Category Archives: Thermo

review: Balsamiq Mockups

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

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

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

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Flasher Magazine issue #1

Lee Brimelow released the first issue of Flasher Magazine, a video magazine focused on the Flash Platform. Interviews include Ryan Stewart on Flash Catalyst and a ‘making of’ with tips on making your on video tutorials at the end. Check … Continue reading

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Thermo – at last!!!

Ever since we first saw the early preview of Thermo at MAX in Chicago last year, every time we have started a new project I have mused, ‘man we could have really used thermo!’. Since they were offering hands on … Continue reading

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