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Flex Builder install under Windows 7 (64-bit)

After getting a new laptop and after upgrading to Windows7 (64-bit) i tried to migrate my current work-setup for eclipse and my workspaces to the new machine. Also upgraded to the newest eclipse version (3.6). Wasn’t really watching the install, but realized that the installer window went “black” after a while and the install went [...]


Small GeoFeeder Updates

After quite some time, i managed to add some updates to GeoFeeder. All of this “just in time” for the code signing certificate to run out end of next month. I’m still struggling to find good reasons to get a new certidicate. Donations anyone?


GeoFeeder now officially signed

With the new, official certificate from Chosen Security, i created a new version of GeoFeeder (with only an increased version number) with my new certificate. Then used ..\sdks\3.2.0\bin\adt -migrate -storetype pkcs12 -keystore self_signed_cert.p12 GeoFeeder_121.air GeoFeeder_121_certswitch.air to manually wrap it with the old, self-signed signature. This way an update can be verified by the installed version [...]


Code-signing AIR applications and migration

Adobe granted me a free code signing certificate (for 1 year): Things are a little less “red” now. The first mail stated i should go to Thawte (which i had used for webserver certs multiple times) and apply for a cert. Ok, setup an account, added all info, submitted on 21st of february.  On 23rd [...]


Trip to Dublin

I was invited to Dublin for 2 days. I departed at around zero degrees with snowfall and arrived at a felt 15degree Celsius more. Had blue sky and a really warm day on friday. Saturday was a bit misty, windy and ~10deg. I took the bus to O’Connell street on both days. Then did the [...]