To go along with my previous post I have put together a demo so that you can download the source and see how the notifications work. As I was starting to zip up the source code I saw a comment on my previous post from Ray that made me think about a possible issue. Running [...]
The past week or so I have been able to work on my first Adobe AIR app using HTML/JavaScript. So far I have been very impressed with what you can build in AIR. The application I have been working on pings a web service via jQuery and needs to pop up an alert to the [...]
I have talked before about some of the Major League Baseball apps on this blog before. They have added another application to their arsenal this week: MLB.com OnBase. This application is built on Adobe AIR and is one slick little app. When you first start the app you can choose your favorite team or teams [...]
It appears as though Facebook is finally getting the hint about it’s API. The company announced today they have released the Open Stream API. This new API will allow developers to take advantage of all kinds of Facebook features. This same openess has worked wonders for Twitter, and I am sure Facebook is hoping for [...]
TweetDeck has announced a new beta version of their AIR product that introduces Facebook integration. I downloaded it yesterday and have to say that so far it appears promising. You can now view status updates from your friends on Facebook directly in TweetDeck. When posting a new message you can choose to send it to [...]
Yesterday I came across another wonderful Adobe AIR app. It's called Queued and provides an interface to your Netflix account. The application is provided free from SitePen, Inc. and uses a combination of Adobe AIR, the Dojo Toolkit and the Netflix API. Queued will allow you to view your queue, add movies, rate movies and [...]
Ever been on Criagslist before? I am sure most everyone has by now, at least to browse some listings. It has one of the most minimalist designs of any popular site in history. If you have ever wished for a nicer looking layout for the site, look no further. CL Desktop is an Adobe AIR [...]