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I was recently asked what was the point of using base classes for creating custom components, instead of just putting everything in a single class instance? Well, there are several reasons that this is beneficial. Here are just a few.

Andrew Trice I was recently asked what was the point of using base classes for creating custom components, instead of just putting everything in a single class instance? Well, there are several reasons that this is beneficial. Here are just a few. tag:www.insideria.com,2008://34.34619 2008-12-12T01:34:54Z 2008-12-12T01:34:54Z

Here's another handy AIR tip that goes hand-in-hand with my previous tip on accessing application descriptors. Did you know that you can customize the user-agent setting for your AIR applications?

Andrew Trice Here's another handy AIR tip that goes hand-in-hand with my previous tip on accessing application descriptors. Did you know that you can customize the user-agent setting for your AIR applications? tag:www.insideria.com,2008://34.34534 2008-12-05T02:18:45Z 2008-12-05T02:18:45Z

This post is for anyone who has found themselves in the situation where they have an existing Flash component that they can't embed in their Flash/Flex application, although they still want/need to use them together.

Andrew Trice This post is for anyone who has found themselves in the situation where they have an existing Flash component that they can't embed in their Flash/Flex application, although they still want/need to use them together. tag:www.insideria.com,2008://34.34529 2008-12-04T16:54:18Z 2008-12-04T16:54:18Z

Lots of news today, First JavaFX, now Google. Google Earth, and the Google Earth browser API are now supported on Macs.

Andrew Trice Lots of news today, First JavaFX, now Google. Google Earth, and the Google Earth browser API are now supported on Macs. tag:www.insideria.com,2008://34.34526 2008-12-04T14:10:22Z 2008-12-04T14:10:22Z

Sun has moved JavaFX into a production release. You can either download NetBeans preconfigured with everything you need to get started, the JavaFX production suite, which enables workflow between designers and developers, of just the JavaFX SDK.

Andrew Trice Sun has moved JavaFX into a production release. You can either download NetBeans preconfigured with everything you need to get started, the JavaFX production suite, which enables workflow between designers and developers, of just the JavaFX SDK. tag:www.insideria.com,2008://34.34183 2008-11-19T01:02:11Z 2008-11-19T01:02:11Z

Great news! Google announced today at MAX that the Google Maps API for Flash now supports AIR.

Andrew Trice Great news! Google announced today at MAX that the Google Maps API for Flash now supports AIR. tag:www.insideria.com,2008://34.34022 2008-11-05T02:41:30Z 2008-11-05T02:41:30Z

Although I'm up to my neck in RIA every day, I'm still impressed by some of the things that people are able to do with RIAs and the internet. Here are a few examples that really grabbed my attention this evening.

Andrew Trice Although I'm up to my neck in RIA every day, I'm still impressed by some of the things that people are able to do with RIAs and the internet. Here are a few examples that really grabbed my attention this evening. tag:www.insideria.com,2008://34.33971 2008-10-31T02:25:10Z 2008-10-31T02:25:10Z

I'm surprised this hasn't already made it to insideria.com yet... last week, Adobe published an updated design spec for CSS in the Flex framework.

Andrew Trice I'm surprised this hasn't already made it to insideria.com yet... last week, Adobe published an updated design spec for CSS in the Flex framework. tag:www.insideria.com,2008://34.33880 2008-10-23T02:08:16Z 2008-10-23T02:08:16Z

Adobe has released a white paper on LCDS capacity planning, based on benchmarks by Adobe engineering. If you have to estimate server load or data throughput for LCDS-based real-time messaging systems, you'll find this extremely helpful in planning your architecture.

Andrew Trice Adobe has released a white paper on LCDS capacity planning, based on benchmarks by Adobe engineering. If you have to estimate server load or data throughput for LCDS-based real-time messaging systems, you'll find this extremely helpful in planning your architecture. tag:www.insideria.com,2008://34.33783 2008-10-14T13:03:25Z 2008-10-14T13:03:25Z

Microsoft Silverlight 2 has been officially released. You can download the latest at http://www.microsoft.com/silverlight/.

