http://fullasagoog.com/ Fullasagoog: Chock Full Of Rich Internet Application Goodness en-us modius 2010-02-09T22:45:41+10:00 hourly 1 2000-01-01T12:00+00:00 http://www.wrench.com.au/ Initially built using AS2 but never launched in 2006 (due to time constraints i.e. doing real work), the domain that was supposed to showcase my wares remained as a coming soon page for nigh on 4 years. Finally the bullet was bitten in the latter part of 2009 and the decision to port the entire [...] http://www.fullasagoog.com/go.cfm?itemid=B28C8DAD-BAC1-7EE3-2229D6C5E141E2C1 FlashMX Jason Langdon 2010-02-09T22:45:40+10:00 A quick preface to this entries core message about getting involved to help improve the quality of the next releases of the Adobe Flash Player 10.1 and AIR 2.0: Adobe’s Flash Player has been getting a lot of press lately. Mainly in regards to HTML5, the Apple iPad (and its closed garden), performance on the Mac [...] http://www.fullasagoog.com/go.cfm?itemid=B2876667-D367-2FBE-F5C7CEF30C454DA5 FlashMX Feasible Impossibilities 2010-02-09T22:40:03+10:00 I’m very proud to announce that the second version of KitchenSync has arrived! What started as a labour of love about 3 years ago has finally gotten its first much needed upgrade. Just about everything in this version is newer and more streamlined. The entire system for greater simplicity and practical functionality. This version will not [...] http://www.fullasagoog.com/go.cfm?itemid=B2859BB9-A69E-EC05-A28DA2FE84502942 FlashMX Mims Wright 2010-02-09T22:38:05+10:00 We built this component some time ago for use on a gaming/gambling site. We required a way to alert the user that something important was going on in one of their games, but we didn’t want to use a popup, blocking the user from their current interaction. This was because the user may have been in [...] http://www.fullasagoog.com/go.cfm?itemid=B280FE92-BC03-8F6A-F6B0D01DE6F44E29 FlashMX Tinks Blog 2010-02-09T22:33:03+10:00 When developing applications, often you need to set up some dummy data to test things without using real backend services. One particularly useful technique is described by Freeman and Pryce in their book »Growing Object-Oriented Software, Guided by Tests«: Using the builder pattern to construct complex test data and improve code readability. Let’s say you [...] http://www.fullasagoog.com/go.cfm?itemid=B280A343-C16F-D7A3-CFF09D2B506CE96F FlashMX b-log 2010-02-09T22:32:39+10:00 At our January L.A. Flex meeting, Michael Fretz showed us an eclipse plugin for embedding fonts called MojoFont. If you’re in the L.A. area, be sure to check out our meetup group.  Follow me on twitter @tombray so you know when I post good stuff like this! WPFP(document).ready(function() { //load player $f("saiweb_6ef9ec2ec62210312014926740e5cac7", "http://www.tombray.com/wp-content/plugins/word-press-flow-player/flowplayer/gpl/flowplayer-3.1.1.swf", { plugins: { cont http://www.fullasagoog.com/go.cfm?itemid=B27FD8FE-92AC-DD34-42D6C9446E2C405E FlashMX Tom Bray 2010-02-09T22:31:48+10:00 At our January L.A. Flex meeting, George McKinney demonstrated some examples using the Flex-Ajax bridge. If you’re in the L.A. area, be sure to check out our meetup group.  Follow me on twitter @tombray so you know when I post good stuff like this! WPFP(document).ready(function() { //load player $f("saiweb_bc13a876f4d7df45102808f89c9a6de5", "http://www.tombray.com/wp-content/plugins/word-press-flow-player/flowplayer/gpl/flowplayer-3.1.1.swf", { plugins: { controls: { http://www.fullasagoog.com/go.cfm?itemid=B27FD90D-0AAD-7AC1-E2F855D6D50DEB79 FlashMX Tom Bray 2010-02-09T22:31:48+10:00 At our January L.A. Flex meeting, longtime member Michael Allman talked about his approach to Flex application architecture. WPFP(document).ready(function() { //load player $f("saiweb_ebae66f7dfccc99c5da2a350dc4c0f10", "http://www.tombray.com/wp-content/plugins/word-press-flow-player/flowplayer/gpl/flowplayer-3.1.1.swf", { plugins: { controls: { buttonOverColor: ', sliderColor: ', bufferColor: ', [...] http://www.fullasagoog.com/go.cfm?itemid=B27FD91D-CA8A-EF3E-A97D95322EB2175E FlashMX Tom Bray 2010-02-09T22:31:48+10:00 At our January L.A. Flex meeting, Cory McMahon showed us how to write custom filters in Flex, demonstrated some PixelBender examples, and talked about High Dynamic Range Imaging in Flex. If you’re in the L.A. area, be sure to check out our meetup group.  