After requests from the release of AlertWindow which extended flash.display.NativeWindow yesterday, I am releasing AlertMXWindow which extend mx.core.Window allowing for the inclusion of any mx component.

This version operates the same as the NativeWindow version rising from the lower right corner of the screen and pausing for the delay time set by the application or the default of 3 seconds. It also has the ability to bounce if delay time is set to 0 and notify is true.

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Want to launch a toast style window within an AIR application that animates in the lower right corner of the screen? Try my AIR AlertWindow component. It will animate itself rizing from the lower right corner of the screen and delay for a predetermined amount of time that you set. It also has the ability to bounce. See the details below.

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I have made a few updates to the Resources page, if you would like your resource added or can think of a resource that I should have added, please contact me at rtretola @ gmail.com

The AIR ConnectionManager and UpdateManager classes work perfectly well individually however, I recommend that they are used together to ensure that your application will stay up to date by checking for updates when an Internet connection is present.

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As someone who has developed applications on Flex Enterprise Services, Flex Data Services, LiveCycle Data Services, and whatever else they have called it over the years, I am very glad to see the introduction of BlazeDS. I am sure those who have been paying the bills for the FDS, FES, LCDS, etc wil be happy as well. Why? Because it is now going to be a free open source product!

From Ted’s Blog:
“Today we released a new java solution providing a reference implementation of remoting and messaging. Blaze DS provides a 100% free and OSS solution for optimized data exchange using Java. This release not only includes support for remoting using AMF but also supports long poll messaging over http on port 80. Blaze DS bridges a gap in the LiveCycle DS product line in providing a free and open source solution for exchanging data with Flex. Blaze DS also contains a full AMF3 reference implementation for remoting and messaging in Java easily portable to any server-side platform.”