100 Flex Business Ideas - 4
It’ll be awhile to get all the 100 ideas but I’ll keep pushing on.
Idea 4 - Flexdget
I always think Flex could be a perfect tool for the “widgeting” trend in the web space. To make widget business works, these elements should be in place: Services, widget service regulator, widget API, widget container, widgets and a feasible […]
Flex File Upload Might Need Go Further
It’s so nice that we can do file upload, thanks the new Flash. But can it goes further. I’ve got this complain from our Flex developer:
The problem with the Flex file upload using FileReference is that it does not provide support for sending SOAP attachments.
Headers cannot be added (therefore we cannot specify SOAPAction)
Content-Type is […]
Fjax - a Exciting Flash based Ajax But much better
Run into a new technology site Fjax. They hacked Flash and Ajax and made this Fjax, which using a 1×1 pixel swf to do the A of Ajax, the asyncronized communication. I shouldn’t say it’s hack. It’s such a well though and clean implementation!
How it works?
Basically you include a fjax.js file and a tiny swf into […]
COWS Ajax - is it the Ajax on Steroids
The COWS Ajax is getting some attention within the Ajax world. It’s sort of playing the shining armor knight role to save Ajax from its born shortcoming and bring it to the next level.
One issue it tries to address is the browser same-origin policy, which plays a important security role in web browser sandbox.
COWS Ajax […]
100 Flex Business Ideas - 3
The 1 and 2 of the 100 Flex Business Ideas brought us the realization of DesktopTwo. Let’s keep going.
Idea 3 - FlexForce
So far Salesforce.com holds the leading flag of SaaS (Software as a Service). SaaS is considered the new generation way of software development, deployment and consummation. We start seeing the end of buying-software-and-install-it software […]
Flex Ruby on Rails RIA SDK from Adobe
A week after the my post on the releasing of Flex addin for Ruby on Rails from the Midnight Coders, Adobe announced the Ruby on Rails RIA SDK.
the SDK is released as opensource project. It comes with a good example that actually using the WebORB for Ruby on Rails from the Midnight Coders. This opensource […]
A Challenging and Rich Flash/Flex implementation
JesterXL has a very interesting post gives very rich details about how he was trying to use Flash/Flex to clone YouTube. If missed this post while enjoying you holiday weekend, at least in the U.S. you need check it out.
The interesting part was that the author tried very hard, a bit pushing limit depends on how […]
Flash based full feature online desktop - desktoptwo
The first of my 100 Flex ideas brought us a goody, DesktopTwo.
It’s not a Flex but a pure Flash based web desktop, same as Goowy, another Flash based web desktop. But the similarity stops here. If Goowy comes out to mimic Mac, DesktopTwo is more on the Windows side, in terms of UI and usebility.
DesktopTwo does very […]
100 Flex Business Ideas - 1,2
Still can’t believe you have to mention AJAX whenever bragging about Web 2.0. It’s about time let Flex rewrite the guide book for web 2.0, or as Google CEO said “…maybe the Web 3.0.”
To contribute my share, let me come up with 100 ideas to start some new age web startups based on the Flex […]
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