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ActionScript 3 Digital Clock Class

Something as simple as putting the time on your site shouldn't be a difficult task and so I thought I would share a quick class with you t...

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Little Known CSS List Styles

Even though HTML is not a programming language, but rather a markup language, it sometimes amazes me how much HTML has to offer. Just today,...

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Update to Clock Class

This is just to let you know that I have updated the DigitalClock class that I posted a li...

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Easy ActionScript Chain Events

Ok, so this week I have been playing around with events and building all kinds of useless applications... and all while trying to further ...

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Migrating From FLEX 3 to FLEX 4: FlexGlobals.topLevelApplica

Today I cam across an interesting problem while working with the new Flex 4 SDK. I kept getting the following error.Warning: 'applicat...

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Passing Serialized Arrays Between PHP Pages

Passing arrays between pages can be a useful thing to know, particularly when you feel data is a little too long to stick inside a url and...

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Use the Flex Framework with the Least MXML Possible

Using the Flex Framework is great tool to have if you know what you're doing. Sadly, not everyone has the time to put in the extra man hou...

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SharedObject - Flash Cookies

For anyone making applications using ActionScript 3.0, SharedObject is an absolute must! It allows data to be stored inside the flash play...

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Using AMFPHP Is Not As Difficult As It Seems

AMFPHP is great if you want to connect to a database, mainly because the data you send is converted to binary making it's probably the f...

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An exciting day... (Objective-C: not for the faint of heart)

Today is an exciting day. I received an email from Adobe saying that the new Flash Builder 4 is just on the horizon and I have received ...

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My Top 10 Mac Apps

As you may have guess I love Mac. As a programmer, I don't always appreciate everything apple turns out, but I believe that Apple supplies s...

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Removing Duplicates from Arrays in AS3

Of late, I haven't been posting much on here because I am a little bogged down with work right now. I'm working on a few projects at the...

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Trace Statements with the FLEX SDK

This is a topic I have long since intended to write about, but never got round to it. Well, anyway... trace statements in flex/flash are s...

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" No transcoder registered for mimetype 'text/fxg' " Error

Well, this has really bugged me for a while now... I've been using an older version of the Flex 4 SDK until recently and have never had this...

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Loading Fonts at Runtime with latest Flex 4 SDK

I wrote a post a while back about loading fonts at runtime. Nothing there has really changed, but I did want to clarify one thing on here....

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Sequal Pro - Impressive!

I've been working a lot in PHP lately and almost always to connect to a mySQL database. I'm used to working in Terminal and the command ...

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Smoothing Loaded Images in AS3

Today, there I was, sitting at my desk working hard on a project involving loading images into a ActionScript constructed galler...

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No such file or directory - /tmp/mysql.sock

I've been playing around with a little Ruby on Rails recently and while trying to connect to my MAMP development databases, I came across th...

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Firebug-like Capabilities in Safari Browser

For a while now I have been using Firefox because.. well it's simply brilliant. However I always have found that it sometimes moves like a...

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Fix for jQuery Ajax and json_encode problem

I came across something that really interested and surprised me today. There I was coding happily for one of my latest projects in which I...

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Tumble Bee - my first iPhone app!

'Tumble Bee' has been on the iTunes store for a few weeks now, but I'm am only just now getting round to posting about it here. ...

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Build iPhone applications using the Adobe iPhone Packager

For the longest time now, many ActionScript developers have dreamt of using their skills to build iPhone applications, without having ...

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Interview with Ansca about Tumble Bee

Just wanted to post a quick link here and say thank you to the guys at Ansca for giving me the opportunity to be interviewed about my iPho...

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Dynamic Classes in ActionScript 3

Dynamic classes in AS3 are a cool feature of the language. They allow you to add properties to the dynamic class at run time, which is som...

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Graphics Optimization for the Adobe iPhone Packager

I have been doing some looking around and to be honest there isn't much that I have found useful in regard to graphics optimization for the...

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Build Apps for Android using AS3 without a device

Here's a post I've been meaning to write for a while but never got round to it. Let's get right to it.1. Getting Set UpFirst...

