Files for Component Example

Here are the files for a short talk I did at the Seattle Flash Users Group meeting on Creating and Using Custom Components.

I will be doing a screencast soon.

AIR 2.0 and FP 10.1 Available TODAY

Get your Flash Player 10.1 and AIR 2.0 fresh out of the oven!

AIR 2.0
http://labs.adobe.com/downloads/flashplayer10.html

Flash Player 10.1
http://labs.adobe.com/technologies/air2/

Where I’m Headed (My New Position)

For nearly 3 years I have been a designer for the Interactive Group at Smashing Ideas. While teamed with such a great group of people I have had the chance to work on some stellar, fun, and exciting projects. Yet, my passion for new media and cutting edge technology has made for many of sleepless nights.

Learning and researching as much as possible about AIR, Flex, Catalyst, mobile/device UI design, the “digital home” and who-knows-what-else has risen an interest in Smashing Ideas’ Mobile and Devices division. So, as soon as a position opened there was no hesitation, I eagerly jumped at it.

On Monday, I will be starting as a designer for the Mobile and Devices group, and I couldn’t be more excited. It may technically be a lateral move, but a move that will hopefully strengthen my passions and enthusiasm towards the Flash Platform, mobile design and development, Flash on TV/consoles (which i am BEYOND excited for), as wells other emerging technologies.

As I continue to learn and grow within my new position I will be posting about as much as I can.

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SoClean – AIR app

SoClean – A simple AIR app for clearing local shared objects out of your main Flash lso storage. Works on Mac OSX, WinXP, Vista. (not sure about Win7 yet).

If you are working on a browser-based Flash project that utilizes local shared objects, use SoClean to quickly clear them, then just refresh your page.

**Beware, SoClean will clear out ALL shared objects.**

AIR 2.0 Links

I have been incredibly excited about the release of AIR 2.0. Unfortunately, like a lot of people, I’m not on the private beta. Here are several links of great information on AIR 2.0 from people who know what they’re talking about.

- Elad Elrom’s extensive list of AIR 2.0 enhancements & Here

- Christian Cantrell’s Blog: Everything about AIR
Be sure to check out all of Christian’s blog for everything you have ever wanted to know about AIR.

- Adobe AIR Team Blog: Previewing AIR 2 at MAX

- Lee Brimelow’s video of Mike Chambers showing off Raw Microphone Access in AIR 2.0

- Mike Chambers’ Advanced Desktop Development with AIR

- Jonnie Hallman’s Reducing CPU usage in AIR (ok not 2.0 specific but very good information). Also search for AIR in his blog. Dude’s got lots of good info.