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Popfly Game Engine Code on Codeplex
Though we decommissioned Popfly last Monday, Ben Anderson from the (former) Popfly team worked his...
Author: johnmont Date: 08/26/2009
Does Advertising Guide Content?
This post started as a collection of thoughts on the AP’s decisions around how they want their...
Author: johnmont Date: 07/26/2009
Gidget Dead at 15
Gidget, the chihuahua best known for her role as the Taco Bell dog, has died. While sad news (I grew...
Author: johnmont Date: 07/23/2009
Run Popfly Games Locally
When I announced that we were closing down Popfly, one of the biggest questions I got was how users...
Author: johnmont Date: 07/22/2009
On Popfly and What’s Next
A couple of years ago, a group of us decided to try something different: to create an online service...
Author: johnmont Date: 07/18/2009
Enter the Porch
As part of our remodel, considerable work was done on the front porch. Unfortunately, that work...
Author: johnmont Date: 09/01/2008
Popfly Game Creator Beta, or "Badges? We don't need no stinking badges..."
Popfly, which we opened to the public last fall as a web mashup tool, has come a long way. Over the...
Author: johnmont Date: 08/29/2008
Chocolate. Mmmm. Chocolate.
About a month ago my wife and I attended the Seattle Luxury Chocolate Salon. With a name like that,...
Author: johnmont Date: 08/16/2008
"VS 2008 SP1 Doesn't Patch VS Express"
A customer noted yesterday that the patch for "big VS" (that is, Visual Studio 2008...
Author: johnmont Date: 08/14/2008
Time to Brag!
Have you created a really cool Popfly project? If so, we want to hear from you! Click here to send...
Author: johnmont Date: 07/21/2008
Ten Fun Popfly Games
Created by students. AlfredTh has the list. Technorati Tags: Popfly, Casual Games, Students
Author: johnmont Date: 07/21/2008
Adding Your Images to Games
A coworker who is teaching Popfly to his daughter just asked me, I'm working with my daughter who is...
Author: johnmont Date: 07/19/2008
Introduction to Plumbing
Plumbing is my least favorite home improvement task. Today I tried to repair the drain in my mom's...
Author: johnmont Date: 07/08/2008
Running Toilet
The toilet in the bathroom I was using in my mom's house was running. Not a...
Author: johnmont Date: 07/08/2008
Pandora and Classical Music
When Pandora launched it garnered a lot of coverage in the mainstream press. I tried it then and...
Author: johnmont Date: 07/04/2008
Comcast Music Choice vs. XM Radio Web Sites
When traveling, I often like to listen to music. Unfortunately my choice of music tends to be...
Author: johnmont Date: 07/04/2008
Surprising Family with Food
Every time I'm out visiting my mom, I cook a few times. I'm not sure why, I just do. This time I...
Author: johnmont Date: 07/04/2008
RSS Bandit "Phoenix"
I'm an RSS Bandit user. I have been for years -- before I knew it was written by Dare Obasanjo. He...
Author: johnmont Date: 07/01/2008
Art
One of my friends, and a former teammate, is Aaron Brethorst. For the longest time I thought of him...
Author: johnmont Date: 06/30/2008
How to Make a Popfly Application a Full Facebook Application
In this short screencast, I'll show you how to take a Popfly application (in this case, a mashup)...
Author: johnmont Date: 06/17/2008
Popfly: My Favorite Feature This Time
The neat thing about working on a team that updates its product every 4-5 weeks is that every 4-5...
Author: johnmont Date: 06/13/2008
Why Build a Game Creator?
Several people have asked me, "Why would we do this?" They imply that there are so many...
Author: johnmont Date: 05/02/2008
The New Popfly Game Creator
This morning we’re launching an alpha of the Popfly Game Creator (https://www.popfly.com), a...
Author: johnmont Date: 04/30/2008
Popfly on Moonlight
I'll be darned. Daniele Muscetta has Popfly running on Moonlight. Technorati Tags: Popfly, Virtual...
Author: johnmont Date: 04/11/2008
Turing
And this is an interview question how?
Author: johnmont Date: 04/10/2008
The Art of the Demo
A conversation on Twitter got me thinking. That's kind of rare. Thinking, I mean. At least for me....
Author: johnmont Date: 03/28/2008
Popfly Update
Earlier in the week we quietly updated Popfly. Why quietly? Because we really didn't add any new...
Author: johnmont Date: 03/27/2008
It's About the Data
Popfly, a mashup tool, depends on three things: data that is simple to access programmatically,...
Author: johnmont Date: 03/20/2008
What Happened at the Beginning of 2006?
I got hooked on plugging sites into Alexa a couple of nights ago, and started to see some patterns....
Author: johnmont Date: 02/28/2008
Popfly Nominated for CNET Webware 100
Today Popfly was nominated for a Webware 100 award. As you can see on the Popfly team blog, this...
Author: johnmont Date: 02/25/2008
Applying The "Ken Burns" Effect to Your Photos
One of the things that Popfly does well is take photos from one place (e.g. Flickr, Live Image...
Author: johnmont Date: 02/25/2008
My Oven is On Fire
I don't mean this metaphorically, nor do I mean that the food in the oven is on fire. I mean, "The...
Author: johnmont Date: 01/27/2008
Make Any Blog Show Your Most Recent Posts
Adam Nathan created a pretty cool Popfly gadget the other day. You can see it on this very blog if...
Author: johnmont Date: 01/22/2008
Taking Down Christmas Decorations
When is the right time to take down Christmas decorations? Growing up, my parents typically did it...
Author: johnmont Date: 01/15/2008
Popfly's Silverlight Display Blocks
One of the scenarios a lot of Popfly customers have tried is to create a block. Display blocks have...
Author: johnmont Date: 01/14/2008
USB Stick in the Sky
Passing VS projects around is a common-enough task. I don't mean those times when you're trying to...
Author: johnmont Date: 01/14/2008
Flexible Priorities
I start every day with a list of things I need to do. Generally, this lists comprises a collection...
Author: johnmont Date: 01/13/2008
Screencasting the Hard Way
With today's update to Popfly, comes a new Popfly screencast. Or kind of a screencast. It turns out...
Author: johnmont Date: 01/09/2008
2008 Predictions
I predict that 2008 will have between 300 and 400 days. Most if not all will end in the letter "y."...
Author: johnmont Date: 01/03/2008
Right Angles
One of the projects I've taken on for our home remodel was building the downstairs linen cabinet --...
Author: johnmont Date: 01/01/2008
Change of Plans
After many ruminations and a second drive of the Mazda3, I changed my mind, but not for a reason I...
Author: johnmont Date: 01/01/2008
New Car
For years I was a happy Mazda Miata owner. Though I bought it when I lived in California (total days...
Author: johnmont Date: 12/28/2007
Popfly Named to PC World Top 25 Most Innovative List
This morning, PC World posted a story about the top 25 most innovative products of 2007 and Popfly...
Author: johnmont Date: 12/28/2007
Screencast: Encoding, Uploading, and Embedding a Silverlight Streaming Screencast
As a follow-on to the last screencast (about how to do a screencast), I've created a screencast that...
Author: johnmont Date: 10/31/2007