Twhirl: THE Social Software Client
The Adobe AIR application Twhirl has proved its self-worth as the preferred software client for social streaming.
Social streaming is catching up. Who could have imagined that answering a simple question like “What are you doing?” would become such a wonderful alternative to the traditional social networking (which in itself is not exactly traditional)? This has […]
What can be behind Flex?
Focusing enough on Flex capabilities we shouldn’t overlook the fact that Flex is a Rich Internet Application development tool, and as such will almost always have to exist ontop of an IT infrastructure, providing data persistence, logic, workflow and messaging. Actually there is a lot in that backend stack, that makes a whole difference in […]
Adobe on Youtube
Ever since videoblogging became a rage, we have seen various kinds of official youtube channels coming up from the Royal Monarchy to Paris Hilton to FIFA 2008. Corporations whose modern marketing techniques now involve reaching people by helping and alluring them with inside information didn't take long to catch up with the trend.
I am not [...]
The 20% Animation Rule
You should read these wonderful Flash Animation Tips post by Hakim Elhattab on the media blog of Fi. Though the title has 'Flash' in it, they are all generic enough to be applied in any RIA with animation.
The tip that grabbed my attention, and all others' who read it, was the 20% rule.
"When an animation [...]
Keeping rotated content clipped
Every container in Flex by default clips its content, when that exceeds the boundaries of the container. Clipping appears to be a computational behaviour that kicks in once a display object exceeds the container boundaries either due to its position coordinates (x,y) or its size (width, height) . Missing something? Well yes; a display object might also [...]
The New Flex.org
Flex.org recently underwent a complete makeover. While the previous look was geared up to get developers acquainted with Flex, the new one is more focused on community resources. Beginners can still use the Flex Development Center and Product pages on Adobe to get started.
The new Flex.org definitely seems more user-friendly, easily navigable and contains a [...]
Flex in E-commerce
Towards the end of last year, Charles wondered how RIA technologies can enhance usability in E-commerce sites. His main ideas were rotatable and magnifiable images, and an easily browsable gallery. I have come across very few websites that use RIAs not just for the main pages but also the stores.
Coyote Store is one such website, [...]
Flex Programming Tips of the Week 0807c
It's a busy week.
Flex/Flash/Maya 3D UI Button Controls - Live Example - As I said before, Flex is a great tool for bridging developers and creative designers. Here is an example by Joya Moore. He didn't give out too much details but the result is just amazing.
Create a SkinnableComponent in Flex 4 - If the [...]
Flash is Ubiquitous
In the past, I've voiced that the non-pervasiveness of Flash (rather an average user's ability to install plug-ins) is one reason website designers should consider before going for Flash. I officially scrap that as a point no longer valid.
Millward Brown, one of the world's leading market research agencies, recently closed a survey commissioned by Adobe [...]
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