VMware Fusion 4 is awesome

VMware Fusion 4

It is awesome for Mac users. Check out the site if are Mac user and want more info. I know there are other options but so far so awesome with the VMware Fusion 4.

 

http://www.vmware.com/products/fusion/overview.html

Adobe ColdFusion usage Trends on the Decline

According to builtwith.com Adobe ColdFusion usage looks like it is on a decline in usage. What does this mean?

 

http://trends.builtwith.com/framework/Adobe-ColdFusion

Good Article, "A Simple Git Rebase Workflow, Explained"

Git Logo

If you currently use the git merge workflow: 

Example

git commit -a

git pull origin master

git push origin master

 

You might wanna check out the git rebase workflow. It will make your life a even better and you will also look like a "Ninja" with some clean commits ;)

http://mettadore.com/analysis/a-simple-git-rebase-workflow-explained/

MacBook Pro Setup Suggestions

John Gag - MacBook Pro

Just got my first MacBook Pro delivered 1 hour ago!! I have never owned a Mac or really played on a Mac for more than 30 min. Any dev tools or apps that are MUSTs that I should know about? Any suggestions? �3

CSS Media Query

Lately I have been working on making some sites more mobile friendly. One thing I have been playing with is CSS Media Queries.  Instead of redoing the whole application with a mobile framework you can just have mobile specific CSS.  It is not always the best option but it is a good tool to have. In this example the CSS Media Query is only grabbing devices with a max width of 800px.  Obviously this is just scratching the surface. If you want more info there is some good stuff here: http://www.w3.org/TR/css3-mediaqueries/

Flex Custom TreeItemRenderer

Here is a snippet of a custom Flex tree TreeItemRenderer. I had to make an itemrenderer that would have a custom display on children of a parent tree. I am sure there is a better way to go about this cause I am creating buttons and images even when the parent nodes do not use them. 

Adobe - Convert Adobe Flash FLA files into HTML5

Flash to HTML5

Adobe prereased a project under the code name Wallaby which converts .fla files into HTML5. I am intested to see where they go with this. To get more information and try it out go here:

 

http://labs.adobe.com/technologies/wallaby/

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