Category Archives: Development

Tips and tricks with real-world applications

Introducing Cheapo! a deal-site monitor

I’ve been working a lot in Flex 2/3 and Adobe Integrated Runtime over the past year (which is why my blog has been so neglected), and finally got around to making an example application that shows off some of the … Continue reading

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Flex Builder 3 Beta 3 also available now for download

7:27 PM PST here and yet another Adobe Labs jump here. You can download Adobe Flex Builder 3 Beta 3 from labs. You’ll need an Adobe ID first… I’m currently downloading these now and will have an update for what … Continue reading

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Adobe Flex 3 SDK Beta 3 now available too!

7:24 PM PST. Looks like Adobe Labs really jumped the gun on this news! You can now download the Adobe Flex 3 SDK Beta 3 from the Adobe Labs site! Download Adobe Flex 3 SDK Beta 3

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Adobe AIR Beta 3 Available for Download!

So there was supposed to be some big news from Adobe tonight @ 9:00 PM PST, but here it is, 7:30 PM PST, and it looks like Adobe Labs might have jumped the gun. You can download Adobe AIR Beta … Continue reading

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Ted Patrick’s FXWidget

Official Flex/AIR evangelist, Ted Patrick, has put together a simplified generated template project for Flex components (called FXWidget) in an attempt to make it easier to use flex as page-components rather than full applications. It includes the SWFObject library from … Continue reading

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