Oct 21st, 2011
JavaScript, CSS, HTML Frameworks and Tools – my list
One of the challenges in the world of HTML/JavaScript/CSS app development is cobbling together your kitchen sink of frameworks, tools and other technologies. When you start looking around, it feels like there is an endless list of options, which is good and bad! Recently, I’ve been gathering a list of what’s popular these days and [...]
Oct 12th, 2011
Upgrading my MacBook Pro to a SSD (solid state drive)
Solid-state drives (SSDs) have been available for a few years now, but I’ve been reluctant to move to one due to some early problems that friends of mine had. When a SSD fails, there is no warning… no clicking drive sound, and no opportunity to save a few files. When it crashes, it’s instant death. [...]
Oct 12th, 2011
Stupid PhoneGap Tricks – loading external content
Most PhoneGap apps are built so that the HTML/JS/CSS content is bundled into the app (see my previous blog post). I wondered if it was possible to load external content into the PhoneGap container, and after a few minutes of looking at the APIs, I discovered that it is doable, at least on Android (I’ll [...]
Oct 6th, 2011
How PhoneGap impacts how we evangelize Flex
DISCLAIMER: The following is my personal opinion and not necessarily that of my employer (Adobe Systems, Inc.). The PhoneGap announcement at MAX 2011 really got a lot of people excited (including me!), and it raised a few questions about how it changes our jobs as evangelists. PhoneGap gives us the means to build cross-platform apps with [...]
Oct 6th, 2011
What is PhoneGap?
Earlier this week at Adobe MAX, it was announced that Adobe had started the process (signed a definitive agreement) of acquiring Nitobi, the makers of PhoneGap. After this announcement, I had multiple conversations with conference attendees and found that several of them really had no idea what PhoneGap is. Some thought it was a JavaScript [...]
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