I am really excited to see the community creating some great native extensions for Adobe AIR. Even better is that some of these developers are charging for their extensions. I would love to see this turn into a profitable option for experienced developers. Milkman Games have created a couple of nice extensions like an AdMob [...]

In a rather ludicrous display of backdoor shenanigans several high-profile countries have created and signed a new trade agreement aimed at stomping-out the $250-billion counterfeiting market. The Anti-Counterfeiting Trade Agreement (ACTA) is a new international trade agreement created by G8-led countries (representing 50% of world trade) was conceived under a veil of secrecy, without democratic [...]

No Android device is really yours unless you have root access. Heres how to install the Android SDK and root your Kindle Fire.Amazons Android-powered Kindle Fire e-reader/tablet has arrived, which means only one thing: Eager Android enthusiasts everywhere will buy one and hack it so they can get superuser access, or "root" it. Root your Kindle Fire, and you can potentially install a custom Android ROM that lets you use your Kindle Fire as a full-featured tablet, install and use Android apps that require root privileges to add features and access your Kindles system guts, and more. (You can even add support for the complete Android Market, but thats a separate guide.)http://www.pcworld.com/article/244303/how_to_root_your_kindle_fire.html

While we sit here patiently waiting for a few games time finally be released for Android such as Modern Combat 3 and Dungeon Hunter 3, Gameloft is filling up their time trying to coax us into buy one of the few games they have been releasing that are straight Java ports. Todays new port comes in the form of a game called Immortals.Immortals is a side-scrolling action game that is themed around Roman and Greek mythology where such creatues as Titans and Minotaurs roam around freely. You will be hacking and slashing your way through seven levels of similar themed monsters as you play the character of Theseus. The goal is to fight your way through all the monsters in order to stop King Hyperion and of course in the process saving both the fate of humans and gods alike.http://www.droidgamers.com/index.php/game-news/android-game-news/2595-gameloft-releases-immortals-onto-android-behold-another-java-port

Sightings of Android malware have surged 475 percent since July this year, according to Juniper Networks.October and November are shaping up to become the fastest growing months for Android malware in the three-year history of the platform, according to researchers at Juniperâs year-old mobile threats network, the Global Threat Center. Juniper pins the blame on how Google runs the Android Market."What happens when anyone can develop and publish an application to the Android Market? A 472% increase in Android malware samples since July 2011," Juniper wrote in a blog post. "These days, it seems all you need is a developer account, that is relatively easy to anonymize, pay $25 and you can post your applications. With no upfront review process, no one checking to see that your application does what it says, just the worlds largest majority of smartphone users skimming past your applications description page with whatever description of the application the developer chooses to include."http://securitywatch.pcmag.com/none/290654-android-malware-surges-nearly-five-fold-since-july#fbid=KNv6E8nKBPL

Adobe killed Flash on mobile last week after realizing it couldnt compete with HTML5, and now it looks like its taking a step away from Flash on the desktop. The company has announced that its donating the Flex SDK, which is used to develop Flash-based internet applications, to the open source Apache Software Foundation, where it will continue on as an independent project. Weve also been hearing whispers that the move is part of a broader refocusing that will ultimately see Flash on the desktop canceled as well, but we cant confirm anything yet. Well see what happens â it seems as though Adobe is making some hard decisions.http://www.theverge.com/2011/11/18/2570885/adobe-flex-sdk-apache-flash

Gameloft releases another Java port onto Android. This time its called Immortals, based the original movie film that is released officially today worldwide.Immortals is a side-scrolling action game that is themed around Roman and Greek mythology where such creatues as Titans and Minotaurs roam around freely. You will be hacking and slashing your way through seven levels of similar themed monsters as you play the character of Theseus. The goal is to fight your way through all the monsters in order to stop King Hyperion and of course in the process saving both the fate of humans and gods alike.http://www.droidgamers.com/index.php/game-news/android-game-news/2595-gameloft-releases-immortals-onto-android-behold-another-java-port

This is something that I find nearly no one has talked about, as a problem and solution. Did you know that by default, a single request doing a CFDOCUMENT may cause CF to execute several additional requests, each doing a CFHTTP to grab any images on the page? even if the images could be …

One of the things I’ve been struggling with on the HTML/JS app I’ve been working on is how to get binding-like functionality. It seems like there are a few ways to do it, but the ones I looked at didn’t … Continue reading →

I know this isn’t a tech post, but I’m working on getting back to blogging like no one’s reading. So bear with me and hopefully it adds a bit of personality. I’ve been experimenting lately with cheese and beer pairings. … Continue reading →

My second year being involved in the planning of MAX was even more rewarding than the first. And the average scores for all of ours speakers were up over last year so it seems like the content is resonating with … Continue reading →

Quick heads up that Adobe is going to webcast the financial analyst meeting on November 9th starting at 10:00 AM EST. The press release mentions: At the meeting, which is being held in New York City, Adobe’s management team will … Continue reading →

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Last week we published an article Flash CMS Templates for Various Businesses. The purpose of the article was to prove that Flash is not only good for online portfolios and wedding websites, but can be used for various other websites.This article is the second part of a three-part series describing the variety of purposes Flash [...]

In a rather ludicrous display of backdoor shenanigans several high-profile countries have created and signed a new trade agreement aimed at stomping-out the $250-billion counterfeiting market. The Anti-Counterfeiting Trade Agreement (ACTA) is a new international trade agreement created by G8-led countries (representing 50% of world trade) was conceived under a veil of secrecy, without democratic [...]

As a smaller series within Decoding jQuery series, OOP and jQuery will focus on jQuery internals and OOP concepts around it. In this part, we will look into factory design pattern, one of the design patterns used in jQuery core. … Continue reading →

Two ColdFusion positions, one in CA and one in the UK:Unnamed company (El Segundo, CA) is looking for a senior ColdFusion developer. Requirements include at least 5 years of development experience, strong SQL Server skills, and solid OOP skills. ...

ThreeNodes.js ThreeNodes.js is an attempt to create a vvvv clone. It provides a library of modular nodes that can be used to generate animated graphics. There’s a ThreeNodes.js demo where you can try it out. It’s actually distributed as a Node app built using socket.io , connect , …