Chuck Freedman
I was watching a movie late last night when a sharp light caught my eye out of the living room skylight window. I looked up and noticed the moon was glowing bright, hiding deep behind the bare autumn branches of a tree. I took a closer look and, with a head clear of stress and [...]
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Vote for our SXSW Interactive sessions
Ribbit has been nominated for a handful of cool sessions for SXSW Interactive next year. This past year, we killed it with our session and went on to win the fabled Accelerator award. In 2010, we’re hoping to present one, several, or all of the following sessions. Help us by voting! Instream Interaction: Dynamic Server [...]
iPhone game Rock The Rim video posted
I’ve posted a little teaser and instructional video for my first iPhone game, “Rock The Rim”. Based on user feedback and watching friends play, I realize the game may be a little more Wii-like than most iPhone/iPod owners are used to. Once folks catch on how to play, it becomes as fun and addictive as [...]
RelayMonkey Flash widget for Bloggers
RelayMonkey is a super pet project I worked on initially over a year and a half ago. I wrote about it 6 months ago and haven’t touched it (let alone thought about it) since then. Basically, it’s a service that lets blog readers receive true subscription notifications by email when a blog is updated. Once [...]
Something fisheye: showing off my new kickass lens
I’ve wanted one for years, and I finally picked it up over the long weekend. It’s small, heavy, and helps my camera and I take photos I’ve always wanted to take. Canon does not make a D-SLR fisheye lens (their 15mm is not a digital lens), and so I had to turn to after market [...]
ActionScript Olympic Race, featuring Math.random
Watching the Olympics, I thought it would be cool to simulate a race with ActionScript. Below is my first version of the ActionScript Olympic Race, where each colored circle has an equal chance at winning. The script features a Math.random() based algorithm that calculates the distance each circle will move as a Timer instance runs. [...]
Today marks my 10th year of Flash
Today, this very day, represents a decade of me working (drawing, animating, tinkering and coding) with Flash. It was on August 8, 1998 that I compiled my first swf with an educational version of Flash 2. I got the software at the BU Bookstore (a.k.a. Barnes & Noble) in Kenmore Square, Boston. Yes, the very [...]
Discussing the Ribbit acquisition with Ryan Stewart
This video was broadcast live, yesterday, from Ribbit in Mountain View, CA. I really appreciated Ryan coming down for part of the day to discuss the deal first hand and find out the great things in store for the Ribbit and Flash/Flex developer communities. Live Broadcast by Ustream.TV Ryan did a great blog post on [...]
With Passion and Energy, you’ll make the time
As usual, I was recently inspired by Sir Keith Peters and a post he made entitled ‘Where do I find the time?‘. Keith’s post is in response to a question I have no doubt he gets asked a lot. If you’ve followed Keith’s career, and if you’ve been lucky to work with Keith, as I [...]
Everyone needs a hobby
Whoever said working at an exciting startup would leave little time for anything else wasn’t too off. Between a book, a one-year-old and being part of a very exciting company in Ribbit, I’ve spared virtually no time for anything else. Sure, I’ve enjoyed (mostly work related and at times exhausting) travel over the past year. [...]
