From Java to AJAX to Flash - GWT2SWF

09/06/2008 07:30 pm by Flex RIA United in Fun

I’m sure some time putting different breeds of technologies together is really just for fun, rather than necessity. Fun, is it we are all looking for?GWT2SWF is piece of fun technology. It all begins at GWT (Google Web Toolkit), which is a Java development tool to generate pure AJAX (JavaScript + HTML) web application after [...]

100+ Murphy’s technology laws

09/05/2008 07:43 pm by Flex RIA United in Fun

Bring out my collection of Murphy’s laws in technology and wish you read each of them so that what ever you do with technology will be in peace or peace of mind from now on (ya’r right): Logic is a systematic method of coming to the wrong conclusion with confidence. Whenever a system becomes completely defined, some [...]

Calling All RIA Students

09/04/2008 05:00 pm by Flex RIA United in Fun

If you are outgoing and organized, love RIAs and know Flex/AIR, this is an opportunity you might not want to miss. Adobe is looking for eligible students to represent RIAs – to represent Adobe’s RIA technologies to be precise. The eligibility criteria aren’t demanding, nor are the responsibilities. The role comes with an attractive package of [...]

Rounding Up Last Week

09/01/2008 06:30 pm by Flex RIA United in Fun

We have one smart phone at last to view videos on the Internet. The latest product of Nokia N-series, N90-3 comes with Flash Lite. On the other hand, the world refuses to get over the fact that Apple’s iPhone can’t support Flash yet. It is the UK watchdog Advertising Standards Authority’s turn to give vent [...]

For Passionate Developer

08/29/2008 05:00 pm in Fun

Another nice movie clip about developers. Sometimes, developers express themselves different.

By devshop. Click here to see it on blip.tv.

Another Social Software Client

08/28/2008 05:00 pm by Flex RIA United in Fun

Exactly a month ago, I reviewed Twhirl, the social software client. Posty is another such AIR app and it is not very different. For the sake of unified microblogging across Twitter, FriendFeed, Jaiku, Pownce and Identi.ca accounts, it is definitely a very simple and straight-forward tool and works well. (Check this vimeo video for a demo.) [...]

Hug a Developer

08/28/2008 03:48 pm in Fun

Today… I found a very heart touching movie about developers. I don’t know how many of you found himself/herself in a situation like that but developers that has found at least one time behind the schedule will enjoy this.

Thank you devshhop. Click here to see it on blip.tv.

Mapping Names and Faces

08/27/2008 05:30 pm by Flex RIA United in Fun

Don’t we all have trouble remembering faces of some acquaintance we’ve met in the elevator, after a very long time or after a very brief duration in the recent past? Facesaerch (not Facesearch) is a “people face search engine” that comes to our rescue during such times. You can search for any name and the engine, [...]

Love These Programming Quotes

08/23/2008 06:12 pm by Flex RIA United in Fun

The first 90 percent of the code accounts for the first 90 percent of the development time…The remaining 10 percent of the code accounts for the other 90 percent of the development time.Tom Cargill Most of you are familiar with the virtues of a programmer. There are three, of course: laziness, impatience, and hubris.Larry Wall Measuring programming [...]

Your Baby’s Scrapbook

08/22/2008 05:00 pm by Flex RIA United in Fun

Babies! They fill our lives with awe and beauty. They simultaneously make us proud and humble. We would like to freeze each moment and store it forever, but neither can most of us afford it nor do we have such time to spare. That is where HowFastTheyGrow.com enters the picture. The people behind the website developed [...]

On AIR Tour

08/20/2008 06:00 pm by Flex RIA United in Fun

Until recently, I had no idea about this cool workshop that taught Adobe AIR. The on AIR European tour was an eleven city train tour through Europe where people could learn how to bring their web applications to the desktop using Adobe AIR. It was a hands-on experience for registered participants to learn this RIA [...]

Market Yourself Using Sprout Builder

08/14/2008 05:00 pm by Flex RIA United in Fun

Widgets are in. Sprout clubs all widgets, mini-sites, banners, mashups and other rich media Web content under one category called "Sprouts", and provides an awesome platfrom called Sprout Builder to build, publish and manage these sprouts. These sprouts, which are just Flash content, can be embedded on any social media sites with a single click, and [...]

Sorry to do this to you all, but I just couldn’t resist.

08/12/2008 02:04 pm by Visualrinse | Design and Development by Chad Udell in Fun

Yes… here is the video that ensures that Obama can’t win in November. The GOP will use any means they can to besmirch him. This is pure mudslinging politics at it’s worst… Just watch: Ouch!

Try the Wild Side of RIA - Graffiti

08/11/2008 05:05 pm by Flex RIA United in Fun

Sometimes you just feel all those menus, panels, VBox, HBox, Grid and so on are so boring. Once a while you’d like to tip-toe into the wild side and see what it looks (or feels) like. Here is something you can do, graffiti on your UI. Here is the place you can do that, [...]

Flex RIA on “Adobe on Youtube”

08/11/2008 05:00 pm by Flex RIA United in Fun

I was planning to do a quick roundup like I did last week, but this is a BIG news for our team and demands its unique space. The Flex RIA blog got noticed by Lyora MacRae of the Adobe Flex team. Lyora is a platform marketing intern at Adobe Systems. She and her cats (Boomer, Phinneus, [...]

5 Best Flash “games” for Enjoying Boring Friday

08/08/2008 06:02 pm by Flex RIA United in Fun

It’s Friday again and are you ready for the weekend? Before that, you need a way to kill the unproductive time in hands. Here are the helps. Turn on speaker. The Idiot Test This one will take a long time and there are lots of questions. Jump in!

Teddy Bear Tower Watch the teddies fall [...]

DON’Ts For Creating Flash Games

08/07/2008 05:00 pm by Flex RIA United in Fun

I am sure some of you are already creating your own casual games using PlayCrafter. For your sake, especially if you haven’t created games before, I found this post called “50 ways to make us hate your flash game”. 50 is a large number, but don’t worry. Unless your game has a combination of all or [...]

Create Your Flex Games

08/05/2008 05:00 pm by Flex RIA United in Fun

I have never been a big gamer. But I remember sweating for hours at length creating my own stages in Tank and Lode Runner, and being thrilled while playing those as a kid. User-generated content in games could be the next big thing, and PlayCrafter, the gamers' next big thing. PlayCrafter is a suite of games [...]

Best Way to Kill Your Friday Idle Hours

08/01/2008 07:29 pm by Flex RIA United in Fun

It’s Friday! (for half of you I guess). I know you must have some idle time to kill in brain-dead way before calling it a day. I can’t blame you. That’s why I’m here to assist you with a perfect tool, the singing hourses, a Flash..um…something. You need turn on your speaker or [...]

Breaking News With Flex and Google Maps

08/01/2008 05:00 pm by Flex RIA United in Fun

The apps featured on Adobe Flextv’s “App of the Week” have so far remained obscure. Few links—forget reviews—are discoverable. From now on, I shall try to cover these apps every Friday here. fo.reca.st’s Breaking News Map was featured in Flextv’s second episode. The RIA gets news from Reuters using Reuters Spotlight and maps these items with locations [...]

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