We are releasing a slightly updated version of our Flash Communication Server bandwidth monitoring tool (Flogger). This version has not been fully QAed by us and is thus not support by Macromedia. However, we wanted to get it out to developers as soon as possible.
It’s basically the same old Flogger, but now works with servers that have multiple vhosts.
The old Flogger collected stats from the default, main vhost: _defaultVhost_. If a server had multiple vhosts (usually only in ISP situations like MediaTemple) they could not get usage info on the applications running under other vhosts.
I have finally gotten around to putting up an example of the Stock Services sample application available on the Developer Resource Kit Volume 1.
The application uses Macromedia Flash, Flash Remoting, ColdFusion MX and the Flash Remoting Stock Services Library (available on DRK 1) to provide charts of historical stock information.
You can view a version of the app running here.
The Flash Remoting Stock Services Library and this sample application are both available on DRK 1.
Greg Burch just launched his new weblog. He has switched to MovableType and has a completely new design.
The coolest thing though is the Flash based application he has on his site which basically keeps track of what he is doing or working on, his location, and the device he is currently using. Pretty cool stuff.
You can view his site here.
Make sure that you update your URLs to point to the new site and RSS feed.
Gary Kasparov is playing the Deep Junior computer at chess. Wired has set up a page with a Flash application that allows you to watch the match (or replay its history) live.
You can view the match here.
Oops, I posted this in haste! We recently ran a live test of our enhanced website, which will be launching in the near future. We are committed to bringing you the best experience possible and look forward to your feedback when the new Macromedia.com becomes available. In the meantime, we hope you liked what you saw!
and on and on…
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Christian Cantrell just posted that Jeremy Allaire will be moving on to tackle some new challenges. Jeremy has made a post to his weblog talking about the changes, and looking back at some of the successes he has helped drive at Macromedia.
Jeremy will continue to work closely with Macromedia as a Macromedia Founder Emeritus.
You can read Jeremy’s post here.
On a personal note, I think that Jeremy is truly one of the pioneers of web application development, and I wish him the best of luck.
Kevin Lynch has just launched a new weblog. Kevin is the Chief Software Architect at Macromedia and is responsible for a lot of the cool stuff that comes from Macromedia.
You can view his weblog here. (Can find the original archive version from Macromedia days here)
This is definitely a site you want to check out to get an idea of some of the thoughts and ideas driving a lot of what is going on at Macromedia today.
The documentation for some of the Flash Components from the Developer Resource Kits is now online.
DataGrid Documentation from DRK 1.
Flash UI Component Set 4 Documentation from DRK 2.
I think we are still working on getting the other documentation up. I will post here when I find out more info.
O’Reilly is running an article by Colin Moock titled What is a Flash Component? It is a very good introduction to Flash MX components with plenty of links to other relevant resources.
Of course, Colin is the author of ActionScript for Flash MX : The Definitive Guide, so you know that the article is worth looking at.
