Great video art nae Demo Reel by Sculpture

Adobe® AIR® 2 applications can be packaged and delivered via a native installer application, such as an EXE installer file on Windows or a DMG file on Mac OS. Such applications have the ability to launch and communicate with native processes, using the NativeProcess class.

Great Examples Native Process API

• Tomcat Launcher: Sample Application using the AIR 2.0 Native Process API
• Invoking the Flex Compiler via Native Process API in AIR 2.0
• Using the AIR 2.0 Native Process API to control MPlayer

To use this new feature u need the latest AIR SDK which u can find on Adobe Labs website. Ad the following line in your flex/As3 code to check if this function exists.

import mx.controls.Alert;

//Delcare a new process
private var testProcess:NativeProcess;

//Check if NatvieProcess is avaible or not
if (!NativeProcess.isSupported)
{
     Alert.show("NativeProcess not supported");
};

Have fun coding!

I thought I could not be out-geeked. With a background in radio, and having dabbled in the demo scene on the Commodore 64 and hung out on BBSes and IRC for a long time and all the other things normal kids don’t quite get, I thought I was safe in this area.

Then I went to my first WhereCamp, an unconference dealing with geographical issues and how they relate to the world of Web development. Even my A-Levels in Astronomy did not help me there. I was out-geeked by the people who drive and tweak the things that we now consider normal about geo-location on the Web.

via Entering The Wonderful World of Geo Location – Smashing Magazine.

All the bikes have aluminum frames, Shimano hub-gears and Vredstein tires. The seats, brakes, handlebars and even forks vary depending on your choices, and color schemes are achieved not by paint but by snap-on plastic components.

via Beick: Design Your Custom Bike Online | Gadget Lab | Wired.com.

What flip-flops are not is micro-suede boutique footwear with built-in flashlights. Yes, you heard right. The upcoming Illum from Teva footwear is a plushie sandal with a built-in headlamp (detachable) that lights your way to the water for night-surfing (or for avoiding the broken bottles and beer-cans on the City beach). The fancy surf-wear comes in both synthetic and leather finishes (for $50 and $60), and the LED-powered lamps are waterproof.

via Suede Flip-Flops with Built-In Headlamps | Gadget Lab | Wired.com.

via TechEBlog » Cognitive Imaging Explained.

Send to Google Docs doesn’t work quite like the Firefox extension that shares its name. If you click its familiar-looking button while looking at a standard page, the page is converted to a PDF (through PDFMyURL) and uploaded to a Captures folder in your Docs space. If you’ve opened a PDF, image file, or SWF (Flash) file in a new tab, hit the Send to Google Docs button with that tab focused, and that file will arrive whole at Google Docs.

via Send to Google Docs Uploads Files and Web Screenshots to GDocs – Google Docs – Lifehacker.

• Spacebar (page down)
• Shift-Spacebar (page up)
• Ctrl+F (find)
• Alt-N (find next)
• Ctrl+D (bookmark page)
• Ctrl+T (new tab)
• Ctrl+K (go to search box)
• Ctrl+L (go to address bar)
• Ctrl+= (increase text size)
• Ctrl+- (decrease text size)
• Ctrl-W (close tab)
• F5 (reload)
• Alt-Home (go to homepage)

Great Addons/Extensions

All-in-One Sidebar

Helps view dialog windows such as downloads, extensions, and view source or websites in the sidebar.

ColorfulTabs

The most beautiful yet the simplest add-on that makes a strong colorful appeal. Colors every tab in a different color and makes them easy to distinguish while beautifying the overall appearance of the interface.

DownloadHelper

The easy way to download and convert Web videos from hundreds of YouTube-like sites. This works also for audio and picture galleries.

FEBE :: Add-ons for Firefox

FEBE (Firefox Environment Backup Extension) allows you to quickly and easily backup your Firefox extensions. In fact, it goes beyond just backing up — It will actually rebuild your extensions individually into installable .xpi files. Now you can easily synchronize your office and home browsers.

Firebug

Firebug integrates with Firefox to put a wealth of development tools at your fingertips while you browse. You can edit, debug, and monitor CSS, HTML, and JavaScript live in any web page.

Greasemonkey

Greasemonkey is a Firefox extension that allows you to customize the way webpages look and function. Hundreds of scripts are already available for free.

Smart Bookmarks Bar

Not enough place on your bookmarks bar? Smart Bookmarks Bar extension comes right here by hiding bookmarks names and only showing icons. Bookmark names will be displayed on mouse over.

StumbleUpon

StumbleUpon helps you discover great websites that match your interests. Simply click the Stumble button and see the best websites. There are over 500 topics to choose from, and, the more you use it, the better your recommendations become!

Sxipper

Forget your passwords! Sxipper accurately fills in forms, manages passwords and your OpenIDs.

Xmarks

Xmarks is the #1 bookmarking add-on. Install it on all your computers to keep your bookmarks and (optionally) passwords backed up and synchronized. Xmarks also helps you uncover the best of the web based on what millions of people are bookmarking.

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1. Taskbar Meters

Incredibly simple meters that live in the Windows 7 task bar.
Three applications are included: One that shows CPU utilization, another that shows memory and the third shows disk IO.

Download Taskbar Meters

2. JumpLaunch

Did you ever wondered where is the quick launch bar in Windows 7?
JumpLaunch is a missing link between taskbar and user. It is a simple program that can display quick launch shortcuts in a jump list. Just “pin” it to the taskbar and it is ready to use.

Download JumpStart

3. PC Remote Control over Twitter

TweetMyPC is a little software-application for Windows, written in VB.Net using the .Net-Framework v3.0, which allows you to control and access your computer from anywhere by simply sending a twitter-message with a special command as its content.

Download TweetMyPC