Follow me on twitter @tombray so you know when I [...] http://www.fullasagoog.com/go.cfm?itemid=B27FD92D-B577-BDD9-3EC8F6BF32A12CFF FlashMX Tom Bray 2010-02-09T22:31:48+10:00 Examine an accessible, animated presentation and learn best practices for building your own. http://www.fullasagoog.com/go.cfm?itemid=B27D71C2-CE96-CC65-9E45A0E0AC14894A FlashMX MM Flash 2010-02-09T22:29:10+10:00 They were finally able to produce and post the video of one of my presentations at Unite 2009. This one covered much of the iPhone Trench Run project in detail. I went through the entire project practically. http://unity3d.com/support/resources/unite-presentations/bringing-star-wars-to-the-iphone Enjoy! http://www.fullasagoog.com/go.cfm?itemid=B27C24CF-B69C-C50C-C145B18D40AB2AD8 FlashMX John Grden 2010-02-09T22:27:45+10:00 Ever watch a sporting event (Saints ROCK btw – loved that game!!) and hear either the announcer or one of the players/coaches say something like: “yeah, you know when you’ve got people in the league like the Payton Mannings, the Drew Breeses, the Walter Paytons, the Joe Montana’s…” Does that drive anyone else nuts? THERE’S ONLY [...] http://www.fullasagoog.com/go.cfm?itemid=B27C24DF-955C-2E0D-B32ACF817D535594 FlashMX John Grden 2010-02-09T22:27:45+10:00 Earlier today we went to sign the agreement and left a deposit on the new Project Cocoon Multimedia apartments/office space in Colas Nagar, Pondicherry. We’ve now got ourselves a nice three story building that gives us enough space to have client meetings, organize training events and even have freelance developers over to work on projects as [...] No related posts. http://www.fullasagoog.com/go.cfm?itemid=B081DD83-0106-18C6-624FD310C1ECB046 FlashMX Peter Elst 2010-02-09T13:14:45+10:00 My new Adobe Developer Center article is now available. This article demonstrates how to build an application that uses Adobe Flash Media Interactive Server (FMIS) as an editing module for live events without requiring any DVR features on a content-delivery network (CDN). http://www.fullasagoog.com/go.cfm?itemid=B081A5D9-C0CF-CBB7-A9106C0FE857D499 FlashMX flashstreamworks.com 2010-02-09T13:14:31+10:00 AllAboutSymbian, the AAS Insight 104 podcast is available. New firmware for the N97 mini (v11), X6 (v12.x), 5730 (v200), and E52 (V32). OTA firmware timings question New Ovi Store Client Greystripe and Ovi Store Ovi Maps and 1.4 million downloads Symbian goes open source Alessandro http://www.fullasagoog.com/go.cfm?itemid=B0818502-FA24-8025-25EE643E329A634F FlashMX Alessandro Pace 2010-02-09T13:14:23+10:00 Rudy posted a list of networking events during next week Mobile World Congress 2010 in Barcelona. Going to attend several of those events. Mobile Sunday Barcelona 2010 GoMoNews Blender WipJam Party & Swedish Beer WipJam MWC DeviceDays Alessandro http://www.fullasagoog.com/go.cfm?itemid=B0818512-E5E5-69C1-3F67FA93A9AE4FF1 FlashMX Alessandro Pace 2010-02-09T13:14:23+10:00 Via Biskero, looks like that Kero Mobile AppStore application/platform reached 2 Million ads impressions for the platform and 1 Million ads impressions for the AppStore. Also some more information: 2 M platform mobile ads impressions 1 M AppStore mobile ads impressions More then 300 apps Mobile Ads: AdMob, BuzzCity, InMobi, MoJiva, Smaato LBS for content and ads Rich Mobile Ads Nokia OVI [...] http://www.fullasagoog.com/go.cfm?itemid=B0818522-B026-43E5-920D7FBE0222A64E FlashMX Alessandro Pace 2010-02-09T13:14:23+10:00 Do you use Flash CS4? Then you may have noticed that the documentation requires that you are online. Doc is a free AIR application that can index and display any ASDoc generated documentation in a snappy, searchable desktop application. If you've been looking for a better solution to looking up the AS3 reference, look no further. http://www.fullasagoog.com/go.cfm?itemid=AD43D133-D4FC-AEFB-48A7F89B514FA5B6 FlashMX FlashMagazine.Com 2010-02-08T22:08:07+10:00 A common question about 3D engines is how to use them with the Flex framework. In this tutorial, we'll show you how to build your own Away3D Flex Component that will play nicely when the user