When I talk about Node.js when of the first demo’s I do often show is how easy it is to setup a http server that will allow you to access your static files. This can be really useful when developing application that have static content but that must be tested in a web based security context. This includes Flash and Javascript content that uses remote services. Without testing it a web context you can run into issues when you deploy the content to its final...

In the mobile browser a long press on a link or images pops up a callout. Depending on the context what links are visible are different. This can be a great feature for users, but as a developer there are several scenarios when we might want to disable that behaviour. For instance if we have images in our application we may not want to allow users to save them. But the more specific problem for me was in using anchor elements for navigation in my phonegap...

Lets just get this straight. Phonegap was an open source project developed by Nitobi for building native applications with web technologies. While Phonegap was always open source, it was managed by Nitobi. Nitobi was purchased last year by Adobe. I don’t know if it was prior to the aquisition, or because of it. But the Nitobi folks decided to turn Phonegap into an open source project managed by the Apache Foundation. As phonegap is a recognized brand...

I was told last week that we have entered “The Age of Javascript“. The javascript age is about the migration from page based development on the LAMP stack, to the partial page loading data driven development style. A style of development that the flash community has been utilizing for at least six years. The Javascript age is not only about client side development, its about the language itself finally being recognized for the strengths it possesses. ...

360 Flex is the worlds best Flex conference! This year there is only one scheduled and its happening in Denver on April 10-13. Simb & Company is proud to announce that we will be speaking again this year at 360 Flex on “Putting some Javascript in your backend”. Node.js is a powerful platform that is taking the internet by storm. Its real strength is in real time communication and high load scenarios, which makes it perfect as a backend to your...

This month at PDX RIA we will be hosting Adobe’s Ryan Stewart. Ryan will be doing a presentation on the very diverse world of mobile and the Flash Platform at the Portland Adobe User Group on January 20th. He’ll be covering the iOS Packager for Flash Professional, Flex Mobile, AIR for Android, and the RIM tablet. It’s going to be a mix of hello world samples so that you can see the workflows as well as some techniques I have found for optimizing...

In honor of the holidays the team at Simby decided to have some fun this year. Many people participate in Movember by growing a mustache each November. However we think Mustaches are creepy, and decided to show our support by growing beards in December. And as such myDecembeard.com was born. The team at Simby often likes to explore new technologies. The hardest part about this is finding a good project to put things to the test on. Lately we have been doing a lot...