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Adobe Introduces “Premium” API’s because they deserve to get paid for your work.

Posted on March 28, 2012 by The Plastic Sturgeon

Today adobe announced another big fuck you to flash developers by introducing “premium” apis. Apparently greed is first on the wishlist at adobe. So next year should we expect photoshop premium, in which we are charged by the pixel? Aftereffects … Continue reading →

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10 Billion Android Downloads and Counting

Posted on December 6, 2011 by The Plastic Sturgeon

Google is celebrating 10 billion app downloads from android market this week with a pretty amazing promotion: they are selling 10 different premium apps for 10 cents each. There are 10 new apps each day. I apready picekd up two … Continue reading →

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Worst Episode Ever…

Posted on October 6, 2011 by The Plastic Sturgeon

Did you attend Adobe Max 2011 this year? Well, let’s hope not. It was without a doubt the worst conference I ever attended. Maybe there was some great stuff if you were a photoshop user. But if you’re a flash … Continue reading →

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Why You Will Love FlashDevelop 4.0 Beta

Posted on August 13, 2011 by The Plastic Sturgeon

I’m a long time FlashDevelop user. And I am super excited about the latest release: 4.0 Beta. Here’s what’s exciting and new: Android Publishing!!! (with handy scripts that will build package and install your project on your android device of … Continue reading →

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AIR for Android v 2.7 Released! Is it any better than version 2.6?

Posted on June 14, 2011 by The Plastic Sturgeon

Today adobe released the 2.7 version of the Air Runtime, promising (much needed) improved performance on mobile devices. Personally I hope they did it. I’d like to see this technology become a viable new way to market my actionscript skills. … Continue reading →

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