Chuck Freedman
Preface: Round 2 of Gadgematch finds me weighing a selection of advanced Verizon phones against my current mobile device, the super-functional Samsung i730. VS VS VS Gadgematch#2: Which Verizon mobile phone is best for me? Featuring the Motorola Q, LG EnV, Treo 700w and Samsung i730. I’ve relied on the Samsung i730 since October of 2005. Since [...]
Archive | March, 2007
ApolloCamp Yahoo! API mashup demo on Flex TV (video.onflex.org)
Ted Patrick and I chatted about the need for a Flex TV channel way back in September of last year. What he and Mike Chambers have done is nothing short of brilliant. If you have not visited video.onflex.org, you are missing out on some great Flex/Apollo tutorials and presentations. Earlier today, Mike graciously posted the [...]
On building Apollo Apps, Is the playing field level?
The introduction of Apollo by Adobe, as with most new waves of their technology, represents a shot at entering/re-entering an already hot and lucrative application development market. Most of us applaud Adobe for continuing to push the envelope, thus giving developers a chance to cash in on the perpetual ’latest thing’ as businesses always aim to stay in [...]
Gadgematch 1: Sanyo HD2 vs Canon TX1 vs Sanyo HD1
Preface: Pardon my interruption on blogging about Flash, Apollo and my new baby. Consumer Electronics is a big part of me, spending my Saturdays growing up in the setting of my dad’s electronics and appliance store. I’ve advised many friends on what digital camera, TV, computer, phone and game console to buy. As I narrow [...]
The Networks Strike Back, against YouTube
I’ve been waiting for this; the day when Networks realize the value of their own content enough to host it collectively for online consumption. YouTube has been revolutionary for millions of people, realizing how accessible 5-year-old web video technology can be. Granted, we’ve been waiting for higher connection speeds and easier web development technologies to [...]
Boston, the second city of Flash
We all know San Francisco and the Bay area to be the central hub of Flash/Flex/Apollo activity. After all, Adobe is primarily based here, with HQ in San Jose and the Macromedia-turned-Adobe SF office alive and well hosting events like the hot ApolloCamp this past Friday. But it looks like Boston, my birthplace and perennial [...]
Announcing Wrox Professional Apollo book
My next book, Professional Apollo is now listed on Amazon. I am honored to be joined by my co-authors Clint Modien, Ben Lucyk, Ryan Manning and Sir Keith Peters. This book is going to be Wrox’s flagship book on Apollo. We’re about 4 chapters into it and the experience has already been extremely rewarding. Every author has one [...]
On building Apollo Apps, Will size matter?
Zach Graves and I are finishing up the demo app we’ll present at ApolloCamp Friday. As I review the code, my web app developer instincts kick in… What further efficiencies can we make? Is it OK to use the large DataGrid component? Is the XML loading fast enough? What’s the final application size?… And then [...]
ChaseTV – Making family happy with Flash
Within 24 hours of his birth, my newborn son Chase was a star. Using my 2-year-old Inflxuis account running Flash Media Server, I was able to stream video of my beautiful baby, LIVE from our hospital room to friends and family back in Boston. Yes, the hospital (O’Connor in San Jose) has Wifi in the rooms. And [...]
Introducing Chase Edward, born at 4:34 pm on 3/4
My wife Jamie and I had our first child on Sunday. His name is Chase Edward and after spending the first 5 minutes with him, I knew we would love this baby more than anything! My wife is healing and doing great. We can’t wait to take him home in a couple of days. And [...]
