MIH SWAT

There were many exciting announcements at the Adobe MAX 2009 conference hosted in Los Angeles. As a Flash Developer in the MIH SWAT team, this year’s MAX was the perfect event for me to attend, as it focused on Flash Platform related news. In this post I give a rundown of the MAX 2009 Flash Platform news, but more importantly, I discuss what the announcements may mean for us in the future. These are all my own predictions and I would like to hear your thoughts and insights in the comments below. (more…)

Ffmpeg is a very fast video and audio converter, and even supports live streaming. Here at SWAT we use ffmpeg as an adapter for a multimedia component. This article explains how to compile ffmpeg, which includes the libavcodec library, as well as other known and fast libraries to use together with this powerful tool. (more…)

Being the in-house SEO & Web AddiCT within the SWAT team attending SMX East was a must. It was like the stars aligned when the topics presented in the various tracks fitted right into the types of companies within the Naspers Group. The only problem was that there was only one of me and 5 different tracks happening simultaneously. (more…)

In the past I blogged about SPL (the Standard PHP Library) and how it makes PHP Developers’ life’s easier. Since then i have noticed a lack of SPL recipes on the web. If you are getting to know SPL, the use of the available classes can be a real mystery. So I decided to add more posts on SPL for Google to add to its index. This is the first in a series of posts. (more…)

Security is a recurring topic when discussing Technology. Taking security for granted when you are developing an application, even if it is a very simple application is a huge mistake which can have grave consequences. (more…)