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A blog focused on web design and Flash platform animation and development. Flex, Flash, web standards and related topics are covered.
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I created a couple URL Shorteners, check ‘em out…
This past weekend, I spent a little time getting my own URL shortening services up and running. I launched http://fnla.me and http://fnaweso.me on Saturday, August 15th, 2009. Crazy, huh? With so many services out there already, why would anyone wast...
2 Years Later… An Update on Why Microsoft Silverlight Will Fail
2 years ago, I wrote a pretty dismissive post about my views on Silverlight and where it would go. Then, a year ago I followed it point by point with another post to see where things had improved. It wasn’t that impressive. So, here you go̷...
360 Flex is just a week away… Are you ready for the awesomeness?
So, a quick reminder… the only 360|Flex event of 2009 is next week, and there are still some tickets left if you are interested in seeing what is going on in the Flash platform’s RIA development toolset! Why should you go? What does $550...
The Open Screen Project Bears Fruit: Flash in Your Living Room Coming Soon.
Last year Adobe announced a partnership with device manufacturers to bring the Flash platform to devices other than PCs and Mobile. There was some question as to what types off devices would see the widely distributed runtime first, though. It looks ...
From Digg via PCPro: I’m sorry but Dreamweaver is dying …A Post Worth Reading for a Chuckle
FTA: The real problem for Dreamweaver and for its users is that the nature of the web is changing dramatically. Dynamically-generated web applications, from Amazon right down to the humble blog, all offer much more – in-built commenting, voting, RS...
Selling Webdesign, Development and Consulting in a Downturn
The economic downturn is touching all facets of the working world. Advertising, Branding, Design and Development consulting companies are not immune. It’s observable through the cutbacks in staff amongst major firms like Razorfish, BBDO, Ogilvy...
2008 In Review - Flash Platform Shortcomings
As mentioned in my previous post, I’m making a list. Or in this case, two. The first list was a celebration of things that happened in 2008 that were perceived by me as being advancements in the Flash world. Well, in the interest of being a tru...
My Watchlist for 2009
I’m very nearly entering the third year of running this blog. We’re also entering 2009 very soon. I try to make some projections when I can on what I foresee happening in the coming 12 months. Having recently attended DevLearn08 and seein...
DevLearn ‘08 Recap
I just spent 5 days in San Jose. One of the managing partners , John and I went to DevLearn08. It’s a conference put on by The eLearning Guild focused on development topics and emerging technology in eLearning. A little context for you. The consul...
Minority Report Interface is Here: g-Speak
I’m a huge fan of Phillip K. Dick and really thought that the adaptation of Minority Report to the big screen was an excellent movie. Tom Cruise starred in it, but many people remember the technology depicted in the movie more than the story it...
The Aurora Interface: How It Will Be?
Though many of you may have seen this already, I would be remiss in not showing the rest of the readers here this amazing new interface concept from Adaptive Path and The Mozilla Labs. Aurora (Part 1) from Adaptive Path on Vimeo. This video was rele...
The Effects of ECMAScript 4’s Abandonment on Pedagogy of Rich Media Development Languages
The Oslo meeting that determined that ECMAScript 4 will not be the next generation of JavaScript, has been blogged extensively lately. Grant Skinner, Mike Chambers, John Resig, Hank Williams, and Ryan Stewart have all weighed in on this along with Da...
Announcing My Upcoming Presentation: Developers Are From Mars, Designers Are From Venus
cd2 is a new user group in the Chicago area that is focused on nurturing the collaboration between designers & developers and the importance of the user experience. I’m proud to be speaking at their next gathering on September 3rd. From the...
Learn Flex in a Week: Training Videos Posted by The Adobe Flex Team
If you are familiar with Actionscript 3 and XML/XHTML/CSS learning Flex should come pretty naturally to you, that said, the Adobe Flex Development team has put together a series of videos that look to aid that considerably. Not only would training li...
Design By Committee Strikes Again.
This unfortunately happens all too often. Watch and laugh, or maybe weep openly. I did a bit of both....
The Missing Wrench: Adobe’s Easy Flash Editor
This seems like a recurring topic for me. The lament of the modern Flash Designer/Developer. The quandary is a deep one with no easy answer. Has Adobe’s near completion of Macromedia’s vision for Flash as a modern, powerful virtual machin...
Adobe MAX North America 2008 Schedule Posted – Wow!
Lots of great sessions listed there. Looking forward to this one. I attended last year’s MAX in Chicago, since it was basically in the neighborhood. I’m going to do what I can to make it out to San Francisco for this one. I haven’t ...
What’s All the HubBub? Roughly Drafted Article on SproutCore… Some Key Points to Consider
Event Recap: RIAPalooza - Chicago, May 30th-31st, 2008
About to go to RIAPalooza, how ’bout you?
More Betas in Labs… Soundbooth CS4, Dreamweaver CS4 and Fireworks CS4. Nice!
The A-Ha moment. When the Flash Platform Becomes More Than a Toy For Your Client
I recently had the pleasure of spending a full day at a client’s site along with some representatives from Adobe. It was great day for networking, introductions and demonstrations. A number of technologies were shown, from Acrobat 3D to LiveCyc...
Update: Why Microsoft Silverlight Will Fail - 1 Year Later
Last April, I wrote a post listing some reasons why I felt Silverlight would not succeed. That post garnered a lot of visits, comments and a few trackbacks. It’s still a highly trafficked post of mine. Furthermore, that post is the number one G...
