This post describes a way to get around the issue of inserting and updated a sqlLite db with single ticks…
There probably is more than likely a better way to do this, I’m told that when you use “Prepared” sql statements in air, it may fix the issue, but I’m on my first Air project, i’ve [...]

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I built a FileParser in AIR to do a couple of things… this post contains links to download it….
recursively look for certain file types
limit files in the view pending a limiting Size
be able to take a quick peak at the files
Application – Source
here is a link by David Tucker to find the number of lines [...]

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I’m a pretty big stickler about keeping compile times down for as long as possible, and sometimes I go to the extent of embeding fonts in my css and then commenting them out while developing because fonts can seriously slow down compile times… so one thing you can also do is set unicode ranges if [...]

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I received a copy of the latest issue from http://tigerdirect.com and found a Motorola s9 bluetooth headphones that looked totally awesome!

I really thought they were great in the picture, then I got them, and they really aren’t all that comfortable… but just the fact they are wireless is awesome….
it’s not that they are uncomfortable, but [...]

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Powerpoint Slides for Preso

General Workflow tips/tools and tricks

FireFTP
Email – turn off outlook indicators so you can focus.
Developing Remotely, and how to push for it, why it’s important… saves time and money, it’s easier to find developers all across the nation than it is to get someone to move or to move their whole family.
http://www.rphelan.com/2008/08/01/flex-builder-shortcuts-and-timesavers/

Subversion

dont subversion [...]

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Somebody dropped me a comment, and gave me a totally awesome link:
http://birdeye.googlecode.com/svn/trunk/ravis/RaVisExamples/example-binaries/RaVisExplorer.html
This relates to all the following posts:
Paint Canvas Application – Paint Canvas Source
Drawing with the UIComponent in Flex (part 3) Application – Drawing with the UIComponent in Flex (part 3) Source  
Making Flex look 3D
Programmatic Visualization
Drawing with the UIComponent – 4
Drawing with the UIComponent [...]

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I went and bought a palm treo about 3 weeks ago and it’s been great… till I updated to Microsoft Office 2007, all of my stuff stopped synchronizing… I mainly just used it to sync my contacts, and calendar… and it did a pretty phenomenal job, with a couple hiccups here and there…
Palm Treo 755p [...]

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