Andrew Trice Microsoft Silverlight 2 has been officially released. You can download the latest at http://www.microsoft.com/silverlight/. tag:www.insideria.com,2008://34.33720 2008-10-09T02:34:08Z 2008-10-09T02:34:08Z

One of the most common themes that I write about on this blog is data visualization, especially with Flex and AIR. This time I decided to change things up a bit and am exploring data visualization with Processing.

Andrew Trice One of the most common themes that I write about on this blog is data visualization, especially with Flex and AIR. This time I decided to change things up a bit and am exploring data visualization with Processing. tag:www.insideria.com,2008://34.33630 2008-10-01T16:43:57Z 2008-10-01T16:43:57Z

I can hear it now... everyone saying "finally". It was announced at Flash on the Beach this week that Adobe is working on Flash for the iPhone.

Andrew Trice I can hear it now... everyone saying "finally". It was announced at Flash on the Beach this week that Adobe is working on Flash for the iPhone. tag:www.insideria.com,2008://34.33537 2008-09-25T00:01:35Z 2008-09-25T00:01:35Z

If you've been living under a rock this week, you may not have heard that the first phone using Google's Android platform was released to the public. This is the first significant competitor to the iPhone. Neither the iPhone or Android is the first mobile computing, communications and entertainment appliance; this is a growing space, and undoubtedly the choice of technology and platform will be more of a hot button topic in the years to come.

Andrew Trice If you've been living under a rock this week, you may not have heard that the first phone using Google's Android platform was released to the public. This is the first significant competitor to the iPhone. Neither the iPhone or Android is the first mobile computing, communications and entertainment appliance; this is a growing space, and undoubtedly the choice of technology and platform will be more of a hot button topic in the years to come. tag:www.insideria.com,2008://34.33363 2008-09-11T00:47:37Z 2008-09-11T00:47:37Z

Here's a quick tip for anyone developing AIR applications. You may often find scenarios where you need to display metadata about your application inside the application itself, from the application descriptor xml file. This tip will show you exactly how to access application descriptor information.

Andrew Trice Here's a quick tip for anyone developing AIR applications. You may often find scenarios where you need to display metadata about your application inside the application itself, from the application descriptor xml file. This tip will show you exactly how to access application descriptor information. tag:www.insideria.com,2008://34.33263 2008-09-02T19:07:59Z 2008-09-02T19:07:59Z

It's been all over the blog world today... Google's chrome. Well, it is finally out, and it can be downloaded here.

Andrew Trice It's been all over the blog world today... Google's chrome. Well, it is finally out, and it can be downloaded here. tag:www.insideria.com,2008://34.32188 2008-08-28T01:21:36Z 2008-08-28T01:21:36Z

I typically don't post about other people's posts, but I felt it necessary in this case. Mike Chambers has compiled a ton of useful information on Flex 4/Gumbo. It's definitely worth checking out.

Andrew Trice I typically don't post about other people's posts, but I felt it necessary in this case. Mike Chambers has compiled a ton of useful information on Flex 4/Gumbo. It's definitely worth checking out. tag:www.insideria.com,2008://34.26497 2008-08-22T03:10:42Z 2008-08-22T03:10:42Z

Back in June, Google released the Google Earth API, which is a javascript-enabled browser plugin version of Google Earth. I finally got a chance to explore the Google Earth API, and here's the result.

Andrew Trice Back in June, Google released the Google Earth API, which is a javascript-enabled browser plugin version of Google Earth. I finally got a chance to explore the Google Earth API, and here's the result. tag:www.insideria.com,2008://34.26415 2008-08-14T17:29:02Z 2008-08-14T17:29:02Z

Adobe is putting together a video project to be used in the MAX keynotes. It's pretty simple, just create a video on "Why MAX", upload it to youtube.com, and tag it with "30onMAX".

