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Samsung Support for AIR

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So the recent AdobeMAX conference gave us all a chance to see the role that Adobe will be taking in the mobile space.  But what I found very interesting is how the AIR platform is really taking off.  Hot news was all about the BlackBerry Playbook offering an SDK based on AIR, and other mobile offerings.  I, however, am really excited about AIR on TV.  Adobe has partnered with Samsung to launch AIR on TV.  Because of this I decided to look into purchasing a Samsung TV for our UX group at Railinc.

To start off my search I had to find out what models would support the Samsung App store.  I contacted a support person at Samsung and they provided me with the following model numbers that support the apps, and hence should support AIR apps.

I am sharing this information with you as is.  Please verify before making a purchase.

In LED the models are:

  • UN55C6800UF
  • UN65C6500VF
  • UN60C6400RF
  • UN55C9000ZF
  • UN65C8000XF
  • UN55C7100WF
  • UN55C7000WF
  • UN55C6900VF

In LCD the models are:

  • LN46C750R2F
  • LN46C670M1F
  • LN55C650L1F
  • LN40C560J2F

In Plasma the models are:

  • PN63C8000YF
  • PN63C7000YF
  • PN58C6500TF
  • PN58C6400TF.

This information should help me to narrow down the field, hopefully it will help you as well.

Adobe Flex 4 Training From the Source

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I have read many Flex related books and have been developing Flex applications for sometime. Adobe Flex 4 – Training From the Source, is the newest version in the  Training From the Source series that covers Flex 4. The simplest way to put it is if you are brand new to Flex, still learning Flex, or trying out Flex 4 then you need to read this book.   Like I said before, I read a lot of books and this series never fails to deliver.

Adobe Flex 4 – Training From the Source takes you through a step by step progression of creating an actual application. This is not a book of quick snippets and neat tricks, this book is filled with fundamental knowledge that teaches you how to create a real application. This is not “Hello World” or “watch this neat effect.”  This is one of the books you need to have on your bookshelf.

Snowed in and Bored – Write a Theme

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Raleigh, North Carolina, is stuck in the midst of a snow storm. By my standards this is not a snow storm but rather a minor irritation. But since everything is shut down I decided to create a new blog theme. I had a few hours to kill and it seemed like a good idea, actually it was. I popped open my favorite IDE and started writing CSS, in about an hour I had come up with a theme and the general look and feel; which is what you are looking at right now. I know there are a lot of little things left to do, there always is when creating a theme, but hey… there is always tomorrow since we are snowed in. Check out the before picture… Continue reading →