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Flexcover - Flex code coverage tool

2011-12-25T04:40:00.000-08:00

Flexcover http://code.google.com/p/flexcover/ is a code coverage tool for Flex, Air and AS3.

Download Flexcover : http://code.google.com/p/flexcover/downloads/list

Learn how the modified sdk works : http://code.google.com/p/flexcover-sdk/wiki/HowFlexcoverWorks

Documentation search for CSS , JS, DOM, PHP

2011-12-25T03:26:00.000-08:00

http://dochub.io lets you search for CSS, HTML , DOM, Javascript , jQuery, PHO documentation

CSS : http://dochub.io/#css/

HTML: http://dochub.io/#html/

Javascript : http://dochub.io/#javascript/

DOM : http://dochub.io/#dom/

jQuery : http://dochub.io/#jquery/

PHP : http://dochub.io/#php/

Kendo UI - Javascript Framework

2011-12-25T02:53:00.000-08:00

Kendo UI is a HTML5, jQuery based javascript framework for building Rich Javacsript Apps.
Apart from rich UI controls, Kendo UI includes a JavaScript DataSource, cross-device Drag and Drop API and Templates.

Download Kendo UI : http://www.kendoui.com/download.aspx

Kendo UI is dual-licensed, Commercial and Open Source (GPLv3). Learn more about Kendo UI licensing : http://www.kendoui.com/faq/licensing.aspx

Demos:
Web / HTML5 : http://demos.kendoui.com/web/overview/index.html
Data Visualization : http://demos.kendoui.com/dataviz/overview/index.html
Mobile : http://demos.kendoui.com/mobile/simulator/

Raphaël Javascript Library

2011-12-25T01:42:00.000-08:00

Raphaël is a javascript library to create graphic objects like charts or effects like reflection,rotation,etc. The objects created using Raphaël can be operated upon as DOM objects.
gRaphaël , based on Raphaël, can be used to create interactive charts.

Download Raphaël :
Uncompressed source
Minified version

Raphaël Documentation can be found at http://raphaeljs.com/reference.html

Raphaël Discussion group : http://groups.google.com/group/raphaeljs

Blackberry DevCon Asia in Singapore

2011-11-29T18:19:00.000-08:00

Blackberry Devcon Asia , originally scheduled to happen in Bangkok, Thailand has been relocated to Singapore .

Special offers include a 16GB BlackBerry® PlayBook™ tablet as well as a free copy of Adobe® Flash® Builder® 4.5 Premium for all attendees http://www.blackberrydevcon.com/asia/registration/special-offers.

Sessions catalogue : https://devcon.blackberryconferences.net/asia2011/scheduler/newCatalog.do

Free online courses on Database and Machine Learning

2011-08-16T07:02:00.000-07:00

Stanford School of Engineering is offering two more free online courses in addition to the AI course that I mentioned in the previous post.

Introduction to Databases : http://www.db-class.com/

Machine Learning : http://www.ml-class.org/

Free Artificial Intelligence Course

2011-08-08T10:33:00.000-07:00

A free, online version of "Introduction to Artificial Intelligence", taught by Sebastian Thrun and Peter Norvig http://www.ai-class.com/

Play Framework

2011-08-08T10:27:00.000-07:00

Play framework is a java based framework for creating web applications.

Download play framework from http://www.playframework.org/download

Documentation and tutorials can be found at http://www.playframework.org/documentation/1.2.2/home

This screencast shows how to create a web app with the play framework : http://vimeo.com/7087610

Solr 3.1 released

2011-04-23T09:33:00.000-07:00

Version 3.1 of Apache Solr has been released.

Solr 3.1 is based on Lucene 3.1 .

The index structure is different from that in version 1.4

DataImportHandler jars are no longer included in the Solr WAR file.

Solr 3.1 includes support for Spatial search

You can now send updates to the index in JSON format via JsonUpdateRequestHandler

In addition the default XML formatted results and JSON Response Writer for responses in JSON format, there's the CSVResponseWriter for getting results in CSV format.

The Solr UIMA contrib library enables analysis of unstructured data.

Read more about this release at http://lucene.apache.org/solr/#March+2011+-+Solr+3.1+Released

Wallaby : Convert Adobe Flash files to HTML

2011-03-15T10:41:00.000-07:00

An experimental technology from Adobe codenamed 'Wallaby' enables you to convert Adobe Flash(FLA) files to HTML.

Learn more about Wallaby at http://labs.adobe.com/technologies/wallaby/

Download Wallaby from http://labs.adobe.com/downloads/wallaby.html

Installation instructions for Wallaby are at http://labs.adobe.com/wiki/index.php/Wallaby#Installer

The release notes shed more light on supported features and cross browser issues.

fxSpy : inspect properties and styles of visual flex 3 components

2011-03-15T10:31:00.000-07:00

fxSpy allows you to inspect and dynamically change properties and style of flex 3 display components.

Download fxSpy from http://code.google.com/p/fxspy/downloads/list

Installation instructions can be found at http://code.google.com/p/fxspy/wiki/InstallationInstructions

Kalileo: Flex data visualization component from Kap IT

2011-03-15T10:18:00.000-07:00

Kap Lab has released version 2.0 of its data visualization component. Kalileo is compatible with Flex sdk 3.5 onwards and is available as a community edition in addition to the licensed versions. Learn more about Kalileo at http://lab.kapit.fr/display/kalileo/Kalileo

Kap IT has also packaged all its reporting components under the Kolbert reporting package. Of particular interest to me was the Elastic Search inspired by Moritz Stefaner's work on elastic lists .

ReflexUtil : Flex debug Utility

2010-12-05T21:37:00.000-08:00

ReflexUtil is an open source utility that allows a developer to debug and alter properties of components in a flex application during runtime.

