Author Archives: keith

SWFSheet Version 1.1 beta

Posted on January 12, 2011 by keith

It snowed here in Boston on Wednesday. Enough that I didn’t make it out of the house. Or at least not out of the driveway with shovel in hand. So, with a day off, I worked on adding features to … Continue reading →

Posted in Flash, General | 70 Comments

SWFSheet coming features

Posted on January 12, 2011 by keith

[EDIT: Just released a beta of SWFSheet 1.1 here: http://www.bit-101.com/blog/?p=2948] The response to SWFSheet has been overwhelming. I guess I wasn’t the only one who found such a tool useful. I’m going to release a new version with some updates … Continue reading →

Posted in Flash, General | 3 Comments

SWFSheet – create sprite sheets from SWFs

Posted on January 10, 2011 by keith

[EDIT: Just released a beta of SWFSheet 1.1 here: http://www.bit-101.com/blog/?p=2948] [EDIT: Version 1.1 final released: http://www.bit-101.com/blog/?p=2977] SWFSheet is a program I created in most of a day back in late December. I finally polished it up this week and it’s … Continue reading →

Posted in ActionScript, Flash, General, iPhone, Objective C, Silverlight, Technology, Windows Phone 7 | 56 Comments

Hello DreamHost

Posted on January 8, 2011 by keith

As of now, this blog, as well as Art From Code, MinimalComps, Wicked Pissah Games, and my personal site (and a few sites run by my wife), are now hosted on DreamHost. Previously, I’d been using Media Temple since 2006, … Continue reading →

Posted in General, Technology | 34 Comments

Good bye 2010

Posted on December 31, 2010 by keith

As usual, it’s time to make my year end post. I’ll keep it relatively brief. A few changes this year. This spring, I got kind of fed up with Apple, their control-happy policies, and the general direction they are heading. … Continue reading →

Posted in ActionScript, Flash, General, iPhone, Objective C, Silverlight, Technology, Windows Phone 7 | 8 Comments

Using MinimalComps’ Scrollbar

Posted on December 20, 2010 by keith

The scrollbar component in minimalcomps was never really meant to be used as a standalone component. This is not to say that it can’t be, it’s just that the interface doesn’t really have the same simplicity and ease of use … Continue reading →

Posted in ActionScript, Components | 6 Comments

PaceCalc for Windows Phone 7

Posted on November 25, 2010 by keith

As many of you know, I’ve been running for the last year and few months, and completed a few races here and there. One of the first things you start to focus on when you sign up for your first … Continue reading →

Posted in Silverlight, Uncategorized, Windows Phone 7 | 10 Comments

Falling Balls for Windows Phone 7 is Live!

Posted on November 23, 2010 by keith

When I decided to learn Windows Phone 7 programming, deciding what to code up was a no-brainer. Falling Balls! I got most of the game done before I had a device. Then got a loaner from Microsoft and shortly thereafter … Continue reading →

Posted in Windows Phone 7 | 8 Comments

Structure Synth 1.5.0 Released

Posted on November 22, 2010 by keith

This past year I gave my “Programming Art” talk at five different conferences: Multi-Mania Belgium, FlashBelt, and FiTC in Toronto, San Francisco and Edmonton. I think the two things that stood out the most for people were Context Free Art … Continue reading →

Posted in General, Technology | 5 Comments

What is Flash?

Posted on November 9, 2010 by keith

This weekend I was at FITC Edmonton, where I presented my Programming Art session for the last time. I’ll be working on something new for next year. It was a fun conference. Very relaxed, and for the first time ever, … Continue reading →

Posted in Flash, Technology | 43 Comments