Chuck FreedmanIf you’re a Flash nut, it’s hard not to get excited to see what Sprout continues to do. Their latest and greatest ploy for world web widget domination is a clever little contest with Universal Studios. They have a contest running now (and through June 30) that will award the best “Hellboy 2″ widget designed [...]
Archive | June, 2008
The Boston Celtics and our little KG
The 17th Championship run of the Boston Celtics came with it the early emergence of my 15-month-old son into the world of basketball. Watching most of the 26 playoff games the Celtics had to play to win it all, my brother, wife and I watched Chase begin to pay attention and even pick up the [...]
Sergio wins awards for his film ‘The Procedure’
Sergio Pinheiro and I were roommates in college for 2 years, while attending Boston University. Both of us majored in Film at BU’s College of Communication. Sergio ventured ‘out west’ shortly after graduation to purse a film career. His hard work and persistence has earned him what I’m sure is just the first of many [...]
Celtics fan now, Celtics fan then
So many know me as a die-hard Red Sox fan. After the Sox won the World Series this past season, many were kindly contacting me with congrats. They knew how special that was for me! Now that the Celtics are in the Finals, my place as a Boston basketball fan has been called into question. [...]
Where are all the cool Yahoo! AIR apps?
If you are a Yahoo! user, like me, you may be wondering why none of the dozens of killer AIR-app conversions that SHOULD BE available by now are nowhere to be found. I’m talking about a cool suite of Flickr, Maps, Upcoming, Del.icio.us, Mail, Sports and Answers that I’ve wanted but have yet to see. [...]
Announcing Flex & AIR training for Silicon Valley
I am happy to announce that For Those About to Code, a new training series my wife and I have started, is launching today! The first course will feature world-renowned Flex expert instructor Mike Kollen and me, Chuck Freedman, teaching Flex and AIR. Here are the details: For Those About to Code: Flex & AIR [...]
The Clock Tower was Saved
The Back to the Future fan site BTTF.com reports that the famous and sacred clock tower and courthouse square on the Universal Studios lot, reported to have been lost in last weekend’s fire, were both actually saved! http://www.bttf.com/index.php?/weblog/more/universal_answers_questions_regarding_fire_near_bttf_sets/ An FAQ posted by Universal Studios discussed some facts about the fire AND confirms that the clock [...]
ActionScript Example: Comcast color panels
I got the idea to try and re-create those vibrantly colored panels you see at the end of the Comcast commercials. It proved to be a pretty simple and fun task with pure ActionScript. Hit any key to swap the panels and their placement. I’m going to see if I can use this code as [...]
5 stars for my brother on Yelp!
Congrats to my brother Nate for getting 5 stars in a review on Yelp. He works as a high-end kitchen expert at CG Appliance in Daly City, CA. http://www.yelp.com/biz/cg-appliance-express-daly-city#hrid:VlhHtyNpa2oR1YbNywOZaA Of my brother, the reviewer says these impressive things… “He answered every question I had, provided insight beyond what I asked, and, if he didn’t have [...]
