Monthly Archives: August 2009
Flash Catalyst best practices article published
An article I wrote on Flash Catalyst best practices for the Adobe Developer Connection site went live yesterday. One of the things I’ve found with Flash Catalyst is that the quality and usefulness of the assets and component skins that … Continue reading
Get the Adobe MAX widget to win a free pass
You could win a free pass to MAX 2009, along with some of the software used to create the Adobe MAX widget, simply by putting the widget below on your blog and/or social network pages, and encouraging others to do … Continue reading
Webcast recording: Transcending the Client Experience
Last month I mentioned a webcast featuring a discussion relating to Morgan Stanley’s use of Flex for their “Matrix” rich Internet application. It took longer than I’d have liked, but I finally got access to a recording of the webcast … Continue reading
What I'm doing at MAX
Adobe’s annual conference for designers and developers, MAX, is taking place this year in Los Angeles from October 4th to 7th. I’m starting to work on the detail of both the session and lab that I’ll be presenting at MAX … Continue reading
Travel to MAX LA from Europe and save $400
Yes, that’s right – we’re offering an extra discount on the registration for MAX 2009 in LA specifically for those living outside the US. The cheaper-than-early-bird price of $1095* is the lowest cost ticket available – as long as you’re … Continue reading
Flash-based Wall of Life aims to save lives
Lightmaker have recently completed an ambitious project for the National Health Service (NHS) Blood and Transplant service in the UK that I wanted to highlight here – entitled the “Wall of Life“, it aims to raise awareness of organ donation … Continue reading
Flash on your TV today
Following a recent operation on my back to correct a slipped disc I’ve had to spend a considerable amount of time laying down; this in turn lead me to really use some of the TV catch-up and on demand services … Continue reading
Flash Platform blog launched
The official Adobe Flash Platform blog launched last week and is definitely recommended reading for those wanting a regular feed of the latest Flash-related news and information – you can read it here or grab the RSS feed. As an … Continue reading
AIR 1.5.2 offers improved application install process
Last week we released an updated version of the AIR runtime, version 1.5.2, which includes bug fixes related to reliability, compatibility and security – the details of which can be found on the Adobe AIR team blog and in the … Continue reading
