OSX Apache and Mod_ssl
This one always gets me. Seems so difficult on OSX (Snow Leopard), so for all those who are trying to get https on the base install of apache(2) in snow leopard here are some tips.
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Finder and Terminal
Here we'll show you how to move the present working directory of a Terminal window to the current directory in the front most Finder window.
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Flash Debugger in Chrome
Ever since the lovely people at Google have started packaging the flash player into Chrome it's become a little harder to get the debugger version of the player working in this browser. Chrome will default to it's version of the player even after you've installed the debugging version. Here's the simple step you have to take, in Chrome go to:
chrome://plugins
Find the flash player, it should have 2 files as part of it, one is the built-in and the other is the debugger (you may have to click "Details" in the top right to see them). If you haven't installed it yet obviously you just see the built-in, and it doesn't matter the order in which you do install it. The trick is just to disable the built-in player, once you've done that chrome will use the debugger version you've installed.
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Simple KML Loader Revisited
Recently we've been using some of our own tools in other projects and found some room for improvement on the KML Loader we developed. In particular we wanted a simple class that could handle all the processing from the loader, adding the resulting overlays to the google map. Also we needed it to load in some of the styles, such as colours and line types.
So we've expanded our KmlLoader class and provided a few additional utility classes.
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Zoos Victoria Conservation Mashups
Our latest project for Zoos Victoria has gone live. Part of the FUSE (Find, Use, Share, Educate) portal that supports kids to explore and solve complex issues facing our society through the use of digital technology. Designed for school aged children to create a conservation based mashup video from a series of resources from the FUSE portal.
The site was released yesterday by the Victorian Education Minister, Hon. Bronwyn Pike MP.
Unsustainable palm oil production in SE Asia is pushing orang-utans to extinction through loss of habitat. At the current rate of clearing the Orang-utan could be extinct within ten years. Kids can access a collection of video clips and images and use an online tool to ‘mash up' their own video to support the Zoo's Don't Palm us Off campaign. They can share videos in an online gallery.
Check out one of the user's mashups below:
The site was all built in AS3 using Flash Builder and integrated with a custom build of our content management system (a Flex and PHP-based XMLRPC server). The CMS provided a simple interface for the administrator to preview and approve the submitted mashups. It also included an AIR application build for desktop use, and a standalone version of the mashup player (as used above to show the mashup).
Check it out here.
BIC Express Yourself Sketchpad
We recently developed the Flash sketchpad component for the BIC Express Yourself campaign site for our friends at HardHat Digital.
The site features a great Flash-based sketch pad which let's users create their own artworks for the competition. It's been going really well, and some of the entries so far are mind-blowing!
Check it out and if you're feeling artistic, get in there and maybe win an iPad!
DISCLAIMER: If you win, the sketchpad application will not work on your iPad! (thanks Steve.)
BIC Express Yourself - Big Friendly Giant
Lachlan Moore Photography
We've put up a site for Melbourne based photographer, Lachlan Moore. He is a great photographer and I've found myself wasting a lot of time looking through his portfolio. My favourites have to be some his landscapes of New Zealand.
Check it out here.
Ford Fiesta Key to the City
Together with Citrus, we built a competition based website giving fans of Ford Fiesta a change to win the ultimate weekend away.
The site required users to enter a code and build a image of their Fiesta "Key to the City" experience. This involved users building their own image with the editor interface, importing and editing photos, and sharing their creation through social networking integration with Facebook and Twitter services.
Check it out here.
distriqt’s ABC Black Saturday site picks up 2 AIMIA awards!
We're super proud to announce that our ABC Black Saturday site won 2 AIMIA awards on Friday night in both the categories it was nominated for!
Check out the full list of winners here.
We'd like to thank everyone else who contributed to the project - Priscilla Davies the producer (who didn't get a lot of sleep during the last few weeks of it), Bec Smith the designer, and everyone else who worked on it!
The power of mm.cfg
We all know about mm.cfg and its uses but here's a great reference for all the hidden treasures!!