Using Adobe Scout on Mobile without the Scout Companion App

If you would like to config your mobile AIR applications to send telemetry data to a specific Adobe Scout there is a way to do this without the Adobe Scout companion application. The Adobe Scout companion mobile application or the below steps configures what host and port that the AIR runtime will send telemetry data too. You still have to compile your SWF with an opt-in for the ability to send advanced telemetry data, see this post on enabling...

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Integrating Brass Monkey into Waste Invaders

Have you had a chance to check out the gaming.adobe.com site? If not, you’re missing some great showcase apps and resources for game developers working with Flash and AIR. One of these resources is a game called Waste Invaders which also has source code available. http://gaming.adobe.com/getstarted/ Waste Invaders is a great web and mobile example of a Stage3D top down airplane shooter game. It would be cool to be able to control the web...

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Customizing Flex applicationDPI for a multiple screen size application

Building a Flex mobile application that works across smartphones and tablets takes an understanding of screen sizes, screen dots per inch (DPI) and screen resolutions. In the current landscape of devices typically you consider a tablet something bigger then a 5-6 inch physical screen. Also in the current device landscape screen resolutions are for tablets are typically greater then 1024×600 (original Galaxy Tab 7′ and PlayBook), while...

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Caltrain Times at MAX and Source Code

I have been working on an application called Caltrain Times. It is available in quite a few marketplaces and runs across smartphones and tablets. I have made the source code for this application available on my github here. Adobe MAX is coming up in a few weeks and I will be speaking again at MAX. There has been some last minute changes and I will not be speaking on my original topic of Digital Fun in the Digital Home, but if you want to catch...

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Introducing the Caltrain Times Application

I have been working on a mobile application and finally have it released in the major marketplaces. It has been a great learning experience to go through the mobile developement process. The mobile application I have been working on is called Caltrain Times. The purpose of the application is to help commuters of the Caltrain system easily navigate the train schedules through a good looking interface. If you are not familiar with Caltrain, it...

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