Category Archives: Adobe AIR

Video: Introduction to the New Adobe AIR Launchpad

By James Ward | Published: August 24, 2010
I just created a video that walks through the new Adobe AIR Launchpad. The AIR Launchpad is the easiest way to get started building desktop apps with Adobe AIR and Flex. Check it out:
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Building Client / Cloud Apps with Flash Builder for Force.com

By James Ward | Published: July 26, 2010
I have a theory. The majority of people who use enterprise software today use old school Client / Server apps. We’ve been trying to move these apps to the web for more than ten years. The ease of deployment of web apps is a clear motivator. Yet the client capabilities of the plain old web [...]
Also posted in Cloud, Flex, Mobile, Salesforce.com | 9 Comments

Tour de Flex 2.0 – Nearly 500 Flex Examples!

By James Ward | Published: June 21, 2010
Adobe has just launched the new AIR 2 based Tour de Flex version 2.0 which now contains almost 500 Flex examples! The new version has new AIR 2 examples (only available in the AIR version of Tour de Flex) including: File Promises Mass Storage Detection Native Process Open with default app Socket Server Also there [...]
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Flex on Android in Flash Player and AIR

By James Ward | Published: May 21, 2010
This week at the Google I/O conference Adobe announced that a Flash Player 10.1 beta and an Adobe AIR prerelease are now available for Android devices. This is really exciting news for those of us building apps on the Flash Platform because now we can begin building apps in Flex for these mobile devices (and [...]
Also posted in Flash Player, Flex, Mobile | 19 Comments

Video: Build your First Desktop Application with Flash Builder

By James Ward | Published: April 1, 2010
In this video I walk through the basics of building Adobe AIR desktop applications in Flash Builder 4 using the Flex 4 SDK. Let me know what you think.
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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 SDK 3.4 had [...]
Also posted in BlazeDS, Flex | 8 Comments

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 when [...]
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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 and library reusability [...]
Also posted in Flash Player, Flex, PDF | 18 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 [...]
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