Double-headed Arrows with GraphicsUtil

I recently ran across this awesome utility class, GraphicsUtil, created by Noel Billig. It allows the ability to draw lines with an arrow on one end using the drawing API in AS3. This proved useful for a project I was working on. In addition toREAD MORE

GitX: A git GUI for OSX

GitX is a git GUI made for OSX. It was created by Pieter de Bie and is a really solid tool for working with git on OSX. I’ve been using it for about 9 months now. I liked it so much when I first began using itREAD MORE

Overlaying the Flex SDK with the AIR 2.0 SDK on OSX

Since I develop with multiple IDEs, I maintain the latest releases of the Flex and AIR SDKs in a centralized location outside of their default install locations. This made enabling the AIR 2.0 SDK simple for me as all I had to do was theREAD MORE

Working with MySQL Doesn’t Have to Suck

That’s the tag line for Querious, an awesome MySQL database management tool from Araelium Group. It’s like MySQL Administrator combined with Sequel Pro.

Prior to Querious, I would have to use both of those other apps plus some CLI to manage all the data systemsREAD MORE

Installing New Snow Leopard Server

During a super busy week this week the main server on the internal network died. This was bad, really bad. As the Open Directory Master, this machine was responsible for everyone being able to enjoy a smooth workflow. Promoting another server to OD Master justREAD MORE

AS3: LinearGradientUtil Class

Once again, I found myself needing a utility class that would let me stop writing the same code block over and over again. And so, the LinearGradientUtil class was born.

Previously, I’d have something like the following in a view class:

/**
 * Draws the gradient backgroundREAD MORE

ZamfBrowser – ZendAMF Service Browser

One of my colleagues at Almer/Blank, Omar Gonzalez, just released a very promising project into the open source community today, ZamfBrowser. This AIR application is a lifeline for all the developers who have embraced ZendAMF since its release yet have longed for that familiar service browserREAD MORE

Using the Flex IViewCursor to Manage an ArrayCollection

One of the nice things about the Flex framework is the various utility classes that make it so much easier for you to accomplish your development tasks than you’d be able to without them. One such class, in my opinion, is mx.collections.IViewCursor. What this classREAD MORE

Cool Features in Flash Builder 4

I was recently working on a project in the latest beta release of the forthcoming Flash Builder 4 and wanted to point out the new contextual help feature. What’s nice about this feature is that I had just added the highlighted event to the eventREAD MORE

To open aum.flexbuilder.osx, you need to install Rosetta

If you’re a Flex developer that’s recently upgraded to Apple’s latest OS, Snow Leopard, you may run into this prompt when launching Flex Builder 3. This is saying that in order to use the Adobe Update Manager plugin for Flex Builder, you need to installREAD MORE