http://www.mindtwitch.com/blog Creatively Twisted Wed, 30 Jul 2008 08:34:41 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en So I moved to a Mac when I got my new job in November working at Clearspring and I quickly started missing FlashDevelop as I chugged away in the built-in Actionscript editor in Flash CS3. I've used FlashDevelop for Actionscript coding at home on my PC and have sworn by ... http://www.mindtwitch.com/blog/adobe/flash/flex-to-flash-compiler-plugin-for-flex-builder/ For those who woke up bright and early this morning, played hooky from work and stood in line for hours to get their hands on the new iPhone 3G, disappointment quickly set in. With the release of the first major upgrade to the iPhone stores are currently unable to activate ... http://www.mindtwitch.com/blog/marketing/iphone-199-to-call-911/ So I found a link on LifeHacker which had a link to MacRumors on where to get the iPhone 2.0 update a day early via download and manual install. Pretty much been playing with it all evening and downloading apps. http://www.mindtwitch.com/blog/gagets-gizmos/iphone20-software-update-and-iphone-app-store/ Adobe just released a new Adobe AIR Update Framework that will aid developers in building AIR applications that can "periodically check for updates based on an interval or at the request of the user." The framework will also provide capabilities The framework comes with a default user interface developers can ... http://www.mindtwitch.com/blog/adobe/flash/adobe-labs-adobe-air-update-framework-beta/ I just did an image search for screen shots of older versions of Adobe Flash and stumbled on this gem of a site. I was particularly fond of the Flash Splash Screens and Corel Draw Splash Screens sections. Take a walk down memory lane, laugh and wonder how the hell ... http://www.mindtwitch.com/blog/adobe/flash/how-the-eff-did-we-ever-get-anything-done/ It appears Adobe just released Adobe Dreamweaver Beta, Adobe Fireworks Beta and Adobe Soundbooth Beta on Adobe Labs. These releases come just twelve days after the release of Adobe Flash Player 10 Beta. Could the Adobe Flash and Adobe Thermo BETAs be on the horizon? I'm excited to take these three ... http://www.mindtwitch.com/blog/web-design/adobe-dreamweaver-fireworks-and-soundbooth-beta/ I was thinking the other day during my weekly search for any new developments on both Thermo and Saffron, two products that I know little about due to their seemingly overly secretive nature, they are two technologies that I’m very excited about. Actually, these are THE two technologies that I’m ... http://www.mindtwitch.com/blog/ria/the-hype-machines-thermo-and-saffron/ Pretty exciting news out of Adobe. Flex 4 is beginning active development. I am really excited to see what the next round of solutions for the Flash Platform are going to be, especially after the MAX and FITC sneak peaks of Flash Player 10 "Astro" and Adobe "Thermo." Also ... http://www.mindtwitch.com/blog/adobe/flex/adobe-flex-4-in-active-development/ You've been through Jewel Cases, DigiPacks, QPacks, Clamshells and SlimPacks. You've gotten creative with some paper jackets, wallets and folders. And just when you thought there was no hope for your next CD or DVD project, enter Jakebox the innovative media packaging developed by Swedish design student Jakob Skarin. http://www.mindtwitch.com/blog/marketing/jakebox-cd-packaging-just-got-sexy-again/ So I've been meaning to write some posts related to experiences I've had and things I've read as they relate to the iPhone. However, I never actually got around to it. With the latest news out of the Adobe camp, as reported by Wallstreet Journal and CNN, regarding the development ... http://www.mindtwitch.com/blog/adobe/flash/adobe-to-develop-flash-for-iphone/