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MXML text completion control v. 0.5 (aka down with combo boxes!)

I’ve always been frustrated by the way HTML applications use pull down menus. How many times have you had to pick a country out of a huge pull down menu? Do you use the mouse to scroll down to the...

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Impressions from Flashforward

Just got back late last night from Flashforward. Quick impressions: Huge attendance — I don’t have exact numbers but I hear it was ~1400? Loved Erik Natzke’s talk. Very inspirational. Wish I’d been...

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Slides from Flashforward 2006

As promised, here are my slides and notes from Flashforward. Some things you will need to know: The layout syntax uses the new beta 2 syntax, which is not out yet. The notes cover a bit less material...

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Layering Flex over AJAX and collaborating with data services — whoa!

Christophe just posted an example of how to layer Flex over AJAX to do video chat and shared whiteboard as an overlay to Google Maps. You could use this to draw a route on a map for someone else to...

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Usability is sometimes subtle (Fitts’ law, etc.)

I’ve always been interested in usability, and one of the fun things about Flex is that you can tweak and tweak your UI until you’ve satisfied your inner UI designer. So I was playing around with the...

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One of the nicests Flex apps so far

I’ve been poking around at a new photo application called picnik and I have to say that it is really, really, cool. It’s beautiful, fast, and useful. It feels intuitive. It doesn’t clutter your...

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Design is about taking a stand – CS icons, MTV.com and more

Over the years, I’ve had the chance to work with some top notch designers, and I always try to learn what I can from each of them. One quote I that has stuck with me over the years is from Michael...

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