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This site contains my various thoughts on technology and software development. This is currently focused on web applications and desktop applications on the Flash platform.
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On an old project I had an annoying problem with Flex builder that meant only the main application’s MXML file would allow me to debug the application. If I tried to debug or run on another file in the project I would get the error, “This file cannot be launched”.
In order to fix this, all [...]
More »Adding plugins to Flash Builder 4
Feb. 19, 2010 No Comments
At the time of writing Flash Builder 4 doesn’t ship with the default plugin installers, which makes adding things like ANT a bit of a chore.
UPDATE: The latest RC for Flash Builder 4 now supports plugins again. I have updated the links to include the Eclipse plugin URL for each plugin.
This post is as much [...]
More Xbox 360 problems
Jan. 1, 2010 No Comments
My 360 died again a few weeks ago, showing the all too common 3 red rings (read rings of death or RROD for short). The first time I had this problem it was still in warranty so Microsoft fixed it for me, the second time I had to send it off to a console repair [...]
More »Caching gotcha in AIR
Oct. 2, 2009 No Comments
Every had a problem with Adobe AIR caching your HTTP requests? Read on…
More »Extended AIR App Updater
Sep. 2, 2009 4 Comments
Ever wished there was a way to force app updates using the ApplicationUpdaterUI? Now there is.
More »Detecting if running in ADL
Jul. 7, 2009 No Comments
A quick example of how to tell when an AIR application is running in debug mode. Allowing you to stop costly tasks when doing so.
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