Posts Tagged ‘air’
Droplet: Quick Drop.io Desktop AIR App
I’m proud to announce the beta release of my first Drop.io desktop AIR application called Droplet. Read more »
The New Drop.io API: Drop.io Desktop Manager
UPDATE: This application has been altered. The finished product is called Droplet and be viewed HERE
Over a year ago I had the pleasure of working on the team that created Drop.io. I had built the original Flash uploaders. Since then, the Drop.io team has been hard at work and just last week released a new version of the site with a TON of great new features. My absolute favorite is the new Drop.io API. Getting a FREE key is simple and very quick (possibly faster than getting a FREE drop)! With only an hour into it, I’ve already managed to move, delete, and add assets quickly and painlessly. I can’t wait to get some more time into this and build out a drop manager in Adobe AIR.
Keep checking back for more status updates, I hope to have the Drop.io Desktop Manager available soon!
Until then, check out some of my other AIR apps…
Super Duper Desktop FLV Player
The File Furnace
UPDATE: Twitter AIR App of Choice: Twhirl
UPDATE: After dealing with a couple bugs and missing features (clickable links), I switch over to Twhirl for my Twitter AIR app. I’ve been using it for a couple weeks now and it is fantastic!
I’ve been using the Ubiquity plugin for Firefox to do most all of my twitters, but I just stumbled upon a GREAT AIR app that offers far more features. It’s called TweetDeck. I’ve only been using it a very short while, but have high hopes for this beta. Be sure to grab a copy and give it a go!
Super Duper Desktop FLV Player for Adobe AIR
I had started creating AIR apps since the first beta release and I love how easy it is to create a simple customized tool quickly to help with day to day activities. Until now I’ve been using the WimpyFLV Player with limited success. It was ok, but would have issues playing back files on the network. So I developed my own player that is simple and straight to the point. For development purposes I have the dimensions of the video file in the upper right hand corner and the length of the video in seconds. This helps since you can’t just view the properties of an FLV to get this information. Check out the link below to download the .air file.
File Furnace app added to Softpedia!
An Adobe Air app that I created a while back seems to have been added to the software site Softpedia and deemed 100% clean!
Adobe AIR NativeMenu and NativeMenuItem(s)
I have dabbled a bit in AIR for sometime and really love the ability to make an “official” feeling app for Windows while working in flash. How much more official can you get than altering the NativeMenu of the window with whatever you want (rendered in text that is). You are at the mercy of the OS, but still, I can even place line separators if I want! Read on for the code…
Adobe Open Screen Project
Adobe takes it a step further and launches the Open Screen Project
“The Open Screen Project is working to enable a consistent runtime environment – taking advantage of Adobe® Flash® Player and, in the future, Adobe AIR™ — that will remove barriers for developers and designers as they publish content and applications across desktops and consumer devices, including phones, mobile internet devices (MIDs), and set top boxes.”
- Removing restrictions on use of the SWF and FLV/F4V specifications
- Publishing the device porting layer APIs for Adobe Flash Player
- Publishing the Adobe Flash® Cast™ protocol and the AMF protocol for robust data services
- Removing licensing fees – making next major releases of Adobe Flash Player and Adobe AIR for devices free
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