Here’s an APB on what not to do with file permissions.

We’ve been developing a visually complex Flex app in the last couple of weeks or so. Its not complex from an ‘enterprisy’ type view, but it does have to achieve a few things visually which have been a challenge. I’ve really enjoyed developing in Flex so far, but have found a few issues which I [...]

Configuration files get changed every time you install an instance of a project. Then they sit there, annoying you every time you do a commit. Here’s how to ensure they never get in your way again.

Castle Project Monorail ColumnType does not seem to work as advertised. Try these options.

Today I have been exploring the world of Flex/Flash development. The first question that usually gets asked is “what is the difference between Flash and Flex…” Well, interestingly, the difference is primarily in the development paradigm. Essentially the end result is the same, usually a ‘.swf’ file playing in a browser or running using Adobe [...]

This might seem like old news, but its actually just rare news, more than old. Did you know that Adobe was developing a Linux version of Flex builder? They have put the project on hold according to this artice: http://gruchalski.com/2009/04/22/flex-builder-3-for-linux-on-hold/ What is interesting here is that Flex builder is a plugin for Eclipse which runs [...]

Just BTW. If you ever have that annoying ^M end of line issue in a php script, say someone created a CSV file on a windows machine and your script refuses to open the file as multiple lines… try this setting

ini_set(’auto_detect_line_endings’,TRUE);
It’ll auto detect not only MSDOS new line characters, but also Mac ones. This is [...]

It’s like Christmas in April

I’ve been working on a project which requires complete compatibility with UTF-8 and in particular with cyrillic characters. From the database to the PDF generator, there are little details to be aware of. The particular issue I want to address here is the problem of creating PDF files which contain cyrillic characters. It seems straight [...]

If you need some inspiration or how about a really useful mockup tool, look no further. I am about to reveal to you both, rolled into one.
As a small business, our company really needs all the great tools it can get to give us some leverage. We’re small and smart enough to be able to [...]