Monthly Archives: November 2009

SQLite in Adobe AIR – Adobe DevSummit Chennai

My second talk at the Adobe DevSummit Chennai was a 15 minute lightning talk on using SQLite in Adobe AIR. This is probably the fastest I’ve ever covered the topic but should still give you a good idea of what local database functionality is available when developing AIR applications.

RIA meets Desktop – Adobe DevSummit Chennai

Earlier this week I headed to the Adobe DevSummit event in Chennai and was pleasantly surprised of how vibrant the community here is. No less than 600 people turned up and the rooms were absolutely packed. We had some great talks and hands-on sessions by the Indian Adobe evangelists and various people from the community read more »

Speaking at the Adobe DevSummit Chennai & Hyderabad

I’m almost at the end of my first month in India and have met some fantastic people both in Bangalore and here in Pondicherry. Next week Adobe is holding a DevSummit in Chennai and the week after in Hyderabad. I’m very excited to be invited over to talk about one of my favorite Flash Platform read more »

TEDIndia in 10 quotes

Its an impossible task to adequately summarize all the ideas and inspiration of this last week at TEDIndia in Mysore. Here are ten quotes – in no particular order – from various talks (attributed where I remember who said it) that stuck in my mind and are worth sharing.   “Getting more, from less, for read more »

Impressions of the Somnathpur Keshava Temple

Earlier this week I visited the 13th century Keshava temple in Somnathpur, about an 1.5 hour drive from Mysore. One of only a few remaining temples of this era, it really has some exquisite architecture. If you’re every in the area, its well worth a visit. The site is now being maintained by the Archaeological read more »

TEDIndia – summary of day 1

Today was day 1 of the main TEDIndia event. I’ve been at the wonderful Infosys Mysore campus since Monday and have met some truly extraordinary people. I couldn’t help but write a quick summary of todays sessions and what inspired me most. Credit: TED / James Duncan Davidson Usha Uthup, legendary Indian pop singer, opened read more »

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