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Using Dropbox as a remote for git

Setting up a git remote on Dropbox is great for backing up and sharing projects with other people. Here's how to get started.Getting a...

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Node.js - better than sliced bread!

For those who haven't heard about Joyent and Node.js, you should definitely take a look. This has got to be one of the best things to happen...

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Unix Command Line 'Touch' command in Windows Command Prompt

I was asked the other day how to do the "touch" command in the command prompt on a Win machine to create a new file.Anyone who uses th...

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Reset a git remote (--bare) repo to 'Initial commit'

I found a situation where I wanted to totally reset a remote repository and although deleting it and then recreating it using --bare u...

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TumbleBee Update and New App called Tones

Tumble Bee 1.1 It's been a busy month, but at last I have managed to get the first update for TumbleBee for the iPhone and iPod Touch on th...

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ActionScript 3 in Sublime Text 2 - simply refreshing!

I had a really pleasant surprise today when I just happened to stumble upon a great little text editor called Sublime Text. Sublime Text 2 i...

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TumbleBee video now on youTube

TumbleBee video is now on youTube. Enjoy....

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The Death of Flash? - "Spartans! Prepare for glory!"

Now, I don't normally shed my opinions in the way I'm about to, but the heralds of Twitter are shouting about the deathly demise of Flash, a...

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Steve Jobs (1955 - 2011)

This morning I woke up to the horrible news that former Apple CEO Steve Jobs has died. At first I couldn't believe my eyes and ears. Twitter...

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Convert caf to aif to mp3 on mac

mp3 to caffGetting from mp3 to caff is easy.# /usr/bin/afconvert -f caff -d LEI16 [mp3_input_file] [caf_output_file]Pretty straightforwa...

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Tones : Music Creation App for iOS devices on youTube

Hi everyone, just wanted to share this video of my music creation app : Tones. Check it out.View on youTube...

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Super 21 : BlackJack Now Available on the iTunes App Store!

I am very proud to announce the release of my lastest iPhone app - Super 21 : BlackJack.I have been working pretty hard lately and have ...

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Tumble Bee HD Release

It's been a long time since I've written anything on this blog. Since my move to a Ateam Inc. in Nagoya, I have been working flat out on var...

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Packaging Adobe Air 3.9/4.0 - getting stuck on launch screen

It's been some time since I wrote anything on here. I am very busy making games at work and have very little time to do my own apps, let alo...

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Hush hush!

Can't say what I'm working on, but here's a castle I made in about 20 mins. Needs a lot of brushing up and is pre-UV. More to come soon....

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Spooktacular Creeps Released on iOS and Android

It's scare time and the monsters are out and about! Join in the fun and pop for free in this amazingly addictive physics based puzzle game....

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Spooktacular Creeps For iOS & Android

Proud to announce the release of Spooktacular Creeps 1.0.2 for both iOS and Android.Download on iOSDownload on AndroidI would be deli...

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New app 'Gem Plinko' Released on iOS

Gem Plinko is a simple, stylish and fun game featuring realistic physics and a nostalgic art style making it a very easy game to pick...

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Today - Powerful To-Do App Now Available on iOS & Android

Today is an easy to use, stylish and powerful way to manage your tasks, keeping youmotivated, productive and on tr...

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Localising App Names for iOS and Android

How to localise your app name on iOS The follow describes the localisation of the app To Do Today available for iOS and Android....

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Getting around Apple's silly rules for iOS 10

Having problems uploading to iTunes Connect after iOS 10? Getting either or both of the following messages? This a...

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Rain or Shine - Weather Forecast Available Now!

Ubacoda.com is proud to announce the release of Rain or Shine - Weather Forecast.Rain or Shine - Weather Forecast is an app you can dep...

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Convert Font Suitcase to TTF in 3 Easy Steps

I came across the problem of converting an old Mac font format recently. The solution was not immediately apparent, so I will share it here....

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Flashcards Maker - the app the helps you learn in a flash

We've all been at a time in our lives when things are just almost impossible to remember. If you're a student of anything, be-it languges such....

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