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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.
You may also find the odd bit of photography, consumer electronics, and most things Apple related…
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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.
More »A quick introduction to Arthropod, an AIR application for tracing debug messages to from another Flex or AIR application.
More »Sub application communication in AIR
Feb. 11, 2009 1 Comment
Some information on running sub applications in AIR. Sub applications give you great flexibility, but also present a lot of security issues, not to mention debugging problems. Be sure to check out the working example too!
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