May 1, 2008
Adobe has announced the Open Screen Project http://www.openscreenproject.org/, an initiative dedicated to driving consistent experiences across all devices including mobile phones, personal computers, consumer devices and more
Specifically, this work will include:
- Removing restrictions on use of the SWF and FLV/F4V specifications
- Publishing the device porting layer APIs for Adobe Flash Player
- Publishing the Adobe Flash® Cast™ protocol and the AMF protocol for robust data services
- Removing licensing fees – making next major releases of Adobe Flash Player and Adobe AIR for devices free
I wonder how long it will take to see various open source flash players?!
More info here http://www.adobe.com/openscreenproject/
Apr 11, 2008
Visit www.visionair.info
I hope you can help me out and also help a good cause.
We are having a competition to raise the most $$$ for the “Fred Hollows Foundation” which gives the gift of sight to those in the developing world who could not otherwise afford a simple cataract operation.
It only takes $25 to bring the operation to one person or just $250 for ten people.
Please help this very worthy cause and help me and my team “visionAIR” win this competition.
To donate, please visit http://www.visionair.info between 4.30 pm Thursday 10 April and midday Friday 11 April.
This is tax deductible (depending on your location) and you will be issued with a receipt for tax purposes so please dig deep.
If you can encourage your friends, family and work mates to do the same. If you are able to encourage the company you work for to pledge/donate as well, that would be fantastic!
We’ve also written an AIR application as a widget so you can track the progress of the team! I’ll provide source code after the event.
Nov 27, 2007
Slowly but surely I’ll release a series of posts covering content from presentations I’ve given online and at Adobe events during the past few months.
Some of the content includes:
- Using Flex with PHP
- Branded applications with AIR
- Showcasing local industry applications (customer presentations)
- Using ColdFusion messaging gateways with Flex
- Integrating MS Exchange with ColdFusion and Flex
We’ve also just finished a 4 city tour around Australia with CFCAMP where I introduced Microsoft Exchange server integration and how to bring this into Flex and AIR.
Slides and demo files for everything over the past month and more will come shortly.
Enjoy!
EDIT (12/12/07) - I’m currently traveling in the US so there’s been some delays in tidying up the demos… but they’ll be ready in time for Christmas!
Nov 11, 2007
In the coming weeks get set for a FREE mini-conference for ColdFusion developers by ColdFusion developers. And better yet we’ll have renowned ColdFusion expert Ben Forta joining us along side long time CF’ers Mark Blair, Nick Watson (UK) and the many community experts here in Oz.
Here you’ll see more than just ColdFusion. How about powering your Flex applications and targeting desktop applications with ColdFusion? I think it’s sounds like a winning combination! And that’s exactly what i’ll be presenting on.
Interested in learning more? You’ll want to be there - REGISTER NOW!
Event dates:
Check out the wiki, vote for the community driven sessions, and come along and network with other developers interested in the latest for the Web, RIAs and desktop apps with AIR.
Hope to see you there (whether that’s in Sydney, Brisbane, Melbourne or Perth)!
Oct 11, 2007
Adobe Australia are holding a “Refresh” event for the local developer communities. This is your chance to hear first hand the latest news and announcements surrounding Adobe’s developer technologies! I promise you will not be disappointed! So come and spend an afternoon with your local Adobe crew including myself, Matt Voerman, Mark Blair, Mark Szulc and many others.
Click here to register.
Details:
Join us for an opportunity to connect with the local developer community, whilst refreshing your knowledge on the latest from Adobe at Adobe Refresh 2007.
Over the course of an afternoon, you will hear from the local Adobe team as they present on what’s new and what’s happening in AIR, Flash Professional, Flex, Dreamweaver, Fireworks and ColdFusion.
There’ll be summaries from the Keynote Presentations at Adobe Max 2007, as well as Community Expert Tables and plenty of time to socialise.
When:
Tue 30 Oct 07
Sydney Convention & Exhibition Centre, Darling Harbour
13:30 - 17:00
Wed 31 Oct 07
Telstra Dome, Melbourne
13:30 - 17:00
Hope to see you there! 
Aug 27, 2007
Check out the FUZE all-in-one instant messaging app built on AIR. I’m yet to try it because the install badge isn’t working correctly with the Flash Player 9 Update (Moviestar) installed, so it looks like I’ll need to downgrade.
If you’re using the application, please leave a comment and let us know your thoughts.
