http://www.loyalmoses.com public var blog:Blog = Blog.getInstance(); Tue, 16 Feb 2010 17:08:42 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en I don't really have to go into too much detail on the hype and excitement that had been building around the rumors that preceded today's announcement and debut of the Apple iPad.I've been using Mac's now for about 6 years, and although I love Apple technology I am not a ... http://www.loyalmoses.com/2010/01/giant-ipod-err-ipad-whatever/ Thanks a lot Intel! -- Well, okay... there isn't any rational logic here, but I'm still going to blame them for needing to reboot after something as trivial as a Safari update on OS X. Prior to Intel my Mac's were loaded with IBM PowerPC G4 and G5 processors and a ... http://www.loyalmoses.com/2010/01/restart-what/ Back in August I layed out a few of my frustrations regarding Apple's Snow Leopard (New version of OS X) and Expose. Original post: http://www.loyalmoses.com/2009/08/snow-leopards-expose-bad/ Approaching 4 months later, and that post is still the number one most viewed blog entry on the site. Apparently, I am not the only one who is still ... http://www.loyalmoses.com/2009/11/interestingly-not-alone-snow-leopard-and-expose-issue/ This was the result of a little playing with XMLSocket along with PHP to create a multi-client socket server for Flex to interact with. Initially I only wanted to test the simplicity of Flex's ability to make simple socket connections and pass data, however one can easily see how much fun ... http://www.loyalmoses.com/2009/11/php-socket-server-flex-xmlsocket-w-reflection/ After months and months of intentionally avoiding Silverlight I finally broke down and installed it. Not that I needed it, I have still yet to be presented with a situation in which I must have Silverlight, I rather installed it to check out some of the examples and take a look ... http://www.loyalmoses.com/2009/11/silverlight-i-installed-it-feeling-dirty/ First, let me start this post by noting that should you know a little about me, you're already aware that I am a huge fan of Apple and OS X since making the switch to Mac's nearly 6 years ago. Now that it's clear this isn't an Apple / OS ... http://www.loyalmoses.com/2009/08/snow-leopards-expose-bad/ Yup, I be a winner again. @umAndy (Andy Powell) dropped a tweet a few weeks ago with my name selected as the winner for a free ticket to Flash Camp Atlanta 2009. Flash Camp Atlanta is a one day event focusing on the Flash platform, Flex and Actionscript. The camp provides tracks ... http://www.loyalmoses.com/2009/08/free-ticket-to-flash-camp-atlanta-2009-for-me/ Here's a short list of the business items that kept me from blogging as much as I would have liked to last month. Aanval 5.2 development and testing Aanval general support Dedicated time for several small Tactical FLEX clients Picked up two more professional services clients (Flex & AIR) Development and testing on liveSnort (new ... http://www.loyalmoses.com/2009/08/the-month-of-july-was-a-killer-one/ This is not so much an announcement as it is a warning! Nice! The Silverlight install page has the following quote: Don’t Worry! We won’t install a bunch of additional stuff on your computer or try to sign you up for unwanted email. ... yeah, that's the reason I haven't installed it. If you ... http://www.loyalmoses.com/2009/07/microsoft-silverlight-30-released-cough/ Stop! Seriously please, enough. We're smarter than you think. If you hadn't guessed, this isn't a posting on how to actually make any money, but more my personal rantings on the topic. Here we go... If you were honestly working 4 hours a week and making money as an Internet marketing entrepreneur then ... http://www.loyalmoses.com/2009/07/make-300-a-day-and-get-20000-followers/