10 February 2010 ~ Comments

Small Gotcha With As3localelib

I just started messing around with the as3localelib library in a project I’m working on which needs to be localized to several languages.  I found a few code samples around the web and both use the following two lines of code to implement the library:
var sortedLocales:Array = LocaleUtil.sortLanguagesByPreference(['en_US', 'zh_CN', 'zh_TW'], flash.system.Capabilities.languages, “en_US”);
ResourceManager.getInstance().localeChain = sortedLocales;
In AIR, [...]

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28 January 2009 ~ Comments

Release: Ping.fm ActionScript 3 API

Today I’m releasing an ActionScript 3 API for the ping.fm social network updating service.  I created this API before I ever wrote a single line of code on MePing, but I just sort of forgot to release it into the wild.  Check out the project page to download the source or SWC.  In my opinion, [...]

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26 November 2008 ~ Comments

MePing Beta 6.2 Released

I’ve added a few minor bug fixes to MePing as well as a bug that would sometimes prevent the AIR update framework from looking in the right place for updates. The update framework will not catch this version, so you will need to manually update the app.
Additionally, I’ve added new sections to [...]

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20 November 2008 ~ Comments

MePing Beta 6

I’ve added several features to beta 6, including location entry and picture posting. Of course, each of these features will only work with the services that support them. Change log below:

- Added Purr notification system for ping confirmations
- Added location input for supported services
- Added manual refresh to recent pings
- Added picture posting [...]

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18 November 2008 ~ Comments

MePing Beta 5: Now with Actual Workness

First, this version should actually work for everyone beside me.  It turns out that Ping.fm requires developers to get their API key “approved” after they get approved for a key itself.  Confusing process, but Sean, Ping.fm’s CEO, was quick to help and approve my key.
This update includes two major changes, a minor change and the [...]

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02 September 2008 ~ Comments

Release: Rejaw ActionScript 3 API

Today I’m announcing the public release of my ActionScript 3 API for the Rejaw mini-blog + chat service.  If you haven’t tried Rejaw, give it a look.  Some will say it’s a too-little-too-late-Twitter-clone, but it’s a really cool service with some great features that, in my humble opinion, set it apart from Twitter and the [...]

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22 August 2008 ~ Comments

Need Help: Change URLLoader Timeout?

I’m working on a project in which I make calls to a REST API using URLLoaders.  One of the calls I make can take up to 80 seconds to respond, but it seems as though URLLoader times out after 60 seconds.  I’ve scoured the ActionScript documentation, but haven’t seen anything about a timeout property.  Does [...]

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03 August 2008 ~ Comments

In Need of an IMAP Library for ActionScript

I’ve been scouring the interwebs for an ActionScript library for interacting with IMAP mail servers and have found absolutely nothing.  Does anyone know of one?  At the very least, I’d take documentation on using a binary socket to authenticate to an IMAP server.
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09 July 2008 ~ Comments

Fun With the bit.ly API (Killing Time Until iPhone 3G)

Update 2: I should be able to fairly easily convert this to a simple Flex app.  I’ll do that when I get a chance and update this post with the link.  
Update: Ryan gave me the go ahead to post it.  Get the AIR app here.  I’ve enabled view source, so you should be able to [...]

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02 May 2008 ~ Comments

Dynamic Text on Transparent Background in Papervision3D

So, for the last couple of weeks I’ve been playing with the very cool Papervision3D library for Flash.  More specifically, I’ve been mucking around in the Effects branch of version 2.0 alpha, code-named GreatWhite.  One of the things I wanted to do was create a dynamic text field on a plane.  Luckily, I found this post, which [...]

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