Adobe Air for Noobs

Posted September 15th, 2008 by Ron Edelen

I am a noob to Air. On top of this, it is also important to recognize that I am a slow adopter of Flash AS3. I have tunnel vision formed by habitual attachments to AS2 methods and it keeps me in a frustrated state of mind. Fortunately I have a few OOP-savvy cohorts that spoon-feed insightful ways of thinking. I am picking up on the basics quickly, but I am finding little resources that speak to those non-programming-centric designers.

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Ron and Teammates are Vicious and Delicious

Posted September 15th, 2008 by Ron Edelen

 It all started with a friend asking if anyone in the room was a runner. Ignorant to the details, I raised my hand. Without fully understanding the challenge, I had committed myself to run a 208-mile relay through the rolling Blue Ridge Mountains. With the support of 11 killer teammates, the event turned out to be a beautiful experience wrapped in my own physical humility. Continue Reading Post »

Remove the iTunes 8 Store Arrows

Posted September 10th, 2008 by Albert Banks

Just when you thought it was safe to upgrade, Apple’s new version of iTunes turns on one of it’s most annoying features – and removes the option of disabling it. Yep, I’m talking about those nasty gray icons in your song list linked to the iTunes Store.

You used to be able to uncheck “Show Links to Music Store” under Preferences -> General. I guess Apple really really wants you to buy buy buy!

After a few Google searches I discovered threads about removing this “feature.”

MAC: http://www.macosxhints.com/article.php?story=20080909130752871
Windows: http://discussions.apple.com/message.jspa?messageID=8049293#8049293

It’s a shame that must revert to these kind of fixes to customize the user experience…