Tag Archives: flash

Thoughts on a Flash-based TiVo User Interface

Posted on March 3, 2010 by slacy

Okay, huge disclaimers here.  I used to work at TiVo, and specifically worked on several parts of the user interface framework, and I now work at Google, and have worked on the YouTube backend infrastructure. One big struggle at TiVo … Continue reading →

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Notes on transitioning from Fedora Core to Ubuntu

Posted on August 11, 2009 by slacy

Just some quick notes before I forget them. I’ve recently switched my primary desktop machine from Fedora Core 8 (very old, I know) x86_64 to Ubuntu 9.04 (latest and greatest) x86_64.  In general, things went well, but there were a … Continue reading →

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Firefox 3.5 crashes under Fedora solved

Posted on July 29, 2009 by slacy

I was having horrible crashing issues with the 32-bit version of Firefox 3.5.1 on my Fedora Core x86_64 system, especially while using Flash, but also while doing simple tasks like printing.  Fedora Core (unlike Ubuntu) can run both 32-bit and … Continue reading →

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The other death of flash: netbooks

Posted on January 8, 2009 by slacy

Just a quick note for another item that will be the death of flash: Netbooks. As the computer market continues to move down in CPU power, price and size, the ability of a standard netbook to run sites like hulu.com … Continue reading →

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Mobile platforms will be the death of Adobe Flash

Posted on January 5, 2009 by slacy

I’ve been curiously watching the developments (or lack thereof) surrounding Adobe and the use of Flash on mobile platforms like the iPhone and Android handsets. Here’s my summarization of the situation as it stands today: No browser (mobile or otherwise) … Continue reading →

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Another great little flash game.

Posted on February 12, 2008 by slacy

This time its called Chain Factor. Read the brief instructions on the right before starting. It’ll take a game or 2 before you get the hang of it…. then, you’re addicted, like me.

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A great little flash game.

Posted on February 10, 2008 by slacy

Normally, these sorts of amusements aren’t worth mentioning, but this version of ‘launchball’ is really fantastic implementation of games in the ‘rube goldberg machine building’ genre. The twist here is that it uses real ‘scientific’ principles like heat, magnetism, steam, … Continue reading →

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