Google App Engine Text Datastore Object not Saving with AMF

July 2nd, 2009 by Ben

I’ve been working with creating a Flex app with Google App Engine and AMF based on Sekhar Ravinutala’s blog post about using GraniteDS and the new Java framework for GAE. Everything was going smoothly until I needed to use a datastore Text object instead of a standard string property because a string can only contain 500 [...]

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Creating a Spark Resizable Title Window with Adobe Catalyst and Flash Builder

June 26th, 2009 by Ben

You may have noticed that with the new Spark components there isn’t a new TitleWindow, much like the lack of icon property in a Spark button I wrote about in a previous post. In this tutorial, I’m going to demonstrate how to create a resizable TitleWindow using the new Spark SkinnableContainer component. You can view [...]

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A Chat About PHP with Adobe Flash Builder 4 and Flash Catalyst

June 25th, 2009 by Dennis

With all the hoopla that is going on with the Flash Platform… probably the biggest news comes from Flash Builder 4 (Flex) with Data Services. The new wizards that can introspect your data service and help you create code to build effortlessly (well at least it is a good start). You may use whatever flavor [...]

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Adobe Flash Builder and Catalyst Tips, Tricks, and Hacks

June 23rd, 2009 by Ben

Adobe Catalyst was released at the beginning of June with great fanfare, and with that positive buzz a lot of tutorials have been created that demonstrate how quickly a developer can go from a Catalyst project to a Flash Builder project to a working application. However, there aren’t many tutorials on how to go back [...]

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How to Create a Spark Icon Button and Skin

June 18th, 2009 by Ben

With the new spark components in MXML 2009 you may have noticed there is not longer an “icon” style property you can set for a button. So what do you do if you want an icon in your button?
One solution is to put the icon in your button skin, but this would require you to [...]

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Notes: Adding SEO to a Flex web site

June 11th, 2009 by Dennis

SEO or Search engine optimization is the skill set that helps market your web site/application. It is the process of improving the search results of a web site in popular search engines, such as Yahoo and Google. What it all comes down to is how your web content, text, is presented and referenced into searches. [...]

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The Morphic Group ‘Indycar Race Control’

June 8th, 2009 by Sam Roach

The Morphic Group along with Conviva and Indy Race League is proud to present their latest creation, Indycar Race Control:

Indycar Race Control is a fully immersive way to experience Indy Racing. Not only
can you watch the live race or in-car video but you can monitor each car’s
telemetry data. Here are just some of the features:

Live [...]

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A Taste of “Flash on Tap” 2009

June 6th, 2009 by Dennis

A week ago this night, the first “Flash on Tap” conference was winding down as the rocking reggae band (Toussaint and the China Band) finished their set. It was fitting end to an unconventional meeting of design and development professionals; a Flash conference/Micro-beer festival mash-up.
The main focus of this three day convention was the presentations [...]

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Ben Bishop joins The Morphic Group

April 11th, 2009 by Sam Roach

We are happy to announce that Ben Bishop has joined The Morphic Group.
Ben brings his interactive development expertise and professional process to our team. Having worked with Ben on past projects, we had the advantage of knowing the level of code and attention to detail that Ben brings to his work.
Again we are delighted to [...]

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The Morphic Group Welcomes Ash Atkins

April 11th, 2009 by Sam Roach

We are pleased to announce that Ash Atkins has joined The Morphic Group.
Ash is a highly focused seasoned senior software developer, with a well known reputation for delivering quality code on every project.  Co-author of ” Adobe Air in Action”, Ash also brings to the table a wealth of knowledge which has benefited the greater [...]

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