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Video from 360|Flex 2011 on Flex Localization with BabelFx

One of my presentations on Flex Localization with BabelFx was recorded at 360|Flex in 2011. Zaa.tv recorded a bunch of the sessions at this event and they have recently posted the videos for free.
So if you missed 360|Flex, you will find several of the presentation …

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License your Flex and AIR applications

If you need an easy and affordable way to secure your application against license sharing and ‘keygen cracks’, Zarqon just may be the answer you’ve been looking for.

A good friend of mine, Cliff Hall, is most known for the PureMVC framework which was inspired by his his lack …

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Platform as a Service (PaaS) vs. Managed Virtualization

I’ve been reading a few discussions on how to more effectively manage development of a Flex project. And the reason many are looking for a solution has nothing to do with Flex, per say, but has more to do with the complexity of our development environments.
Using the cloud is a popular BINGO word, but in reality… I think desktop virtualization is the better fit.

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Adobe MAX 2009 Online

Not going to Adobe MAX 2009? Not to worry…

Watch MAX keynotes, streamed live from Los Angeles-register now
(go to http://max.adobe.com/online/ )

On October 5th and 6th, Adobe MAX Online will feature the keynotes, streamed live, highlighting the newest and most exciting developments in the world of technology. Join 10 minutes early …

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Adobe Flash and Flex Accessibility with Screen Readers

If you are dealing with 508 compliance and wondering if a Flex application is accessible, this is your post.

First, yes, screen readers can read Flex applications. And yes, its fairly easy. But, I’ll discuss how in a future post.

But, if you’d rather send people to your old HTML version of your site when using a …

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Swiz API reference documentation

Swiz is a framework for Adobe Flex that aims to bring complete simplicity to RIA development. But, until recently, the documentation was limited.

But now…

Swiz Framework Site: http://swizframework.org/

Swiz 0.6.2 Actionscript API Reference: http://on3solutions.com/swiz062/

Swiz Framework Source: http://code.google.com/p/swizframework/

Enjoy guys. Now start …

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Security Soapbox – Decompile Flash/Flex

Having built/architected/developed/consulted many Adobe Flex applications and being one of the first certified Flex instructors in the world, I’ve seen a lot of Flex applications. Some good, some bad.

But no matter how many applications or who I’m talking to, I always stress the importance of securing proprietary information. By securing, I mean don’t …

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SuperImage can help with Flex images performance

I got this Flex question from one of our Flex clients at On3:

“Aside from what I read here on image caching… http://userflex.wordpress.com/2008/07/28/image-caching/  do I have other options for improving performance of image rendering for flex? (Ex. I have to render 50+ low res images per …

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CFUnited has lots of Flex Training Sessions

One of my CFUnited sessions:
AIR: Building Desktop Applications with Flex 3 – http://cfunited.com/2009/topics/235
Here is a little Q&A about CFUnited and me.

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Unemployed? Learn Flex!

Adobe Flex Builder 3 software is currently available for free for software developers who are affected by the current economic condition and are currently unemployed.

https://freeriatools.adobe.com/learnflex/

Of course there are three restrictions. You must attest that you are:

Unemployed
Using it for personal use
Not using it for commercial …

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