Category Archives: Adobe AIR

Time to Update to Flex SDK 3.5a

By James Ward | Published: February 12, 2010

If you are using a Flex SDK before 3.5a then it’s probably time to update. Flex SDKs before 3.4 have a security vulnerability. I believe the problem is actually in the HTML template, so when you update make sure that you also update the HTML templates that you are using. The Flex [...]

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Exciting Flash Platform Advancements

By James Ward | Published: December 16, 2009

Recently there has been a number of exciting advancements with the Flash Platform (Flex, Flash Player, and Adobe AIR). Here is a quick round-up: Adobe released security updates for the Flash runtimes: Flash Player 10.0.42.34 and Adobe AIR 1.5.3. The Flash Player update fixes an issue with mouse scroll wheels not working in Flash [...]

Also posted in Flash Player | 6 Comments

RIAs on the Web, on the Desktop, and in a PDF

By James Ward | Published: September 13, 2009

Some believe that the “Internet” in “rich Internet application” (RIA) means that RIAs must only run in the browser. However my definition of RIA is not constrained to only web-based applications. RIAs can run anywhere: web, desktop, mobile devices, TVs, or even inside PDFs. Ideally we should have some level of code [...]

Also posted in Flash Player, Flex, PDF | 16 Comments

My MAX 2009 Sessions

By James Ward | Published: September 1, 2009

MAX 2009 is coming fast! It’s going to be another great event with tons of great speakers and after party fun. Here are my sessions this year: Introduction to BlazeDS and LiveCycle Data Services Designing for Augmented Reality Building Flex and Adobe AIR Service Clients 2009 Flex and Adobe AIR Boot Camp Also Drunk on Software will be [...]

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Fonts in Flex 4 / Flash Player 10 / AIR 1.5 Make Me Happy

By James Ward | Published: August 11, 2009

Device font rendering in Flash content has always had some limitations, including the inability for text to be correctly scaled, rotated, and faded. Due to these limitations many developers using Flex resort to embedding fonts. But this can really bloat the size of applications – especially when working with non-English languages. Luckily [...]

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DZone Podcast about Adobe AIR, Flex, and Java

By James Ward | Published: April 30, 2009

I recently recorded a podcast with James Sugrue for DZone. In the podcast we talk about why Flex and Adobe AIR are relevant to Java developers. You can either listen to the podcast or read transcribed text. It’s good to see DZone doing a lot more Flex related content including the Refcardz [...]

Also posted in Flex, Java | 4 Comments

The Startup Success Podcast

By James Ward | Published: February 19, 2009

I was recently able to be a guest on The Startup Success Podcast. I talked with Bob and Patrick about my usual topics: Rich Internet Applications, Flex, Adobe AIR, etc. It was a very enjoyable chat. Give it a listen and let me know what you think.

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Upcoming Flex Presos: Colorado, Vegas, Philly, Sydney, and Brisbane

By James Ward | Published: February 10, 2009

Over the next few months there are a number of great technology conferences across the globe. I’ll be speaking about Adobe AIR and Flex at: Java Posse Roundup on March 3 – 6 in Crested Butte, CO TheServerSide Java Symposium on March 18 – 20 in Las Vegas Emerging Technologies for the Enterprise on March 26 – [...]

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Learn Flex Fast – 3 Day Jam in Crested Butte, Colorado

By James Ward | Published: February 9, 2009

Bruce Eckel and I will be hosting a 3 day Adobe AIR and Flex Jam in Crested Butte, Colorado – February 25 – 27. If you are learning Flex or diving deeper into Flex then this will be a great opportunity to quickly learn more. For beginners we will work through our book [...]

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