Andrew Trice Adobe is putting together a video project to be used in the MAX keynotes. It's pretty simple, just create a video on "Why MAX", upload it to youtube.com, and tag it with "30onMAX". tag:www.insideria.com,2008://34.26345 2008-08-08T01:50:54Z 2008-08-08T01:50:54Z

Earlier today, Richard Monson-Haefel posted here on insideria.com about the "One Million Record Challenge". I thought this was a pretty interesting test for any RIA platform, although it will yield wildly different results on different machines, and can't necessarily be used as a true benchmark. I decided to take on this challenge with Flex.

Andrew Trice Earlier today, Richard Monson-Haefel posted here on insideria.com about the "One Million Record Challenge". I thought this was a pretty interesting test for any RIA platform, although it will yield wildly different results on different machines, and can't necessarily be used as a true benchmark. I decided to take on this challenge with Flex. tag:www.insideria.com,2008://34.25320 2008-08-01T02:13:04Z 2008-08-01T02:13:04Z

If you haven't heard the news yet, today Sun released the JavaFX preview SDK (previously covered on insideria here and here). I decided to dive and and see it for myself. Here's what I found (from a developer's perspective)...

Andrew Trice If you haven't heard the news yet, today Sun released the JavaFX preview SDK (previously covered on insideria here and here). I decided to dive and and see it for myself. Here's what I found (from a developer's perspective)... tag:www.insideria.com,2008://34.25198 2008-07-22T02:34:04Z 2008-07-22T02:34:04Z

Sorry, no code in this post. I decided to venture further from Flex development for a brief moment, and will focus on data and how it can be represented visually. My last post on data visualization sparked a desire to search the web to see what kinds of visualizations are out there.

Andrew Trice Sorry, no code in this post. I decided to venture further from Flex development for a brief moment, and will focus on data and how it can be represented visually. My last post on data visualization sparked a desire to search the web to see what kinds of visualizations are out there. tag:www.insideria.com,2008://34.24453 2008-07-16T00:50:46Z 2008-07-16T00:50:46Z

I was checking out the PaperVision3D blog today, and stumbled across a really impressive data visualization technique used by the band Radiohead with the release of their new video for "House of Cards". Why is this on insideria.com, you may wonder? Read on to see...

Andrew Trice I was checking out the PaperVision3D blog today, and stumbled across a really impressive data visualization technique used by the band Radiohead with the release of their new video for "House of Cards". Why is this on insideria.com, you may wonder? Read on to see... tag:www.insideria.com,2008://34.24417 2008-07-14T01:27:34Z 2008-07-14T01:27:34Z

In a number of cases, it is a lot easier to format text for display with HTML, rather than create an ActionScript based component to render complex-formatted text. This is especially the case when you have mixed content that should be displayed inline within the content (images, tables, text wrapping, etc...). Here are a few tricks that you can use to fully take advantage of the mx:HTML control within your applications.

Andrew Trice In a number of cases, it is a lot easier to format text for display with HTML, rather than create an ActionScript based component to render complex-formatted text. This is especially the case when you have mixed content that should be displayed inline within the content (images, tables, text wrapping, etc...). Here are a few tricks that you can use to fully take advantage of the mx:HTML control within your applications. tag:www.insideria.com,2008://34.24325 2008-07-04T03:26:18Z 2008-07-04T03:26:18Z

I have no doubt that nearly everyone is familiar with the phrase "the right tool for the job" when it applies to construction. Well, that same adage applies directly to computer software and especially RIAs.

Andrew Trice I have no doubt that nearly everyone is familiar with the phrase "the right tool for the job" when it applies to construction. Well, that same adage applies directly to computer software and especially RIAs. tag:www.insideria.com,2008://34.24224 2008-06-25T00:24:18Z 2008-06-25T00:24:18Z

While there has recently been an increase in the buzz regarding frameworks, design patterns, and MVC architectures, they really are not new concepts. In fact, the MVC design pattern has probably been around longer than a number of the people actively reading this blog.

Andrew Trice While there has recently been an increase in the buzz regarding frameworks, design patterns, and MVC architectures, they really are not new concepts. In fact, the MVC design pattern has probably been around longer than a number of the people actively reading this blog.