A while back I created a few demos showing how to combine ActionScript physics engines (as well as 3d engines) with Halo components to create a physics-enabled UI. I wanted to see what could be done using the new Flex Continue reading
I just checked the Adobe.com website and they’ve posted the links for the officially released versions of Flex 4 and Flash Builder 4. For those of you who have not yet taken a look at the great new features in Continue reading
If you happen to be hitting an issue where an application runs fine in the debug version of the Flash player but hangs up in the normal version, read on. This could be your problem. I’ve made good use of Continue reading
When I started getting into Flex several years ago, the first real application I created was an online grading system for a small K-12 school that I was consulting with as a side gig. That was around 2005, and after Continue reading
This is my latest experiment which I’ve named the “PeekPanel”. I saw this type of animation done on my phone and figured it would be a cool way to hide options or preferences in an application. It borrows the look Continue reading
Here are some additional thoughts about 360|Flex so far. In case you missed it, here is day 1. Day 2: Most of the developers here seem to favor macs over pc’s. My guess is that Apple has at least 60% Continue reading
My co-worker, Joshua, and I have just completed our first full day of sessions at 360 Flex here in Indianapolis. So far it has been well worth it. Just some random thoughts and observations: The folks here are really cool Continue reading
Here are the slides and the code from Austin Flex User’s Group Degrafa Presentation on January 22nd, 2009. It is a little rough since I put it together in about a day so please forgive any mistakes or typos. Also, Continue reading
This is a video of a prototype I put together a while back. It is a system to monitor incoming airline flight information that I wrote using Livecycle Data Services and UI components I scavenged and modified from the Flex Continue reading
This demo shows my initial attempt at using Degrafa skinning. I wanted to customize the tiles in the list so that they would look unique and also provide a nifty way of displaying a list of options for the selected Continue reading