changes the size of their browser or other components. http://www.fullasagoog.com/go.cfm?itemid=AD222861-0704-4F7A-951563F23672D961 FlashMX FlashMagazine.Com 2010-02-08T21:31:21+10:00 Wow! Spotlighted by Adobe, this is really awesome! I couldn’t want to let the month go by without acknowledging how cool it is to have my pretty mug share the Adobe Devnet homepage with those of Kevin Lynch and Ben Forta. It is a great honor to have Adobe notice the work we are doing [...] http://www.fullasagoog.com/go.cfm?itemid=AC3DC43D-048B-3A38-6699C6CFFC2C2789 FlashMX Todd Williams 2010-02-08T17:21:54+10:00 QuickFiles is a free OSX 10.6 AppleScript service plugin that lets you create new files of any kind in the Finder with a keystroke. Install QuickFiles then place files or folders that you'd like to use as templates into the "QuickFiles Templates" folder. When you run QuickFiles, simply select a template from the list, and it will be copied into your current folder. Best of all, everything can be controlled via the keyboard... http://www.fullasagoog.com/go.cfm?itemid=AB0D8BDE-A5AE-C847-A4975A1BBA05A053 FlashMX Grant Skinner 2010-02-08T11:49:36+10:00 Via AllAboutSymbian, the YouTube client for S60 has been updated. Alessandro http://www.fullasagoog.com/go.cfm?itemid=AA680CED-E304-8794-E3797049F9C3AC49 FlashMX Alessandro Pace 2010-02-08T08:48:50+10:00 Via Engadget Mobile, looks like the Nokia 5230 touch phone “Nuron” is headed to T-Mobile. Alessandro http://www.fullasagoog.com/go.cfm?itemid=AA680CFD-9369-3B17-27D5E041BD63D50E FlashMX Alessandro Pace 2010-02-08T08:48:50+10:00 What does any good Superbowl commercial need? Animals – check Classic Rock song – check Science fiction mashup – check Surprise celebrity appearance . . . darn, I knew I forgot something. :) Note: Sorry for the amateurishness video editing but I’m an amateur at this.  And MS MovieMaker is a piece of crud but it’s all I have. I couldn’t [...] http://www.fullasagoog.com/go.cfm?itemid=AA67A385-C8BD-3FC3-076743E92A64B48C FlashMX polyGeek 2010-02-08T08:48:23+10:00 The Open Source Media Framework (OSMF - formerly "Strobe") is an Adobe architected media framework, and is now available in version 0.9. If you worked with Flash video before in the past, you might be familiar the FLVPlayback Flash component, or the Flex video player component - both are easy to use video players, but primarily built for the use case to play a single clip, and not as a framework. http://www.fullasagoog.com/go.cfm?itemid=AA674F5A-E74F-C8F8-7A7196F68AC6CD1F FlashMX flashstreamworks.com 2010-02-08T08:48:02+10:00 Just posting this because maybe it will help someone... I decided to try using a TextLayout component in a SWF loaded into a rather large Flex app that has been in development for some time.. well.. it blowed up. Main Thread (Suspended: VerifyError: Error #1014: Class flash.text.engine::ContentElement could not be found.) Here's the weird part... - The SWF worked fine when viewed directly in the browser (as expected). - If the SWF was loaded into the Flex app which was launched by "run" or "de http://www.fullasagoog.com/go.cfm?itemid=A44A5428-901A-A2EE-C22963AB37DAAD56 FlashMX OddHammer 2010-02-04T04:51:27+10:00 In case you missed it — AIR 2 beta 2 is now available on labs.adobe.com and among a bunch of other things there are now some really cool additional printing features that give you a lot more control than what we used to have. Be sure to check out the video interview Ryan Stewart did with [...] No related posts. http://www.fullasagoog.com/go.cfm?itemid=A3D8C1B2-C03E-BEB7-278560FAE1111DC5 FlashMX Peter Elst 2010-02-07T02:14:36+10:00 In yesterday's post, I mentioned that unit tests should test the interface and not the implementation. This is the simplest example I could think of to demonstrate this... http://www.fullasagoog.com/go.cfm?itemid=A3D1B938-98D5-A361-27214A0550D79C23 FlashMX Richard Lord 2010-02-07T02:06:55+10:00 hey, I just got a heads up that RMI is offering free online training coming up here in February – check it out: Free through February 28th Introduction to ActionScript Development with FDT http://www.richmediainstitute.com/catalog.php?item=70 30 minute introduction to the world’s most powerful ActionScript editor with Alan Klement