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AIR Mobile Will Spark the Era of Contextual Applications

Kevin — Tue, 16 Feb 2010 00:47:30 +0000

In case you’ve grown accustomed to the cool dampness of the underside of a rock, you’ve heard the news. AIR Mobile for Android has been announced, bringing Flash to even more devices in the future. With the already imminent release of Flash Player 10.1 on mobile devices, and Flash CS5’s back door into the iPhone App Store, [...]

Looking back, looking forward

Kevin — Thu, 31 Dec 2009 21:27:12 +0000

2009 has been the best year of my professional career. In 2009, my name has become known within the Flash Platform community and I couldn’t be more humbled. This post is not a show piece by any means. This is merely a personal reflection and public thank you to all who have helped me this [...]

My 2¢ on Microsoft Expression Blend

Kevin — Tue, 24 Nov 2009 16:27:15 +0000

I’m going to preface this post with a few things. First, I am not a closet Silverlight developer. I’m also not a firestarter. With regards to some recent talk about whether or not Microsoft’s presence should be allowed at Flash conferences, I have no involvement or say. I don’t want to start an Adobe vs [...]

The Typography of My Flash Builder

Kevin — Wed, 28 Oct 2009 15:16:42 +0000

Awhile back, I posted about the Typography of my ActionScript. At the time, I had no idea there was real support for changing editor colors in Eclipse. Since the public beta 2 of Flash Builder 4 at announced at MAX, I’m happy to report that this has finally changed! As far as I know, the [...]

I’m speaking at Flash and the City!

Kevin — Tue, 27 Oct 2009 14:37:31 +0000

I confirmed with Elad Elrom earlier today that I have been added to the speakers list for the Flash and the City conference in New York City, May 14–16, 2010! Have you seen this speaker list?! Take a minute, and look at it. The people on this list are some of the people who literally [...]

How Adobe Made the Flash Platform Beyond Future-Proof

Kevin — Thu, 08 Oct 2009 13:07:08 +0000

So I don’t think I need to tell you that some unbelievably sexy demos of incredible new versions of our favorite programs were shown off at MAX. Most people were beyond blown away by the Flash CS5 publishing to iPhone workflow announcement, myself included. This is an absolutely brilliant move by Adobe and it is [...]

Adobe Community Help Client — AIR to the Rescue!

Kevin — Tue, 06 Oct 2009 23:51:53 +0000

Somehow with iPhones and Flash and CS5 and John Mayer, the release of the Community Help Client was overshadowed. This is way underrated, and a much more significant announcement than it may seem. Many problems people had with CS4 was the fact that the help system was only available online and didn’t open natively inside [...]

Preparing for Multi-touch in Flash — A Link Dump

Kevin — Mon, 05 Oct 2009 16:30:11 +0000

While doing research for my InsideRIA post, I came across a bevy of awe-inspiring examples of multi-touch. Note that not all of these are Flash-based, but still amazing nonetheless. I’ve tried to categorize them as best I could, though admittedly I have been through so many, that I may have mislabeled or improperly linked some. [...]

What Would You Want in an Adobe Flash Platform Suite?

Kevin — Tue, 29 Sep 2009 07:00:14 +0000

[Ed. Note: I was going to be all cute and try to draw some conceptual box art, but I’ll leave that to someone with more time. ] Well, it’s that time of year again. The time for us all to wager on what we think will be unveiled at MAX. A few people have already [...]

Why ‘Convenience Methods’ Exist in ActionScript 3

Kevin — Thu, 24 Sep 2009 00:25:14 +0000

I’ll keep this short, but the Flash Player team gets a lot of requests for “convenience methods”, functions that save you time, typing, or calculation. Unfortunately, they can’t implement every one. But, while watching Colin Moock’s Lost ActionScript 3 Weekend (which I highly recommend you buy if you’re just starting out), Jim Corbett, primary author [...]