mikedowney|blog » Flex http://madowney.com/blog on microsoft, rich media, gadgets, and software Mon, 08 Aug 2011 01:22:34 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 Photoshop Express now supports Flickr http://madowney.com/blog/2008/05/photoshop-express-now-supports-flickr/ http://madowney.com/blog/2008/05/photoshop-express-now-supports-flickr/#comments Wed, 21 May 2008 00:28:48 +0000 mike downey http://madowney.com/blog/?p=394 I’ve been playing around with Photoshop Express again, now that it supports importing from my Flickr feed. What an awesome application! It was built with Flex and ActionScript 3.0 and it’s extremely impressive.

One of it’s features is the ability to create a really cool slideshow gallery that you can embed on your blog, like so…

]]> http://madowney.com/blog/2008/05/photoshop-express-now-supports-flickr/feed/ 10 Looking for a directory of public-facing Flex applications? http://madowney.com/blog/2008/03/looking-for-a-directory-of-public-facing-flex-applications/ http://madowney.com/blog/2008/03/looking-for-a-directory-of-public-facing-flex-applications/#comments Sun, 16 Mar 2008 23:21:01 +0000 mike downey http://madowney.com/blog/2008/03/16/looking-for-a-directory-of-public-facing-flex-applications/ Flex.org has a “Showcase” section that lists a variety of public-facing Flex apps. This is a very handy resource.

Flex showcase screenshot

]]> http://madowney.com/blog/2008/03/looking-for-a-directory-of-public-facing-flex-applications/feed/ 5 Quick link from today’s seminar: Flex component kit for Flash CS3 http://madowney.com/blog/2008/03/quick-link-from-todays-seminar-flex-component-kit-for-flash-cs3/ http://madowney.com/blog/2008/03/quick-link-from-todays-seminar-flex-component-kit-for-flash-cs3/#comments Sat, 15 Mar 2008 19:24:45 +0000 mike downey http://madowney.com/blog/2008/03/15/quick-link-from-todays-seminar-flex-component-kit-for-flash-cs3/ This download is very hard to find and doesn’t seem to be in the Flex 3 SDK – so here’s the direct link:http://www.adobe.com/cfusion/entitlement/index.cfm?e=flex%5Fskins 

]]> http://madowney.com/blog/2008/03/quick-link-from-todays-seminar-flex-component-kit-for-flash-cs3/feed/ 3 Flex training in higher education: we need your feedback http://madowney.com/blog/2008/02/flex-training-in-higher-education-we-need-your-feedback/ http://madowney.com/blog/2008/02/flex-training-in-higher-education-we-need-your-feedback/#comments Fri, 08 Feb 2008 20:17:18 +0000 mike downey http://madowney.com/blog/2008/02/08/flex-training-in-higher-education-we-need-your-feedback/ We’ve been having a discussion internally about our program for Flex training in higher education. As I posted earlier, we recently started providing Flex Builder to students and faculty for free. What else can we do to get more students around the world learning Flex? Please share your thoughts and suggestions.

]]> http://madowney.com/blog/2008/02/flex-training-in-higher-education-we-need-your-feedback/feed/ 32 Flex Builder 2 free for students and faculty at educational institutions worldwide http://madowney.com/blog/2008/02/flex-builder-2-free-for-students-and-faculty-at-educational-institutions-worldwide/ http://madowney.com/blog/2008/02/flex-builder-2-free-for-students-and-faculty-at-educational-institutions-worldwide/#comments Thu, 07 Feb 2008 19:14:18 +0000 mike downey http://madowney.com/blog/2008/02/07/flex-builder-2-free-for-students-and-faculty-at-educational-institutions-worldwide/ I’ve had several conversations over the last few weeks with customers who have advised me that Adobe should be giving away Flex Builder to students around the world. Well, last October we announced that we were doing this.

SAN JOSE, Calif. — October 24, 2007 — Adobe Systems Incorporated (Nasdaq:ADBE) today announced that it is offering Adobe® Flex™ Builder™ 2 software at no cost to students and faculty at educational institutions worldwide. The Flex Builder 2 integrated development environment (IDE) is part of a powerful toolset for designing and developing rich Internet applications (RIAs), an essential part of Web 2.0.

Details here…

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