lot of new features in the ColdFusion 9 beta on that was recently released on Adobe Labs. One of the things that caught my attention is the ability to read and generate MS Office documents on the fly, including PowerPoint Presentation files. Read on to see a… read moreRecent Posts | All Posts
