I didn’t make much noise with CreOFF lately, this was mostly due to the fact I’ve been helping Emakina with a rather big project for the past months. But the start of the new year marks some -late- new year’s resolutions:

• CreOFF will show it’s face into the real world more often: I’m participating in the FeWebPlus sessions.
• Yes, expect the CreOFF site to get a new look. No world shattering news but still interesting because under the hood it might use some technologies that eventually will make it into your projects as well…
• and behind the scenes CreOFF is working on yet another usefull app – but more on that in the coming months.

Ever needed a smooth solution for translating content to a different language? Like, say, being able to click on a text inside the page and translate it right there on the spot?
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Well, that’s what it says today in the list of most popular programming languages.

See for yourself:

Although I have the utmost respect for my fellow COBOL programmers, being an Actionscript programmer myself it’s obvious I would prefer to see the Actionscript language rise from it’s current 22nd position.

Hmm… what can I do? maybe I should do my part by taking less PHP projects and adding some more Actionscript to the mix?

Check the current popularity status on the TIOBE website where I found the list. It’s updated once a month.

Imagine this:  at the bus stop you notice a new poster that advertizes the latest concert of your favourite band coming to the city. You aim your mobile phone’s camera at the poster and hey presto: your phone’s browser is redirected to the band’s mobile website where you’re given the option to buy the last available tickets with your phone immediately.
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CreOFF has been experimenting with different technologies and ideas since day one.  But uptill now links to those ideas were scattered around the web (or this blog)

That’s why now there’s a special space dedicated to (some of) the ideas that might become true apps:  labs.creoff.com

From time to time  extra ideas will be added, so check out this blog and the labs pages !

If you’re developing Adobe AIR applications you might use the AIR install badge on your site to allow easy downloading of your application. So how can you integrate Google Analytics to track how many times your application has been downloaded? It’s easier than you think… Read the rest of this entry »

ReviewR is a showcase of a possible solution for reviewing websites and designs. It also shows some collaboration features like inviting people to join your review and give comments.
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Thought Yahoo widgets looked nice on your pc only? Think again! Soon you’ll be able to run widgets on the next generation of TV screens.

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Working internationally? Going on a trip?
Then like me you probably have to lookup the current exchange rates for the country you’re dealing with. This is now made easier with your new desktop companion: CreOFF’s Currency Calculator.

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“ReviewR” is the name of a new Adobe Flex based AIR application that showcases a simple solution for getting feedback on your website designs.

For now, the concept is still in it’s early stages, with a fully functional “proof of concept” version  available around January 2009 for people that are interested in the concept and/or like to contribute to the final feature set of future ReviewR versions.

Visit the (Beta) ReviewR HQ website