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IIS 7: Allow One IP Address, Block All Others
Today I found myself having to configure IIS under Windows Server 2008 and I needed to restrict access to a specific directory by IP address. It was quite tricky to figure out how to do this due to Microsoft's idiotic way of presenting what could easily be a straight forward user interface operation...
Why You Should Enable Two-Factor Authentication For Google Apps and GMail
If you are running your emails through a Google Apps account and are not using two-factor authentication then now may be a good time to do so.
Secure Your Google Apps With Two-Factor Authentication
If you are running your emails through a Google Apps account and are not using two-factor authentication then now may be a good time to do so.
Properly Loading SWF Object in Chrome
As some of you may already know, I run and maintain a few of my own products, the most popular of which being Scribblar which pushes hundreds of sessions every day..
Enable Ping ICMP Replies For Amazon EC2 Windows Instances
Here's a quick tip on how to configure a Windows Amazon instance to successfully respond to ping requests.
How To Use Email Filtering Within Gmail
If you are like me you may be using Google Apps (or GMail) in combination with an IMAP enabled email client such as Mail or Outlook.
Using YQL To Connect With Large Groups Of APIs
A few days ago I spotted a Twitter conversation between Simon Whatley and Christian Heilmann which brought YQL back into my mind.
Clarifying Adobe's Collaborative Platform Offers
There has been a bit of confusion around which one of Adobe's collaborative platforms offers or will offer certain features. In particular many people have asked if a developer always needs to rely on a hosted service such as Stratus or Lifecycle Collaboration Service (aka AFCS aka Cocomo) when wanting to use the new RTMFP protocol which will deliver (partly is delivering already) new and exciting features to the Flash Player.
Core Crash Stack Trace for Flash Media Server on Linux
As promised previously here are some instructions on how to create a stack trace for FMS on Linux.
Core Crash Dump for FMS on Windows
A few weeks ago someone posted about problems with their FMS server on the Flash Media List.
Flash Media Server 3 Announced
Adobe announced the upcoming release of Flash Media Server 3 at IBC in Amsterdam.
Eclipse Based .ASC Editor for FMS Released
This is huge. Darren Lee of fczone.com has released an Eclipse plugin which adds support for FMS's AS1-based server side code to Eclipse or Flex Builder 3.
Justin.tv: Behind the Scenes
You know Justin, don't you? The guy who's broadcasting himself 24/7 with a camera strapped to his head.
Deinterlace Your Video Footage!
We all know that Flash video is everywhere these days but what surprises me is how little quality control appears to be applied to the footage that big brands push out these days.
Run Flash Media Server on your Mac (in Parallels)
If you are like me and have slowly had enough of Vista then you may have purchased a Mac by now.
Visual Communicator 3 To Stream To Flash Media Server
Following reading this article I had a closer look at Adobe Visual Communicator 3, the product formerly known as Serious Magic's Visual Communicator.
SWFObject Broken in IE7 on Windows?
I've just made a worrying discovery: it seems that in some instances my preferred method of embedding a SWF file into a web page (I normally use SWFObject) can fail in quite a bad way for some users running IE7 on Windows - that's a lot of potential users that cannot see your SWF content.
Linux Server Tool to Convert FLV to WAV
It seems that the longest ever thread in the forums is starting to bear some fruit.
Can You Help with a Mac Question?
Are you a Mac user with an Intel Core Duo machine?
Adobe FLVCheck & Info for FMS Error in Log Files
New FMS Tool: Adobe FLVCheck
Hands-On-Guide to Flash Video
Some of you may know that I've been working on a book, together with my co-author and all round video meister Jan Ozer.
Consuming a WebService with Flash Media Server 2
Here's a very simple example on how to invoke and consume a WSDL webservice using serverside Actionscript.
Silverlight and Flash - As Bad As Each Other
Oh dear I have to try hard to stop myself from a huge rant here - and I most likely won't succeed.
Adobe DRM Solution for Flash Video
We all saw it coming and here it is. Adobe is to offer a DRM solution for Flash Video via its own Adobe Media Player, previously code named Philo.
Using Flex Builder 2 to write AS3 code for Flash CS3 Projects
Here's my first tip for working with Flex 2 and Flash CS3. I'm not sure if you have had the opportunity yet to test drive Flash CS3 but if you have and you've also used Flex Builder on a regular basis then F;ash's ActionScript Editor will suddenly appear like a second class citizen to you.
Justin.tv - 24/7 Live Streams in Flash
I'm going to be proven right: live Flash video is going to be huuuge this year. Take Justin.tv as an example - this guy wear a webcam strapped to his head and he does this around the clock.
Detecting a Connection from Flash Media Encoder
If you are using Flash Media Encoder to stream the live video portion of your application but you also need to accpt 'normal' user connections in the same app then this code snippet may be helpful to you.
Chizen: 'Flash Media Server a Big Surprise'
Interesting interview with Adobe's CEO Bruce Chizen on ZDNet.
5 Days of Live Webcasting: The Making of Heidies
I really wanted to follow up on this and I am happy to now present you with an email interview with an official spokesperson from Diesel.
FMS: Pending Clients Before Accepting a Connection
I'm currently working on a video chat app using Flash Media Server and Flex. This will be version 2 of my Ameegos.com excercise and this time I want to add real scalability to the app.
Why BBC Doesn't Use Flash (Video)
Those of you based in the UK (and probably some of you who aren't) may have noticed some recent changes on the BBC website, in particular the update to the audio and video player which now uses Windows Media Player as well as Real Player (it used to be just Real).
Adobe, Verisign, FMS and P2P
If you are on the ball when it comes to Flash Video then youre likely to have seen the press release that made the rounds in the last few days.
How Times Have Changed for Flash Video
I've been digging around on a few technology websites and came across a few interesting articles, some from way back (who remembers CNET's Talk to us live series, courtesy of FCS? This was cutting edge back then. Check out the christmas countdown: -726 days left LOL).
YouTube Now Using Flash Media Server
I bet that got your attention :-)
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