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This is a simple tutorial for users with Vista/Windows 7 64-bit.

So you got Eclipse(Helios, Indigo) 64 bit running on your 64-bit machine and definitely you have Java SE Development and Jave Runtime Environment in check. But when you run the Andriod SDK installer you get this error.

Java SE Development (JDK) not found.

Android SDK relies on Java SE Development Kit(JDK)
Go to http://java.sun.com > Downloads > Java SE > JD to download and install a JDK before continuing.

Note: A Java Runtime (JRE) is not enought to develop for Android.

Well its a bug in the installer, for a simple solution simply hit the Back button and click on Next. Your JDK should be detected.

Recently I upgraded from Windows XP to Windows 7. Seems that the 32-bit and 64-bit architecture in regards to programs is still a bit confusing.

I’m using Eclipse PDT 32-bit which at the moment the only current all in one version. Can be downloaded here.
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Google Labs just rolled out a new product aiming to remedy the issue Flash and mobile platforms iPhone and iPad. Swiffy allows you to convert your Flash swf files to HTML5 how cool is that. Currently it supports some basic animation and actionscript 2.0 complex scripting like games are still not that supported though. Flash 5 have the best results.

What does future of Flash Player hold? I expect Google and Adobe collaboration effort to come up with a new version of Flash exporting HTML5 and maybe the swf support for Flash Player being pushed further in the background. Check out Swiffy on the source link below.

Source: Swiffy

If you were using the older FCKEditor online editor and got the Server Preview plugin working, you should know that the same plugin is not compatible with CKEditor. What Server Preview does is it allows you to preview content on a custom designed page you have be it an HTML, PHP or ASP page, giving you an idea how the page would look like with the content you are entering.

After scorching the net for on how to have Server Preview plugin work on CKEDitor some were a bit confusing, luckily somebody(vladfr) ported the script to work with CKEditor but he has no blog or site to document how it works I decided to create a straightforward tutorial on how to get Server Preview enabled on CKEditor.