Free through February 15th Comprehensive ActionScript 3 http://www.richmediainstitute.com/catalog.php?item=72 Over 9 hours of AS3 training with R [...] http://www.fullasagoog.com/go.cfm?itemid=9D1D4078-0285-E21E-F9627141174B13A4 FlashMX John Grden 2010-02-05T18:52:04+10:00 In case you've been visiting abc.com this week, and don't have the Move Networks plug-in installed (or you can't install it because you are running Safari 64 bit), ABC started to offer a Flash version of their player as fallback. ABC was one of the early adaptors of Flash Video, and then switched to Move Networks. It's great to seem them moving back to Flash. http://www.fullasagoog.com/go.cfm?itemid=9D1ADE7C-A57A-92AF-0B150CBCADEDB8D2 FlashMX flashstreamworks.com 2010-02-05T18:49:28+10:00 At work today, a colleague and I did a presentation to the rest of the team on Test Driven Development. At BrightTALK we've been using unit tests for some of our code for a few months now, but it's been very much a case of writing tests after writing the code. Often, it's just after (write the code, then write the test) but still, the code came first. A couple of months ago I persuaded the Flash/Flex team to try writing the tests first. They found it difficult for the first few days, but rapidly http://www.fullasagoog.com/go.cfm?itemid=9D189400-D61E-A629-7E1CC42E14969C9E FlashMX Richard Lord 2010-02-05T18:46:58+10:00 Now many of you are expecting this post to be about the lack of Flash on the iPad or about the future of HTML 5. While those issues are important, there are actually much larger issues facing the web development community. These issues are not necessarily negative, but they will change the way we all [...] http://www.fullasagoog.com/go.cfm?itemid=9D17A589-A897-EC91-25D4800F8BA8D839 FlashMX Lee BrimeLow 2010-02-05T18:45:57+10:00 If you are dynamically instantiating custom components in Flex 4 you may have run into a strange runtime error: ArgumentError: Undefined state ‘closed’. at mx.core::UIComponent/getState() … You’re state name may be different but it’s still caused by the same issue. Basically you have no skinClass assigned to your component. So your component has no idea what to do with [...] http://www.fullasagoog.com/go.cfm?itemid=9D174D37-CBB0-B54A-95BAECA83DF0C3B6 FlashMX polyGeek 2010-02-05T18:45:35+10:00 Every time I read articles and comments to the effect that Flash is dead I think of the Monty Python scene Bring out your dead. If you’re reading this blog then I don’t need to convince you of the gloriousness of Flash. But I have had a few thoughts that I haven’t seen anyone else explore [...] http://www.fullasagoog.com/go.cfm?itemid=9D174D47-DE13-F4E8-BA047E991214CEE5 FlashMX polyGeek 2010-02-05T18:45:35+10:00 We have a great lineup for Flash Indianapolis's February meeting. Tony Dewan will be speaking about HTML5 and what it means for the Flash Developer. You can learn more about Tony by visiting his homepage: http://tonydewan.com/And be sure to follow him on Twitter: @tonydewanTopics Covered:- What is HTML5?- What's it mean? What's included? Who? When? Why?- HTML5 compared to Flash- Flash solution/tech compared to HTML5/Open Web solution/tech- Usage- What can I do and how?- Demos!Schedule:6:00pm: Do http://www.fullasagoog.com/go.cfm?itemid=9D1607B7-0827-CFC8-79803D063264CC36 FlashMX Mark Grossnickle 2010-02-05T18:44:11+10:00 Symbian has completed their migration of the OS to be Open Source. Alessandro http://www.fullasagoog.com/go.cfm?itemid=9D15247B-9BC8-2007-431CA0A05F5EFFB5 FlashMX Alessandro Pace 2010-02-05T18:43:13+10:00 It’s been several weeks (maybe months) that the Forum Nokia online packager for Flash Lite it’s offline. I know there are several developers and companies who are looking for information and having issues on distributing their content in the Nokia OVI Store. Hopefully we will get more information during the Mobile World Congress 2010 and maybe [...] http://www.fullasagoog.com/go.cfm?itemid=9D15248B-0517-F47B-88BF99FFB90B4926 FlashMX Alessandro Pace 2010-02-05T18:43:13+10:00 Via AllAboutSymbian, the Nokia OVI Store client gets updated with tabs. Alessandro http://www.fullasagoog.com/go.cfm?itemid=9D15249B-E3CA-614D-2FD2F7448696C116 FlashMX Alessandro Pace 2010-02-05T18:43:13+10:00 Via