Archive for October, 2007
October 17, 2007 at 4:09 pm · Filed under Flash, Mobile Development, Tech
A few days ago I received an email that it was finally my turn to order a Chumby as part of the insider's launch, and today I placed my order.
What is a Chumby? It's a really small wi-fi networked computer that looks like an odd bedside alarm clock. It has a LCD touchscreen, is almost completely open source, can be extended/customized, and you can make Flash Lite 3 apps to run on it. The Flash Lite 3 was one of the big sellers for me - I'm excited to see what I can do with it, especially since I haven't spent much time developing with Flash Lite before. Oh, and it'll work perfectly with SWX!
Engadget has a nice hands-on post from a pre-production model with lots of photos, but here are some stats from the Chumby website:
Wi-fi connectivity • access to the free Chumby Network • 3.5" LCD color touchscreen • two external USB 2.0 full-speed ports • 350 MHz ARM processor • 64 MB SDRAM • 64 MB NAND flash ROM • stereo 2W speakers • headphone output • squeeze sensor • accelerometer (motion sensor) • leather casing • AC adapter included
I'll be sure to post more details and photos once it arrives.
October 5, 2007 at 4:32 pm · Filed under Actionscript 2, Adobe, CS3, Flash, Mobile Development, OSFlash, PHP, Remoting
Aral Balkan has just announced swxformat.org/contest which seems like a great way to spread the word about SWX and get more developers trying out the new project.
The competition has three categories: Web, Mobile, and API, and each of the three winners will receive a prize package worth almost $4,000. Not a shabby deal at all. The prize packages include a copy of Adobe CS 3 Web Premium Bundle, a one year premium subscription to Lynda.com, a Nabaztag/tag wi-fi bunny, and an iPod Touch. I have a Nabaztag/tag, and winning one of these alone is worth a few hours of work!
If you have been following the SWX project at all, you already know that I have used SWX on a couple of projects and that I am a huge fan of its simplicity. It just works, and it makes your life as a developer easier. What's not to like? This contest is the perfect way to give it a shot and possibily win some cool stuff.
More details on the contest can be found on the SWX site.
October 5, 2007 at 10:53 am · Filed under FITC
Just a quick post that I'll be attending FITC Hollywood on October 22 - 23. I have never gone to an FITC conference (even though they have always received rave reviews), so I'm excited to be participating in the Hollywood edition this year.
Some sessions I'm planning on attending, in no particular order:
+ Adobe AIR for Interactive Designers, Lee Brimelow
+ AS2 to AS3 Migration, Stacey Mulcahy
+ After Effects CS3 for Flash Designers, Tom Green
+ AS3 Events: The Whole Story, Jacob Bullock
+ Deploying Video - FLVPlayback Component, Robert Reinhardt (local Portland'er)
+ It’s a Mad Mad Mashup World, David Lowe-Rogstad (local Portland'er), Shaun Tinney
+ Let's Talk About SWX, Baby!, Aral Balkan
+ Making Flex Look Less Like Flex, Billy Shin
+ Papervision3D CS3 Component, John \m/ Grden
+ The Nooks and Crannies of AS 3.0, Branden Hall
+ Video Magic from EVB, Nick Mitrousis, Jeffrey Titus
+ Reducing Complexity: The Making of Saffron, Samuel Agesilas (I had missed this one at 360|Flex)
So many good sessions for only a two day conference -- it is going to be hard to choose. If you plan on attending as well, be sure to say hello!
October 1, 2007 at 11:28 am · Filed under Actionscript 2, Actionscript 3, Flash, Flex, OSFlash
SWFObject has long been the standard in embedding Flash content in web pages and detecting if the viewer has the correct version of Flash installed. A back in February the creator of SWFObject (Geoff Stearns) and the creator of a competing solution, UFO (Bobby van der Sluis), joined forces to create SWFFix, a new and improved best-of solution.
Today Geoff and Bobby announced that SWFFix is being renamed to SWFObject and will take over future development of that project together. In addition, the newly minted SWFObject has been released as 2.0 beta 1. The release doesn't seem to include any major feature enhancements, but rather a clean-up of the code in preparation for future development.
It is great to see signs of life back in this awesome open source project and that Geoff and Bobby are serious about continuing development!
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