HTML5, Flash, Silverlight, and your courseware
Bye bye Flash, Flex, and Silverlight
CaptivateController Updated to Support Setting Variable Values
The pipwerks CaptivateController now includes a set method that enables developers to set a Captivate variable’s value using JavaScript.
Lion Server compared to Snow Leopard Server
Comparing my recent experience with Lion Server to my experience with Snow Leopard Server.
SCORM “Planets” Example Updated
My “Planets” example (How to Add Basic SCORM Code to a Flash Movie) has proven to be one of the most popular items on pipwerks.com. Unfortunately, it was designed as a quick example and had a bunch of flaws and shortcomings. It’s also about 3 years old and starting to show its age. Since people frequently contact me with questions — many of which were due to the flaws in the example — I decided to update the project.
SCORM Wrapper updated for improved Plateau support
The pipwerks SCORM Wrapper has been updated with a small patch for handling odd behavior in the Plateau LMS. Special thanks to Joe Venditti for the patch (and sorry for taking almost 2 years to add it to the codebase!). Get the latest version here.
Using the object element to dynamically embed Flash SWFs in Internet Explorer
This is a journey into the madness of Internet Explorer. Yes, there is a happy ending.
Sniffing Internet Explorer via JavaScript
I’ve been reviewing bug submissions for the SWFObject project and was reminded of a big problem with SWFObject 2.2: the JavaScript technique it uses for detecting Internet Explorer does not work in Internet Explorer 9.
Multiple Macs, One iTunes Library
50GB+ iTunes library. Multiple Macs. How can you share the iTunes library between Macs?
PDFObject Updated, Moved to GitHub
Three years have passed since PDFObject 1.0 was released, and the browser landscape has changed dramatically. I figured it’s time to dust off PDFObject and see if it can be improved and/or updated for today’s browsers.
Is SCORM Dead?
About a week ago I tweeted:
from what i’m reading between the lines, #SCORM is dead to the ADL. they’re moving on. interesting timing considering #TAACCCT
I had no idea how much hand-wringing and consternation my off-handed comment would cause. It apparently caused (directly or indirectly) some heated discussions about SCORM being dead.
The problem is, I never said “SCORM is dead.” I said “SCORM is dead to the ADL.” Big difference.