In this tutorial, we will continue building a simple space-invader type game. We will be continuing from the tutorial presented in Part1 at https://permadi.com/blog/?p=1131; however, we are making some major changes, and I’ll explain why. The first change has to do with restructuring the CSS code so that most of the objects within the game […]

Create a new Project. Make sure the Components window is open.  If not, open it using Window->Components. Drag component from the Components window into the stage.  Resize it to the size you want.  In the next step, you can decide the scaling mode of the video, such as maintainAspectRatio or noScale. Open the Parameters window.  Use […]

I installed Windows 7 Beta on my Mac Book Pro and it is running quite well.  I am using VMWare Fusion 2 running on top on Mac OS X Leopard. Some issues: 1) It kept complaining that the Windows needs to be activated, but this actually it is a Beta version. 2) The Wireless network […]

Dashcode is another tool that comes with Apple iPhone SDK.  It allows you to create simple applications.  You can read an introduction to Apple’s Dashcode here.  In this tutorial, we will demonstrate interactivity and animation.  Familiarity with JavaScript and CSS is assumed. Our example will be a framework for a space-invader type game.  There will […]

Included in the iPhone SDK is another “application-builder” named Dashcode.  If you have the iPhone SDK installed (and the iPhone SDK is the only way to get Dashcode as far as I know), then you can find Dashcode at Developers::Applications folder. The icon looks like this: Dashcode was originally a tool for developing Widgets, is […]

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May 16, 2009

Running Mac OS X Leopard on Netbooks (Mini Laptops). Yes, I know it can be done but I wasn’t brave enough to try it.  Mac OS was built to handle some set of hardware, which Apple know for sure are on their Macs.   And when Mac OS is run on a machine where it’s not […]

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Dell is trying to compete in the thin-notebook market.  The slick, silvery (also in onyx), aluminum shell Adamo looks more like a MacBook than a MacBook Air though.  Scoop over and take a look at the slick Adamo site, pictured below, at http://adamobydell.com/ It has 13.4 inch monitor, back-lit keyboard, 16.4 mm profile.  I have […]

Having good references could save programmers a lot of time, so as a newcomer to Xcode, I want to share these tips.  Note: I am using Xcode 3.1.2 Searching SDK/API on The Developer Documentation You can search the documentation using the search field on the right side project windows (see picture below), not the search […]

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