For the past couple of months I have been hearing a fair amount of buzz around a pocket-sized media player called the ‘U10‘ by iRiver. Most of the hype in the Flash community has focused on the device’s support for Flash Lite (1.1) - which I (like many serious Flash programmers) have been reluctant to [...]

Like many of you, I am an ‘early adopter’. So early, in fact, that I often adopt technologies long before they make it to market, sometimes before they even exist (if they ever do). I am currently suffering the pain of being caught between failing legacy technology and the pending (eventual) release of the newest/greatest [...]

It was very difficult coming up with a title for this post that didn’t sound like half the spam I get everyday - “Save up to 20% or more on all of your online purchases!”
While buying software online the other day, something occured to me (something you may already be familiar with). As I was [...]

For those planning on attending Flashforward 2006 in Seattle next month, today (1/20/06) is the last day for ‘Early Bird Pricing’. Still debating which package to choose, myself. The ‘3-day’ package is $599, so that much is given. The question is whether or not to shill out $199 more for the pre-conference workshops on the [...]

The next time you are in a Sprint store, check out the new Flashified touch screen kiosks. I was recently contracted to develop the ‘Handset Shopping’ module for this database-driven app. I must say it looks pretty good (and functions nicely). The module allows the user to easily search/filter/compare the features of current Sprint/Nextel phones and accessories. To [...]

So, while writing the previous blog post, I had an alarming ‘moment’. It went a bit like this:
Typety..type..type.. Hmmm, what’s that awful smell… burning… smoke… kitchen… CRAP!!!
Turns out, my enthusiasm for blogging had left me oblivious to the meal I was cooking (burning) on the stove. Fortunately I got to it before any real damage [...]