March 29th User Group Presentation March 28, 2007
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Hello World,
Technical difficulties (loss of power) caused a rescheduling of this presentation. I apologize to the Nashville User Group member for any inconvenience. We will let you know when this presentation has been rescheduled.
I will be giving a presentation for the Nashville ColdFusion User Group members on Thursday March 29th, 2007. Although I would love to visit Nashville, I will not be presenting in person. I will be connecting with and presenting using Acrobat Connect.
In this meeting I will be presenting a case study of a Flex 2 application I developed for a company in Maryland. I will be talking about the following topics;
- Lifecycle process of the project
- Application and Database architecture
- Select code snippets
- An Apollo-based application widget
So if you’re in the Nashville area on March 29th stop by the Nashville ColdFusion User Group meeting and catch my presentation. You can get more information about the user group and their meetings by going here: Nashville ColdFusion User Group.
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The Wait is Finally Over! Apollo (Public Alpha) is Here! March 19, 2007
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Hello World,
I woke up this morning checking the Adobe Labs as I have been for the past few days. This morning I was presented with a pleasant surprise. The public alpha of Apollo was available. Immediately I dropped everything I was doing and proceeded to download the SDK, runtime, documentation, and the samples. You can also see some great examples of Apollo applications here.
Go get your download and see what everyone is talking about. And don’t forget the download your FREE Apollo Pocket Guide here.
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New Flex 2 Book – A gem of a find! March 13, 2007
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Hello World,
I go to the bookstore often, always looking for what’s new and what’s up. Barnes and Noble and Borders are my two favorites (after all they are the two largest). As I was browsing the technical bookshelves at Borders I stumbled upon a “gem of a find” … new Flex 2 book! The book read The Essential Guide to Flex 2 with ActionScript 3.0 and like a miner who just found a nugget of gold I immediately grabbed it, looked around to see if anyone was looking, and claimed it as mine. Ok it was a bit extreme but it was the only one on the shelf.
I scanned through the book enough to find that it is geared towards beginner to intermediate Flex 2 developers. As a Flex 2 developer I found it to be below my current skill level. However as a teacher I found that it may be useful as a resource for my upcoming Flex 2 classes. Needless to say, I bought it and it now sits on my desk like a 3-course meal waiting to be devoured.
If you’re interested in finding the book, you can look for it at your local Barnes and Noble or Borders Books. You can also get more information about the book online at the Friends of Ed site. On this site you can view a sample chapter and the book’s contents. The $49 price tag is a little steep but worth it if you, like me, prefer the feel to cold, hard pages. However you may prefer to save a few trees (the snowboarder in me thanks you) and purchase the eBook for $25.
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