Chuck Freedman
I recently cracked open my MAX ‘INPSIRE session’ app code to update it to Ribbit’s Beta2 API. The application, if you recall, was called Ribbit AIR Filter. It used AIR features including the HTML control and script-bridging to load in a web page (I used a Y! local page for the demo). Then by clicking a [...]
Archive | January, 2008
The Free Agency of Flex Development
Tracking Flex developers from job to job is getting to be like tracking star athletes in the off season. In recent months there have been several posts of very prominent Flex developer talent being ‘picked up’ by high profile Flex agencies. We are graciously being informed of everything by their blogs… now if only it [...]
Amphibian and the Ribbit Store, where developers will monetize apps
Amphibian and the Ribbit Store were announced today, creating a premium avenue for Ribbit developers to actually distribute and monetize their Flex and AIR applications. More on Amphibian: It’s another banner day for Ribbit as we introduce the world to Amphibian, the consumer side of our web-telephony service. Our execs are down at DEMO this [...]
PaperVision3D meets Ribbit
I don’t think I’ve ever had more fun coding than putting together this little app, which features PaperVision3D effects combined with phone calling by way of the Ribbit API component. There is a lot more I want to do with this app; mainly adding messaging and contacts features. The easiest part was integrating the Ribbit [...]
Adding ‘character’ to Flash
I just came upon this really interesting site called Cartoon Solutions that sells pre-designed animated cartoon characters and backgrounds for inclusion in Flash applications. The site’s wealth is in the various characters that are for sale, ranging in price from $12 to $24 for a fully animated and walking character. The characters vary by name including “Ninja”, ”Katie” [...]
Listen and enjoy my RIA Weekly Interview about Ribbit
I recently joined RedMonk’s Michael Cote and Adobe’s Ryan Stewart in their RIA Weekly studios for a chat about Ribbit and the future of voice in the RIA space. The two of them were fun to talk with and their conversational chemistry hints at influences ranging from Letterman/Schaefer to Opie/Anthony. My favorite moment was this line [...]
amazing Windows Mobile site using Flash
If you haven’t seen it, this may be one of the coolest Flash sites in a long time. I say ‘site’, because it’s not an app. It’s rich with video and sound and content. Whichever agency did this should be commended. Or maybe Microsoft has a really talented Flash design team — although I doubt [...]
