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Introduction to Merapi

Merapi is a bridge between applications written in Java and those running in and created for Adobe AIR™ (Adobe Integrated Runtime™).

Merapi has been designed to run on a user's machine, along with an Adobe AIR™application and providea direct bridge between the Adobe AIR™ framework and Java, exposing the power and overall calabilities of the user's operating system, including 3rd party hardware devices.

With a light weight and straightforward API, developers can leverage the OS by writing Java companion applications for their AIR™ applications. Java programs treat Merapi as a bridge to the running Adobe AIR™ application and vice-versa.

Developers can build their Flex, Flash and AJAX applications for Adobe AIR™, and use Merapi to make them do things that AIR just can't do by itself.

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Flex Monkey Patches » Air

Launching external applications from AIR is not supported.

Quote "The bigger problem would be to record the sound as it`s not possible to save the microphone input with AIR (for now)."

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zero point nine » Blog Archive » SimpleFlvWriter.as - AS3 Class to Create FLV’s

SimpleFlvWriter.as - AS3 Class to Create FLV’s

An Actionscript 3 class for use with Adobe AIR to create uncompressed Macromedia Flash Video (FLV) files to the local filesystem. It will add proper onMetaData info as well. It’s very simple to use.

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Web 2.0 wanted by kids but not teachers | 5 Sep 2008 | ComputerWeekly.com

Parents that understand technology see the value of Web 2.0 in the classroom, but teachers are less certain according to research.

TDD Training

Resources for learning the principles of Test Driven Development

Check out this recipie site. Should satisfy your gastronomic and list based urges.

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Cooking: Five Mushrooms Searches Several Recipe Sites at Once

Amazing Transport Designs

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Dark Roasted Blend: Extravagant Designs by Luigi Colani

Aerodynamic Planes, Trains and (more) Automobiles

Love this guys stuff. Thought you'd like it too.

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Hey guys. I've found a simplified LOM schema I'm intending to use for the metadata project. It'll make creating the classes and validating the results much easier.

Would you have a quick looksee and let me know if you forsee any problems with using this xsd.

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Simplified IEEE LOM schema

Overview

This document describes a simplified LOM XML schema that conforms to the IEEE standard. Using this schema instead of the multiple files and folders of the reference IEEE schema can greatly simplify packaging and editing of metadata in SCORM 2004 packages. This can be accomplished without affecting conformance.

Check out this thing. Food for thought when considering funky MLS interfaces.

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BumpTop

BumpTop, Rethink your Desktop

BumpTop is a fresh and engaging new way to interact with your computer desktop. You can pile and toss documents like on a real desk. Break free from the rigid and mechanical style of standard point-and-click desktops. Interact by pushing, pulling and piling documents with elegant, self revealing gestures. BumpTop's stunning interface makes clever use of 3D presentation and smooth physics-based animations for an engaging, vivid user experience.

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TED | Talks | Anand Agarawala: BumpTop desktop is a beautiful mess (video)

bumptop ui

Check out this source control system. It doesn't require a central server app. Are there any benefits for us in that? It also has a much more amusing name than other apps which is always good in my books ;)

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Git - Fast Version Control System

• Git – Fast Version Control System

Css3 supports rounded corners.Thought it did. Looks like I can ditch the dodgy jscript.

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Border-radius: create rounded corners with CSS! - CSS3 . Info

Rounded corners are supported in CSS3

• Border-radius: create rounded corners with CSS!