Archive for February, 2009

AS3 to Cocoa Touch: MovieClip vs UIView

Posted in as3, cocoa touch, iphone, objective c on February 12th, 2009 by admin – 8 Comments

UIView vs Movieclip.

It’s true that the UIView object has comparisons with the Movieclip object in actionscript.
But not everything is the same. I’m going to discuss a couple of examples that you would do with a movieclip and show you how to can achieve the same result in objective-c with the UIView object.
But first a couple of statements about the UIView / Movieclip object:

Movieclip Question UIView
The object is a container for view/display objects
You can draw into the view/display object
You can animate the object directly
Accessing view through id

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FITC Amsterdam Mobile Guide Released

Posted in conference, iphone on February 11th, 2009 by admin – 3 Comments

It’s been awfully quite around here last couple of weeks. That has it’s reasons.
I was involved with the 2 projects, 1 being a Native iPhone applications where i will be releasing more details about very soon, and the other is the FITC Mobile Guide iphone website.

For you guys who don’t know what fitc is.

If you were lucky enough to attend our FITC Amsterdam 2008, you know what it’s all about. If you missed it, you’re going to want to grab a ticket before they’re all gone (there sold out, but you can put yourself on the wait list http://www.fitc.ca/amsterdam/wait/). There is no other event quite like it. The combination of unbelievable presenters from around the globe, incredible networking opportunities, and the infamous FITC parties, all with the amazing backdrop of the city of Amsterdam, creates a stage set for the unexpected. We’ve brought back some of your favourite speakers, added a number of new ones, and we also have a few surprises up our sleeve to keep everyone on their toes. With some of the most interesting and engaging presenters from around the world, it’s 2 days and nights that will leave you inspired, energized and awed. And probably pretty tired. So join us for an event you will never forget!
With a limited number of tickets available, this event will sell out.

  • 2 full days and nights of events, plus 1 day of optional pre-festival workshops
  • Over 50 presentations and panels covering the Creative, Technical, and Business aspects of Flash and digital media
  • Over 500 attendees from around the globe
  • Over 50 internationally renowned design and technology presenters
  • Includes three FITC evening events

Me and my co-worker Thomas Joos Developed a complete mobile guide for the upcoming FITC Amsterdam.

What can you expect from the mobile guide we developed?

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