ActionScript Archive

  • TWiT Live Desktop 2.2 goes open source

    TWiT Live Desktop 2.2 goes open source

    It 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...

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  • Cool Stuff I Didn't Make

    Cool Stuff I Didn’t Make

    Flash 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...

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  • HTML 5 for the Flash Player

    Making the case for HTML5 support in the Flash Player

    Earlier 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...

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  • AS3 Signals – the best thing since sliced bread

    AS3 Signals – the best thing since sliced bread

    If 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...

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  • Looking back at The ActionScript Conference 2009

    Looking back at The ActionScript Conference 2009

    I 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...

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  • The ActionScript Conference 2009 Singapore

    The ActionScript Conference 2009 Singapore

    We’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...

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  • Making the case for ActionScript

    Making the case for ActionScript

    This 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...

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  • Mobile Vikings API – ActionScript 3.0 implementation

    Mobile Vikings API – ActionScript 3.0 implementation

    I 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...

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  • Flash Builder 4 beta – exporting ASDoc documentation

    Flash Builder 4 beta – exporting ASDoc documentation

    Despite 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...

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  • Flash Builder 4 beta – my favorite features

    Flash Builder 4 beta – my favorite features

    In 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...

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