Flex 4.5 to have size report

2010-12-05T08:36:00.000-08:00

Flex SDK 4.5 will have a new option to summarize what contributes to the size of a swf file. use -size-report=<filename> in the compiler options (-size-report <filename> also works in Flash Builder) to generate a summary of the size of each type of data within the swf file.

There's more information at http://opensource.adobe.com/wiki/display/flexsdk/Size+Report

Adobe Labs - ActionScript Code Coverage Plug-in for Flash Builder

2010-10-19T00:11:00.000-07:00

ActionScript Code Coverage Plug-in for Flash Builder , now in its prerelease version, is a tool that enables Flex developers identify which portions of code are executed (and which parts are not) while an application is executing.

Download ActionScript Code Coverage Plug-in for Flash Builder from http://labs.adobe.com/downloads/ascode_coverage.html

Documentation for this tool can be found at http://labs.adobe.com/wiki/index.php/ActionScript_Code_Coverage:Using

Blog2Print : Turn your Blog into a book

2009-12-22T02:03:00.000-08:00

Blog2Print is a service that makes a book out of your blog entries.

You have a few options to customize the look of your book and to choose which blog entries will be included.

The preview is shown as a Flash flipbook.

Piku-Piku processing and viewing technology from Start 3D

2009-12-16T20:04:00.001-08:00

Start3D.com is a site for creating and sharing 3D photos online.

You would not need special glasses to view the 3D photos. The Piku-Piku processing and viewing technology from Colin Davidson(Founder and CEO), an Academy award winner for Technical excellence, takes care of that.

The site is currently in Beta and free to register and use in Beta.

Read more about what 3d photography is all about at the Start 3D Blog

Google - Browser Size

2009-12-16T19:20:00.000-08:00

Browser Size from Google labs gives you an estimate of users who can see the content on your web pages without scroling.
It gives a rough idea of which portions of the page cannot do without scrolling.

Photoshop.com : online photo editing, storage and sharing

2009-12-15T02:16:00.000-08:00

Photoshop.com is an online photo editing, storage and sharing site form Adobe.

The UI makes good use of the Flash Platform. You require Flash player 10 and above to use the service.

Photoshop.com is an evolution of Photoshop express beta, also from Adobe, which is now the editing component used in the service.

There's a free membership in addition to a premium offering. The free membership provides you a 2GB storage space.

To know more about usage and features , visit the Photoshop.com community questions page

Microsoft Bizspark - support for startups

2009-12-12T23:16:00.001-08:00

Microsoft BizSpark is a program that provides Startups with Software and Support.

Eligibility : http://www.microsoft.com/BizSpark/Faqs.aspx#Startup-Question2

Aviary Design Apps

2009-12-09T23:29:00.001-08:00

Impressive use of the Flash Platform for an impressive set of applications http://aviary.com/tools.

Image Editor - Phoenix : http://aviary.com/tools/phoenix

Image Mark up tool - Falcon : http://aviary.com/tools/falcon . Use it along with the Firefox extension Talon

Effects Editor - Peacock : http://aviary.com/tools/peacock

Vector Editor - Raven : http://aviary.com/tools/raven

Audio Mixer - Myna : http://aviary.com/tools/myna

Colour Swatch / Palette Editor - Toucan : http://aviary.com/tools/toucan

Follow Aviary blog at http://aviary.com/blog

Founders of Aviary also created http://www.worth1000.com/ , a community site for digital artists to participate in daily contests.

How to render transparent png images in IE6 with AlphaImageLoader filter

2009-12-05T06:31:00.000-08:00

It’s a well documented fact that IE6 does not render transparent png images properly. You would see a greyish patch in place of the transparent areas .For instance if you had the following div tag

<div id=’layer_with_transparency’>inner html</div>

and its associated style was

#layer_with_transparency
{
background-image:url(‘images/transparent_bg.png’);
}

you’d end up with problems while viewing the page on IE6.

To fix the problem, make use of the AlphaImageLoader Filter http://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/ms532969(VS.85).aspx from Microsoft.
The css for this filter would be
filter:progid:DXImageTransform.Microsoft.AlphaImageLoader(enabled=true,src='images/transparent_bg.png’, sizingMethod='scale');

To make IE6 alone use this filter, use the underscore format so that the later version of Internet Explorer ignore the filter style specs.
The final css would take the form

#layer_with_transparency
{
background-image:url(‘images/transparent_bg.png’);/* style for IE6 fix */
_background-image:none ; /* remove the above bg image as we are going to use the filter */
_filter: progid:DXImageTransform.Microsoft.AlphaImageLoader(enabled=true, src='images/transparent_bg.png’, sizingMethod='scale'); /* use the filter for transparency support in IE6 */
}

Dontclick : Interactivity and Navigation with no mouse clicks

2009-11-29T17:41:00.000-08:00

Dontclick.it The interface has no clickable buttons ... but can you keep yourself from clicking the mouse?

Technorati Verification

2009-11-24T17:55:00.001-08:00

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Glimmer: Visual jQuery Design Tool

2009-11-17T23:23:00.000-08:00

Glimmer is a free interactive design tool to create jQuery effects and interactivity for your web pages.

The installer for Glimmer can be downloaded from http://code.msdn.microsoft.com/glimmer/Release/ProjectReleases.aspx?ReleaseId=2578

Glimmer offers a few options for applying jQuery effects. You can use one of the wizards like image sequencer, drop-down, etc or open up an existing file and apply custom jQuery actions from scratch.

Official Glimmer samples can be downloaded from http://mschannel9.vo.msecnd.net/o9/mix/labs/glimmer/glimmersamples.zip

I found this tool thanks to this post http://www.techsutram.com/2009/03/glimmer-jquery-designer.html