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...
View ArticleLittle 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,...
View ArticleUpdate to Clock Class
This is just to let you know that I have updated the DigitalClock class that I posted a li...
View ArticleEasy 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 ...
View ArticleMigrating 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...
View ArticlePassing 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...
View ArticleUse 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...
View ArticleSharedObject - 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...
View ArticleUsing 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...
View ArticleAn 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 ...
View ArticleMy 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...
View ArticleRemoving 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...
View ArticleTrace 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...
View Article" 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...
View ArticleLoading 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....
View ArticleSequal 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 ...
View ArticleSmoothing 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...
View ArticleNo 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...
View ArticleFirebug-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...
View ArticleFix 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...
View ArticleTumble 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. ...
View ArticleBuild 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 ...
View ArticleInterview 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...
View ArticleDynamic 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...
View ArticleGraphics 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...
View ArticleBuild 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...
View ArticleUsing 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...
View ArticleNode.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...
View ArticleUnix 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...
View ArticleReset 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...
View ArticleTumbleBee 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...
View ArticleActionScript 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...
View ArticleThe 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...
View ArticleSteve 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...
View ArticleConvert 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...
View ArticleTones : 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...
View ArticleSuper 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 ...
View ArticleTumble 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...
View ArticlePackaging 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...
View ArticleHush 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....
View ArticleSpooktacular 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....
View ArticleSpooktacular 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...
View ArticleNew 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...
View ArticleToday - 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...
View ArticleLocalising 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....
View ArticleGetting 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...
View ArticleRain 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...
View ArticleConvert 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....
View ArticleFlashcards 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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