Month: September, 2007

Is the Adobe AIR "Install Now" Badge on Web Pages a Bad Idea?

7 September, 2007 (11:15) | AIR, Adobe Apollo, Flex | 20 comments

Now that the AirDerby deadline has passed, people are starting to show off their cool applications.  I’ve been to a few sites that have an “Install Now” badge (like the Adobe AIR Sample Gallery).  These badges allow the user to click on a link and both the AIR runtime and AIR application will be installed [...]

AIR Derby Entry: FOTOBLendr

6 September, 2007 (08:19) | AIR, Adobe Apollo, Flex, Photo Fun | 1 comment

Worked late last night to solidify the functionality of FOTOBlendr, my entry into the Adobe AIR Derby.  It’s an application for quickly building photo collages with community shared templates (in progress), as well as a free form tool using custom borders and slapping images on a Collage Canvas.
Currently, it supports the ability to grab images [...]