Just received my Nexus One and got past my first hurdle in Flash development. Followed Lee Brimelow’s tutorial at http://www.gotoandlearn.com/ but did not see my device listed when running the adb devices command! After some digging, I found that there is a checkbox under Settings -> Applications -> Development to turn on debug mode. After […]
Management Techniques Every Developer Should Know
Work with, rather than against, your project manager. Have you ever been asked to estimate something? Or the dreaded, what percent complete are we? Let me share some of the quantitative techniques I’ve used to lead successful projects. Problem: Developers are asked to complete ‘project management’ tasks on a daily basis. Many do not have […]
Download MovieClips as Images with a Single Click
UPDATE: Flash Player 10 has a save method that can be used instead of calling PHP. The version in this post will work with both version 9 and 10. You can find an example of the updated method here. Problem: The added security in Flash player 10 requires user interaction prior to download. This can […]
Send Display Objects to PHP as Images
Submit your MovieClips to PHP as a multipart form using the UploadPostHelper class. In this example we’ll send a user generated image to TwitPic as a JPEG. Problem: Long story short, PHP requires specific headers when submitting an uploaded file. These headers are automatically added when you upload a file from the desktop. What about […]