Author Archives: keith

Non-Flex ActionScript Frameworks

Posted on September 9, 2008 by keith

Back in the day, I was a big fan of ARP and developed my own framework based on ARP and Cairngorm at a company I worked for, which was pretty cool. But I’ve gotten a bit rusty lately. Working at … Continue reading →

Posted in ActionScript, Flash | 21 Comments

Convex Hull

Posted on September 8, 2008 by keith

In my quest for information on Voronoi, I was led here: http://www.cs.berkeley.edu/~jrs/274/, and found some stuff on Convex Hulls that looked interesting. So I created this, just click away, hit a key to clear: [kml_flashembed movie=”http://www.bit-101.com/blog/wp-content/uploads/2008/09/convexhull.swf” height=”500″ width=”500″ /] A … Continue reading →

Posted in ActionScript | 10 Comments

Things I want to learn

Posted on September 7, 2008 by keith

When I get done with this book, there are a few things I really want to wrap my poor brain around. 1. Quaternions. Apparently good for rotating things in 3D, avoids gimbal lock, which is something else I only vaguely … Continue reading →

Posted in ActionScript, General | 8 Comments

The CS4 Song

Posted on September 7, 2008 by keith

This song does not reflect the views and opinions of Adobe Systems, Inc. In case you had any doubts. 🙂 I got a chance to meet Matt Maxwell in San Francisco. A nice guy actually. And he got to perform … Continue reading →

Posted in Flash | 1 Comment

Don't forget to Register

Posted on September 5, 2008 by keith

to vote. I don’t get political here, but if you live in the US, there’s an important election coming up. Make sure your voice is heard. I recently moved to a new town and it occurred to me I need … Continue reading →

Posted in General | 10 Comments

NFL Live via Flash

Posted on September 4, 2008 by keith

Live as I type this: http://www.nfl.com/snf Looks pretty good. A bit heavy on the CPU with all the streams running. You get an ad the first time you view each stream, but after that it’s not bad.

Posted in Flash | 4 Comments

Flash On Tap Schedule Posted

Posted on September 4, 2008 by keith

The detailed schedule of speakers has been posted for Flash on Tap. Check it out under the schedule section. http://www.flashontap.com And here’s the venue, a real castle! View Larger Map Hope to see you there!

Posted in Conferences, Flash | 2 Comments

Drinking the Chrome Flavored Koolaid

Posted on September 2, 2008 by keith

Yeah, I actually fired up Parallels for the first time in recent memory and downloaded Chrome and used it for a few hours today. Nothing there that particularly blows me away about it. It seems a bit slow, but I … Continue reading →

Posted in General | 6 Comments

25-Line ActionScript Contest Prizes!

Posted on September 2, 2008 by keith

Just made a big announcement over at 25lines.com that should generate some serious excitement about the contest! http://www.25lines.com/?p=56

Posted in ActionScript | 2 Comments

25-Line AS Contest Rules Posted

Posted on September 2, 2008 by keith

http://www.25lines.com/?page_id=24 This is very much just an early draft of what I’m thinking of for the rules, based a lot on what I remember from the first contest. I’m posting it now for feedback and suggestions. I’m turning off the … Continue reading →

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