You know when you’re trying really hard to understand something complicated and all of a sudden one day things just click? Folks, it’s happening. The mysteries of AS3 are becoming clearer and I’m finally having a moment or two of lucidity! And I have to say, I’m also beginning to understand all the hype about AS3 and OOP.

There’s still a long road ahead of me. But the fact that I now understand what the ridiculous phrase “implicit coercion” means is a big step for me! (For those of you who still don’t know, it means you’re trying to pass one type of variable when it’s expecting a different type - for example, you’re passing a String when it’s expecting a Number. Why they couldn’t simply say: ‘wrong variable type’ is beyond me).

I will start posting some of my findings soon but I’m so excited that I have now successfully published a file without 30 errors popping up, that I couldn’t contain myself.

There has been much controversy as of late on the existence of certain creatures that lurk in darkness around us. However today I stand as a solemn witness that the book fairy is real! He or she (the fairy’s identity alludes me) has chosen our humble abode to deposit a copy of Cameron Moll’s “Mobile Web Design” at our doorstep. I know some of you will cry foul, but rest assured that I am now the proud owner/borrower/recipient of this excellent book.

Now, whether the fairy dropped the book at our doorstep on accident (perhaps thinking it was mine in the first place) I do not know, but I am excited to have been blessed with the gift of his/her visit. If you’re out there oh great fairy, may the mobile device gods bless thee forever. And should you need your book back, (as my wife would say) tough noogie-nubs! Just kidding…you know where to get it.

If you use your Google Calendar on your iPhone or Blackberry, CalDAV support might be of interest to you [update: or not]. You might also consider third-party alternatives (which I have not tried, but hear are very good).

[update: anyone else getting a “calendar not found” error?]

[update: hmm…seems to be back up for me. Google is such a tease.]

Salesforce’s CEO (Marc Benioff) – speaking on what he believes is the next wave of innovation to the internet – claims the era of Web 3.0 has already begun.

Although the article very much feels like Salesforce trying to establish their leadership position, Benioff makes some good points with which I agree. Making predictions is always a risky business (particularly in technology) but the idea of entrepreneurs not having to worry about data infrastructure anymore makes more sense when you see the success of companies who are already “renting” their computing power (Amazon S3, Google App Engine, Salesforce) for pennies – making computing on the cloud not only possible and reliable, but accessible to anyone.