Flash Builder 4: Network Monitor and new features for debugging

In case you haven’t played yet with Network Monitor and the new features for debugging from Flash Builder 4, maybe it is time to see what it’s all about. Enjoy!

August 31, 2009 | Filed Under Tutorials, Video | Leave a Comment 

MLB.com OnBase

A new AIR application was launched yesterday:  MLB.com OnBase. This application helps you stay in touch with your favorite team or player. You can “consume” news from MLB and tweets. Unfortunately, on this side of the pond, we are not into baseball. However, a similar app for NBA, or even better for European Football, will make many people happy in Europe :)

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You can find the application here.

August 27, 2009 | Filed Under Others | Leave a Comment 

Screencast on data paging with Flash Builder and PHP

Not so long ago I wrote an article on how to enable data paging for a data grid using Flash Builder and a PHP backend. Today, I added a screencast for those of you who prefer to watch instead of read.

Enjoy!

or view in HD

August 23, 2009 | Filed Under Flash Builder, Tutorials, Video | Leave a Comment 

Project Quindici finally revealed

Serge’s super secret project is finally out there. Code named Project Quindici, the project is actually a MAX Widget.


You can find some interesting MAX facts, and tweet them right from the badge. You can see testimonials, or record your own testimonial. Enjoy!

August 21, 2009 | Filed Under Conferences | 1 Comment 

China Trip

September 16, 2009toSeptember 21, 2009

Beijing, China events week.

I will update my program, so if you are living in Beijing, maybe you can drop by at some of the events I will attend.

August 20, 2009 | Filed Under Events | Leave a Comment 

My Lab at Adobe MAX 2009

This year, I teaming up with Cornel Creanga and Miti Pricope at Adobe Max, and we will do a very interesting lab: BlazeDS and LiveCycle Data Services in the Cloud. Ever wondered how you can work with LCDS and BlazeDS on Google App Engine or Amazon Services? If so, then our lab can provide you with the answers you need. Our resident J2EE and Flex expert (Cornel) is leading our efforts to craft a cool lab. At the same time, make sure you have a look at the other labs and sessions (I know for sure I would love to attend this one).

You can register for MAX here, and for our lab here. Also, make sure you don’t miss the various discounts Adobe is offering (for example, this one gives you a discount if you are coming to MAX from outside of USA).

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August 18, 2009 | Filed Under Conferences | 3 Comments 

Flex for PHP developers article

Finally, I managed to finish an article that introduces Flex to PHP developers comparing features from both worlds (when it makes sense). I’ve been working on this subject from the beginning of this year. Thus I am so happy that I feel I should go out and smoke a fine Cuban cigar :)

While working on this article I realized two things:

  1. Writing books it is not easy. My work doesn’t compare with a book at all, but still the amount of work was huge. Now, I have an idea about what it means to work on a book.
  2. Learning a client-side technology coming from the server-side world will never be an easy and straightforward task. You have to adapt to a new world and adopt a different mindset. But then again, with big efforts usually come big rewards! And from my experience, when I learn something new I can always apply some of this knowledge to the concepts I’ve already known.

Enjoy the article and let me know what do you think!

August 14, 2009 | Filed Under AIR, Flex, PHP, Tutorials | 1 Comment 

Creating a custom scrollbar in Flex 4

In this screen cast I show you how you can use Adobe Illustrator, Flash Catalyst, and Flash Builder 4 to create a scroll bar that looks different depending on the OS that it is used to run the Flex application.

Creating a custom vertical scrollbar in Flex 4 from Mihai Corlan on Vimeo.

August 13, 2009 | Filed Under Tutorials, Video | 1 Comment 

About unloading Flex modules

Alex Harui (he’s part of Flex SDK team) has a great post about what could cause a module not to be unloaded. Actually you might want to keep an eye on his blog, because you can find great tips for Flex there.

Enjoy!

August 11, 2009 | Filed Under Flex | Leave a Comment 

Hot summer, Flash widgets, and mobile phones

Usually, during summer, we have hot days in Romania. When I say hot, I mean like 40 degrees Celsius! Unless you are at the seaside or somewhere up in the mountains, this weather is not something to be cheerful about.

However, Orange Romania managed to find a good use for it! They created a Flash widget for their website, and the widget advertises discounts for each degree over 24. The widget looks like this (http://www.orange.ro):

orange

The widget displays the temperature in real time. It seems like a smart way to attract new customers these days, and a smart use of the Flash Platform! What do you think?

August 7, 2009 | Filed Under Others | 1 Comment 

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