Nokia Conversation, Nokia announced a new model: Nokia 6303i Classic. It should be a Flash Lite 3.0 enabled phone. Alessandro http://www.fullasagoog.com/go.cfm?itemid=9D1524AA-F55E-4E95-C388D20B409B7BD7 FlashMX Alessandro Pace 2010-02-05T18:43:13+10:00 A day before Apple announced the iPad, I was contacted by Lee Simmons who writes for DigitalMediaBuzz.com. Lee would like to hear my opinion about the Flash and iPhone controversy. Here is the transcript of my answer to him a week ago: What types of Flash apps do you develop for mobile? I’ve done applications such as [...] http://www.fullasagoog.com/go.cfm?itemid=9D14C014-AD5F-EB13-2074B1FD9DAF3DEA FlashMX Dave Yang 2010-02-05T18:42:47+10:00 I’m excited to announce that I’m “officially” releasing a new open-source project that I’ve been using on personal and work projects for over a year. For lack of a better name, I call it my “AIR SQLite utility library” The code currently contains one major piece of functionality (well, two different variations on one bit of functionality), [...] http://www.fullasagoog.com/go.cfm?itemid=975F5985-FD31-D3BA-AB1D2806FC4E2AC9 FlashMX Paul Robertson 2010-02-04T16:06:33+10:00 This is an atypical Labs post, as it doesn't really concern specific code at all. It's more of a wake up call. It starts with the same thing you've been reading about everywhere -- the iPad. It ends... Labs is the Big Spaceship dev team's playground, where we share ideas and discuss code. Check out labs.bigspaceship.com for more discussion, as well as some of the tools we've built! http://www.fullasagoog.com/go.cfm?itemid=9757BB32-9F69-B9E4-56933E2B242D6F1D FlashMX Big Spaceship 2010-02-04T15:58:14+10:00 http://www.fullasagoog.com/go.cfm?itemid=97552F2D-05BE-1E7A-08CF2ED9BD283BCF FlashMX Dave Yang 2010-02-04T15:55:27+10:00 I'm trying every year to speak at least at one international conference. Attending to a conference i... http://www.fullasagoog.com/go.cfm?itemid=966986DC-90C9-8D38-3CF7F8DC6C68B498 FlashMX Nicolas Cannasse 2010-02-03T21:30:20+10:00 Nokia C5 and Nokia C3 leaked? Maybe we will see them at the Mobile World Congress 2010 in a week. Alessandro http://www.fullasagoog.com/go.cfm?itemid=96687580-99CF-1AF0-F502503987C3CB67 FlashMX Alessandro Pace 2010-02-04T11:36:53+10:00 People have asked me to share my thoughts, and I've decided that for the sake of people just getting started with Flash I'd talk about it a little. http://www.fullasagoog.com/go.cfm?itemid=95CA95BC-918A-5708-07D352D5DCD5258E FlashMX Grant Skinner 2010-02-04T08:44:26+10:00 PerformanceTest v2 lets you benchmark execution time and memory usage in your AS3 code. It can be used with a single line of code, or you can develop robust test suites and integrate them with unit tests. Trace text outputs, or log robust XML reports to track and analyze the performance characteristics of your projects. http://www.fullasagoog.com/go.cfm?itemid=953F4372-9489-96E9-65FF69CBB6604CE5 FlashMX Grant Skinner 2010-02-04T06:12:16+10:00 Your addiction to shiny new consumer electronics will fund Apple in it's mission to erode your freedom to consume the content you want through the channel you want at the price you want. You will not be allowed to access some content on Apple devices regardless of its merit. Apple will apply this content censorship [...] http://www.fullasagoog.com/go.cfm?itemid=94A880A6-D931-8FF3-9412AF6953CB3A20 FlashMX bittube 2010-02-04T03:27:35+10:00 After the first release of AIR 2 beta 1 on last November, here's the AIR 2 Beta 2 now available on the Adobe Labs. Note that AIR applications built against Adobe AIR 2 beta 1 will not run using the... http://www.fullasagoog.com/go.cfm?itemid=949E8483-BA4A-EED5-FE0207ADC44DB741 FlashMX Marco Casario 2010-02-02T22:07:32+10:00 This is an atypical Labs post, as it doesn't really concern specific code at all. It's more of a wake up call. It starts with the same thing you've been reading about everywhere -- the iPad and what... Labs is the Big Spaceship dev team's playground, where we share ideas and discuss code. Check out labs.bigspaceship.com for more discussion, as well as some of the tools we've built! http://www.fullasagoog.com/go.cfm?itemid=949E32F5-E3A4-92AC-B2D5D1C466B09F02 FlashMX Big Spaceship 2010-02-04T03:16:20+10:00