Background colour in a label control in AS3
A quick ActionScript 3 example showing how to add a background colour to Flex's Label component using its underlying TextField.
WRITING ARCHIVE
Older writing.
Page 5 of 10.
2011
SQLite databases and mobile applications - A caveat
As some of you might have noticed, I have been building some mobile applications lately on my spare time specifically for the Blackberry Playbook . They…
Quick tip on Flash Builder and application internationalization
I'm building a new Blackberry Playbook app, and when starting to work with internationalization, I got stuck with a bug that wouldn't go away. I'm…
2010
Nifty jQuery tricks - Ajax Events
As previously mentioned on my other post, I'm working on improving usability and user experience within one of our applications.
Nifty jQuery tricks - Avoid Cache
Two small jQuery functions I found for stopping the browser from caching Ajax requests, useful when turning a static page into a dynamic one.
mySQL killed my hamster
A routine MySQL upgrade broke my WordPress site with an 'Error establishing a database connection' error, and here's what fixed it.
Android and what I've been up to
First impressions after two months on Android: what impressed me most about app installation, openness, and building for the platform.
Moving SVN Folders
Moving a folder in Subversion is not a drag and drop job. Here is how to relocate an SVN folder properly with svn move so you keep its history.
Changing authentication settings on TortoiseSVN
I've had my virtual machine (the one I use for development) rebuilt today, and to minimize overhead, we simply cloned a VM that had the desired settings.
Getting serial ports to work on Linux
How to get a PCI RS232 serial port card recognised and working on Ubuntu Linux, including the kernel modules and device permissions you need.