-
Community
-
Upcoming events
-
Contact me
ActionScript Archive
-
TWiT Live Desktop 2.2 goes open source
Posted on September 1, 2010 | 1 CommentIt took me a long time to finally get round to it, but have updated the TWiT Live Desktop AIR application and released it as version 2.2. I’ve also gone ahead and made it open source under an MIT license, so feel free to check... -
Cool Stuff I Didn’t Make
Posted on August 17, 2010 | No CommentsFlash on the Beach is always one of the absolute conference highlights of the year, and believe it or not its only 5 weeks away — can’t wait to be in Brighton again! This year I’ll be talking about cool stuff I didn’t make, and... -
Making the case for HTML5 support in the Flash Player
Posted on April 22, 2010 | 20 CommentsEarlier this week I got inspired seeing this presentation on HTML5. I’m a strong advocate of moving towards this standard and with browsers increasingly supporting it, makes it very attractive to start to learn and implement where possible. Contrary to what I’m seeing various tech... -
AS3 Signals – the best thing since sliced bread
Posted on January 22, 2010 | 8 CommentsIf you haven’t heard about Robert Penner’s AS3 Signals yet, you’re missing out. Until yesterday I had only briefly looked at the project but after John Lindquist’s video tutorial I’m completely sold on the idea and look forward to using it in my projects. So... -
Looking back at The ActionScript Conference 2009
Posted on September 16, 2009 | 1 CommentI was very happy to be invited to speak again at this second edition of The ActionScript Conference in Singapore. This year they even made it a two day event at an amazing venue overlooking Marina Bay. I have some video recorded that I’ll upload... -
The ActionScript Conference 2009 Singapore
Posted on August 12, 2009 | 1 CommentWe’re about a month away from the next edition of “The ActionScript Conference” and I can’t wait! This conference has fast become one of my all time favorites and this year will no doubt be even better with two days of sessions scheduled in. The... -
Making the case for ActionScript
Posted on August 9, 2009 | 50 CommentsThis last week or two we’ve seen a lot of heated debate around the future of ActionScript and the Flash Player. Its nice to see this kind of excitement and passion for the technology — yet I can’t help but feel we’re experiencing a form... -
Mobile Vikings API – ActionScript 3.0 implementation
Posted on June 9, 2009 | 1 CommentI was very impressed to see Mobile Vikings (see earlier post) released an API that allows us to get hold of our account data. I’ve spent an hour or two working on an ActionScript 3.0 implementation that you can use in your AIR applications. Right... -
Flash Builder 4 beta – exporting ASDoc documentation
Posted on June 8, 2009 | 6 CommentsDespite the excellent ASDoc integration added in Flash Builder 4 beta, it seems its still not easy to export to HTML and you need to set it up yourself using an external tool configuration. I spent some time trying to figure it out and stumbled... -
Flash Builder 4 beta – my favorite features
Posted on June 7, 2009 | 12 CommentsIn case you didn’t know yet, Flash Builder 4 beta (the product previously known as Flex Builder) is now available for download on labs.adobe.com, as is the beta for Flash Catalyst. I’ve been playing around with the public beta for a little bit and thought...