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Review: Mockups from Balsamiq

written by Geoff Bowers on 24-Jul-08

Balsamiq's "Mockups" tool is ideal for throwing together the straw-man, discussion point, come... well mockup, for application development. It's the perfect "electronic napkin". Quick. Intuitive. And if you're a scribbler, doodler, or back of the envelope kinda guy then this is the perfect app.

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Desktop Keeley: Page 3 Distraction (Uncensored!)

written by Geoff Bowers on 18-Jul-08

Desktop Keeley is an Adobe AIR application, built by Glue London, for the Sun newspaper in England. Keeley is a regular Page 3 sensation who makes a profound contribution to society in her role as a mischievous genie in a laptop. Ok, it’s true she doesn’t have many lines - but she’s a sophisticated, method-actor with passion.

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Improving Performance

written by Geoff Bowers on 15-Jul-08

When we talk about "improving performance" we're referring to things like greater throughput, more concurrent users served, improved responsiveness. Putting aside blue pills and nasal delivery systems, scaling application development is after much the same thing. When it comes to web applications, delivering your message as fast as you can leads to greater user satisfaction.

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The webDU Trading Card Game

written by Geoff Bowers on 29-May-08

"All you have to do is submit a hand of our incredibly collectable trading cards to the friendly conference staff, and if it's one of the highest scoring hands, you could be in for a share of the goodies."

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What happened to Peter Joel, Flash Aficionado?!

written by Geoff Bowers on 15-May-08

Peter Joel Blog, the voice of Peter Hall, started back in 2002 and was a regular stop for Flash developers of all levels. The enigmatic Hall has taken a much lower profile in recent years, but his updated webdu bio contains interesting highlights of his recent capers.

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FarCry License Change Discussion Paper

written by Geoff Bowers on 07-May-08

The FarCry 5.0 release has been delayed. We're contemplating a significant licensing change and as a consequence we want to make the decision prior to making the release. Once we have resolved whether or not the license change is right for our community, we'll either release 5.0 under the current license, Common Public License 1.0 (CPL), or under the newly proposed dual-licensing scheme.

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webdu Flash Faces: The Talented Mr Piscopo

written by Geoff Bowers on 22-Apr-08

For the last few years we've been blessed by the talents of Nectarine’s Steve Piscopo putting together little Flash caricatures of webdu speakers. 2008 is no exception! Just love the new "boggle eyed" look. Here’s a quick sample — you'll have to search the speaker list for more.

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FarCry Picnik & Keyword Plugins

written by Geoff Bowers on 16-Apr-08

One of the great innovations of FarCry Core 4.0 (the Gonzales release) was the introduction of plugins. The FarCry concept of Plugins can be just about anything from simple changes in UI controls to complete applications. At the tail end of an eSeminar, I gave a sneak peak to a couple of my favourite plugins. Well worth a look if you have 10 minutes to spare.

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webdu 2008: dashboard widgets

written by Geoff Bowers on 15-Apr-08

Can't wait till webdu?! Get a load of these great little widgets for tracking the latest webdu news, and essential "webdu countdown" so you know to the second how long you have to wait. Widget magic courtesy of the mighty Rob Rohan.

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FarCry 5.0 (Fortress) eSeminar Recording

written by Geoff Bowers on 15-Apr-08

With FarCry Fortress' imminent release, what better time to kick up your heels and catch up on what the FarCry community has been up to? From bare-bones installation right the way through to fully functioning application. If you haven't had time to download FarCry CMS, this eSeminar recording might just give you the encouragement to give it a whirl.

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