http://initApp.com Mon, 15 Dec 2008 04:05:46 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en The new version of the AIR and web versions of UVLayer has been released. In case you haven't heard of it yet, it is the best way* to search out, collect, and share videos available on the web today (and now flickr pictures too). The application takes you out of ... http://initApp.com/2008/12/14/uvlayer-releases-a-new-version-warning-wont-help-you-get-your-xmas-shopping-done-or-will-it/ So many of the "pet projects" we work on never see the light of day. Often times its not that what we have holds no value, rather its that the creator in us just can't see it as mature enough to be ready for the world. So we set it ... http://initApp.com/2008/09/07/pet-project-cemetery-the-pownce-badge-creator/ This isn't a technical article. Although it could be about a person you know that does technical things well. This article is about taking a couple of extra minutes out of your day to acknowledge someone that always does a terrific job. Those rare people who through their everyday work ... http://initApp.com/2008/06/21/the-6-parnassus-william-gibson-and-acknowledging-a-job-well-done/ Don't you just love an exciting headline. If you haven't heard by now, Share (Document Services API) is an online service provided by Adobe that allows you to share, publish, and organize documents online. Share is already a good service, but it can be an even better service with a ... http://initApp.com/2008/05/11/adobe-share-actionscript-library-goes-community-updated-now-with-pdf-support/ I was busy last week and unable to make it to most of the show, but I did use my free expo pass on thursday morning to see the Keynotes, a mesh demo, and take a pass through the expo hall. Overall it was worth it. At the very least ... http://initApp.com/2008/04/28/web-expo-20-thoughts-getting-my-hands-meshy-and-is-curling-a-game-that-will-really-take-off/ Adobe Share has received a much needed update to its document embed capability. The previous version required keen eyesight or the use of a magnifying glass to read the embedded docs. The new version has received the "fullscreen" button treatment. I consider this the only real way to read these ... http://initApp.com/2008/03/29/handout-updated-to-use-share-improvements-well-the-ones-you-can-use-more-than-5-times/ I'm completely serious about this next sentence. Get a library card. The San Francisco public library (and many others) offer Safari Online for free. The library also has these things on shelves called books, they are made of paper(comes from trees) and have words in them. I highly recommend checking ... http://initApp.com/2008/03/13/how-to-get-safari-technical-books-online-for-free-more/ File this one under "when I could have been creating something useful, I created this" I've been using PrivatePaste.com quite often of late and thought hmm... it would be simple to create a quick as3 library for using the service. Unfortunately PrivatePaste isn't intended to be used as a web service. ... http://initApp.com/2008/03/09/my-code-look-pretty-someday-or-turning-your-geshi-install-into-a-service-and-using-it-with-as3/ When your average developer hears about a design conference or lecture they often don't give it a thought. Its like a developer sitting in a meeting while designers argue over fonts. Early in my career I often didn't pay designers any mind, but as I matured I realized that there ... http://initApp.com/2008/03/07/stefan-sagmeister-at-designmatters-for-designers-developers-everyone/ So I've heard a few people today mention that Silverlight is going to be running on new nokia handsets. (Article 1, Article 2) I especially enjoyed the end of the article 1. Nokia is only prepared to say that a Silverlight developers' kit is "intended" to be available during 2008, and ... http://initApp.com/2008/03/04/silverlight-to-run-on-linux-oh-wait-that-was-last-year/