Category Archives: RIA

An Open Letter to Oakley.com

Posted on June 7, 2010 by Fuad Kamal

Dear Oakley.com, I spent many hours in the mall in Columbia, Maryland, this weekend, trying to buy a pair of prescription eyeglasses. I started with the Oakley store, where I picked out the frames I wanted. I had actually decided … Continue reading →

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How not to frag your Flex Team (or ‘How to prevent . actionScriptProperties and other files from getting checked into SVN)

Posted on April 26, 2010 by Fuad Kamal

The situation: you wake up one morning and update your flash builder project, only to get an error message saying there is a conflict in .actionScriptProperties. Images of the rap video Who Broke the Build suddenly rise up out of … Continue reading →

Posted in Adobe, Flash, Flex 4, RIA | 3 Comments

Capital Flash Camp 2010 : A brief recap

Posted on April 16, 2010 by Fuad Kamal

I attended Flash Camp in DC today and though I would share my initial impressions, given that we were at 360 Flex not too long ago and a lot of attention is being given to the upcoming Flash & the … Continue reading →

Posted in ActionScript, Adobe, Design, Flash, Flash Catalyst, Flex, Flex 3 -> Flex 4 Migration, Flex 4, Illustrator, Photoshop, RIA, Software Architecture, UXD, Wireframing | 3 Comments

in review: ‘Crush It!’ by @garyvee

Posted on April 15, 2010 by Fuad Kamal

If you’re already on top of social media, using LinkedIn, twitter, Flickr, blogging, etc., and if you already have a terrific work ethic and do what you love, this book has absolutely nothing to offer you. Well, Gary is an … Continue reading →

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would the REAL iPhone killer please stand up?

Posted on February 15, 2010 by Fuad Kamal

Certain defenders of Apple’s stance on excluding the Flash platform from Mobile Safari, such as Daring Fireball have been trying to flip the argument, saying that Flash is an outdated technology, the concept of browser plugins is outdated, and that … Continue reading →

Posted in AIR, ActionScript, Adobe, Apple, Flash, Flash Lite, Flex, RIA, iPad, iPhone, mobile | 1 Comment

Web to Print: Client Side PDF Generation from Adobe Flex / AS3

Posted on February 13, 2010 by Fuad Kamal

Generally when the question of PDF generation from Adobe Flex applications comes up, the defacto answer has been ‘use LiveCycle’ or some other server-side technology to handle the PDF generation. But sometimes we don’t have the option of using a … Continue reading →

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takeaway from MAX: iPhone & Mobile development from Flex and Flash

Posted on October 8, 2009 by Fuad Kamal

There were lots of news and sneaks at the Adobe MAX conference this week, and fortunately a lot of it is available in a couple places: a) Adobe MAX Online Site b) most of the sessions are now available on … Continue reading →

Posted in ActionScript, Adobe, Adobe MAX, Design, Flash, Flash Lite, Flex, RIA, UXD, iPhone, mobile | Comments Off

review: Balsamiq Mockups

Posted on August 24, 2009 by Fuad Kamal

It took me, as a ‘first time ever’ user of Balsamiq, about two hours to complete a wireframe I had sketched up on paper in a few minutes. That’s a plus – I doubt anyone besides myself can read the wireframe I sketched by hand, much less make heads or tails of it, while the one I made with Balsamiq is quite legible, while still lo-res such that it should impress upon the client that this is indeed a mockup not meant to communicate any sense of the look & feel of the application. My other thoughts for this particular wireframe were to do it either in FIreworks or in Flash Catalyst. Continue reading →

Posted in AIR, Adobe, Balsamiq Mockups, Design, Flash Catalyst, RIA, Thermo, UXD, Wireframing | 1 Comment

Making the transition to Flex 4: The Package Explorer

Posted on March 19, 2009 by Fuad Kamal

It seems lately that there are a lot of UI changes in new Adobe products. The other day I was trying to give someone quick Flash tips, I happened to be using CS4 for the first time and found I … Continue reading →

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review: Creating Visual Experiences with Flex 3.0 by Juan Sanchez & Andy McIntosh

Posted on March 18, 2009 by Fuad Kamal

The short version: Juan & Andy rock, Addison Wesley SUCKS. Continue reading →

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