Chuck FreedmanThe Adobe Flex open source announcement comes as little surprise to me. That’s not to say I’m not excited about it, because I am. Or that I don’t think it’s great news, because I do. It seems a very logical and competitive move. Web 2.0 was fueled by so many developers working with (and getting [...]
Archive | April, 2007
Gadgematch 3: Buy a new PC vs. Build Your Own System
Preface: I’m going to alter the Gadgematch approach ever so slightly this week to cover the recent decision I had; Buy a new desktop PC or build my own system. With respect to the masses that probably wouldn’t think about or dare to build their own system, I hope to cover my decision with a [...]
Keith Peters, The Da Vinci of ActionScript Code
Keith Peters has done it again! The follow up to his ”Foundation ActionScript Animation: Making Things Move“ has been re-written to cover ActionScript 3.0. It is nothing less than brilliant. No other book on Flash so boldly straddles the line between advanced design and compelling development. I’ve known Keith now for over 2 years and I am proud to call him a [...]
Pacifier Magic
It’s an amazing device, this pacifier…
Announcing my next move; Yahoo! to Ribbit
Life is a game of chess. You have to make your moves carefully, consciously and without emotion. When you decide to leave a company and team you really care about, the emotion factor just can’t be ignored. After 17 very successful months at Yahoo!, I have decided to leave for an exciting startup company in Mountain [...]
Flex finally appeals to engineers, but at Flash’s expense?
It’s official; Flex has made the .swf a legitimate and respected solution to application developers. Coders from all walks of life, be it Java, C++ and even Ajax/JavaScript, are now acknowledging Flex as the stellar platform that it is. Yesterday’s announcement on Salesforce adding Flex support for their Apex Platform is solid evidence that Flex is now [...]
Back to the Future THE Ride is now in the past
After serving ‘Back to the Future’ fans at the Orlando theme park for nearly 16 years, Universal Studios has closed the amazing ride. Back to the Future is my favorite movie of all time, so naturally, the ride based on the movie was my favorite attraction at the theme park. I liked the ride so [...]
Flash’s eager young minds
There’s a shortage of Flash/Flex talent right now. Everyone knows it. And those of you that really ‘know it’ are capitalizing on it. Let’s face it though, there is PLENTY of work to go around, and we need more people. As someone who is responsible for hiring, I see the shortage of talent as a [...]
Lecturing at Boston University today, on Flash
I graduated Boston University’s College of Communications in 1999 with a B.S. degree in Film and Television. Per the invitation of the college’s alumni association, I will be lecturing 30-50 students, Monday, April 9, 2007 on my success with Flash. The title of my lecture/presentation will be called “Flash, the Ultimate Communications Tool”. In the [...]
On Flash Platform, In technology is it ok to have RELIGION?
I recently was referred to at work as someone with ‘religion’. In technology terms, I’ve discovered that having religion means that one possesses an unwavering (and uninhibited) favoritism of a particular technology. In most cases, it is frowned upon. Why? Having ‘religion’ is perceived that such a commitment to one technology may cloud your ability to [...]
