Author Archives for Cristian

ArrayCollection with multiple filter functions


Lately I have been working a lot with complex forms and data filters. If you have some four or five forms, each affecting the same data collection and each having between 5 and 10 filter criteria, you’ll start feeling you’re no longer in control of your situation. The ArrayCollection class has a built-in filtering mechanism, [...]

ASURO meet problems. Problems meet ASURO


I know that this little serious toy of mine had a monopoly on my attention lately, but what can I say? It does deserve it. After I completely assembled ASURO, I read the manual two more times, crossed my fingers and switched it on. If something was bound to go wrong, that would have been [...]

You’re addicted to Flex when…


…asked by a friend to create an html page with some forms and a couple of images you feel like starting your code with <mx:Application … and more, … you realize your mistake and instead of fixing it you feel more comfortable opening Flex Builder and just creating a new Flex Application.

Soldering ASURO components


Today was the first time I soldered something on a PCB. It was quite awkward, since my arms were continuously shaking, but I guess that was just me being a little nervous and nothing else. After the first few tries I felt like I was doing this for years. My first goal was to solder [...]

ASURO, the little mobile robot


I finally received all the hardware that I needed for my thesis project. I haven’t assembled anything else before but software, so you can image how many things I had to buy: from your standard soldering kit (solder, wick, soldering iron), to standard electronics must-haves: multimeter, pliers, cutters, clips, cables and cable binders, and many [...]

Prologue


Hey! If you can read this, then at last I have found the time to set up my little online space. It’s quite little now, as you can very well see, but there’s always something to say when you have at least a window to look through and probably some at least two good fingers [...]