I’m making the assets and workbook from my lab at Adobe MAX available for download. The attached ZIP contains the following: L2709_Presentation.ppt L2709_Workbook.pdf FlashP2PLib.fxpl MAX2011MobileVideoChat.fxp EyeChat.fxp EyeChatDesktop.fxp The last two projects are completed versions that you can use for testing or to skip ahead. I plan to follow up with posts related to the P2P …
Google Analytics for Air Applications
After uncovering very little info on the subject, I decided to write about how you can use Google Analytics (GA) to monitor usage of an AIR application. Implementation isn’t complex but it does require putting some thought into what you actually want to track since you’re using something meant for websites to monitor a desktop …
BlackBerry PlayBook – Calling All Developers
Unless you’ve been sleeping under a rock for the past month, you’ve probably heard that Research In Motion (RIM), creator of the infamous BlackBerry smartphone, is soon to release an entry into the tablet market: The BlackBerry PlayBook. This device will definitely have an impact on the future of tablet-based computing. Here’s some preliminary info …
Flex 4 – Base64 Image Decompression and Decoding
If you ever run into a situation where you need/want to work with Base64-encoded images using AMF, here’s an example of the process involved in retrieving the encoded data packed with GZip compression from the backend. Source view is enabled on the SWF and the AMFPHP service used are included as well. To view the …
Flash Builder 4 – Java Heap Space Issues
If you ever experience a message like “Error: Java Heap Space” when building, cleaning or generating a bin-release for a project in Flash Builder 4, try the following as a remedy: 1. Open the following files: a) /install_dir/sdks/3.5.0/bin/jvm.config b) /install_dir/sdks/4.0.0/bin/jvm.config 2. Locate the following line found under # Arguments to VM: java.args=-Xmx384m -Dsun.io.useCanonCaches=false 3. Increase …
Running Android on an iPhone 3G
Ran across this video from the iDroid team @ linuxoniphone.blogspot.com that demonstrates an iPhone 3G dual-booting iOS and Android. The demo covers several typical usage scenarios like web browsing, music playback, SMS and making phone calls. Looks stable enough for me to turn my 3Gs into a pimped out iOS/Android test device in a couple …
Apple vs. Adobe – Hero’s Perspective
After reading Steve Job’s dismissive stance on Adobe’s Flash technology, I felt compelled to add my two cents on the subject by penning my own letter to Steve. Dear Steve, After reviewing your recent comments regarding Flash and the recent amendments to the Apple Developer TOS, I decided to share with you my response to …
Upgrading Flash Builder
Whether you’re upgrading because you’re using BETA versions that change rather frequently or upgrading to the next major release, you don’t want to lose all your hard work invested in configuring your setup. Here’s how I handle it and hopefully it’s useful to you. If you have other cool ways to persist workflows between upgrades, …
Using a Custom AdvancedDataGridHeaderRenderer to Display a Custom Image
You decide to use an AdvancedDataGrid to display your data and for one of the columns you would prefer to use an icon instead of a text label to indicate the kind of data this column represents. First step is building the renderer. You can use either MXML or ActionScript but for this example we’ll …
Joining the Adobe Community Professionals for 2010
Formerly the Adobe Community Experts program, this is a collective of awesome individuals who exhibit expertise in various Adobe product areas from Acrobat to Photoshop, Flash, Cold Fusion, Flex, AIR and many, many more. Comprised of community leaders, this group has a worldwide presence and expounds the virtues of Adobe to the masses through the …