Friday, March 19 2010
Written by Michael Swengel on January 31, 2010
With the release of Apple's iPad running iPhone OS version 3.2, we see the operating system still lacks support for the Adobe Flash platform. The iPhone OS shows the infamous blue lego where Flash content should be. Adobe's Flash platform is actually a collection of Web 2.0 technologies that allow content publishers to deliver a rich, interactive media experience to the end user. Flash brings to...
Written by Michael Swengel on January 30, 2010
Traditionally, Apple's products have been innovative and interesting - appealing to a large portion of the tech community. The Apple II kicked off the age of personal computing. The iPod changed the way people listen to music and audio content. The iPhone has revolutionized the smartphone and mobile computing industries. Can Apple's newest creation, the iPad, compete with the successes of its pas...
Written by Michael Swengel on January 7, 2010
A Little Background When I started out with 3D design and visual effects, I used Blender 3D, a free and open-source 3D modeling, animation and compositing application. It boasts a powerful feature set with an astounding price: $0.00. That was back in the early 2.x days. At the time Blender 3D was a sweet program but not much more than a hobbyist's toy. It was fun to use, but it was lacking much ...
