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Flex 4, Flash Builder 4 Training In Las Vegas

May 25, 2010 by g.

We are delivering a series of Flex classes in Las Vegas in two weeks in June. All classes can be taken individually, or together as a "Flex Bootcamp".

Anyone interested please contact training[at]halcyonSolutions.net

All classes can also be delivered onsite at your location on dates of your choosing.. (Discounts on groups of 4 or more.) On request we can also provide custom online deliveries via the Internet.

All classes will use Flash Builder 4.

The classes will be:

WEEK 1

Flex 4: Developing Rich Internet Applications (4 days)
Tuesday, June 8 to Friday, June 11

WEEK 2

Note: Following classes will use Flash Builder 4.

Flex and LiveCycle Data Services: Integrating with Data and Messaging (2 days)
Monday, June 14 and Tuesday, June 15
Note: We are working with Adobe to get approved as a first in the nation to deliver instead of this class, a newly revised version of this course entitled "Flex 4 and LiveCycle Data Service 3: Data Models, Debugging and Design Patterns"

Flex: Building Charting & Dashboard Applications (2 days)
Wednesday, June 16 and Thursday, June 17

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iPhone | RIAs, And This Is What the Internet Looks Like … Without Flash

January 21, 2008 by g.

Hey, there is the Wall Street Journal quoting Ryan Stewart!



"No one aside from [Apple Chief Executive] Steve Jobs has any idea if  or when it’s coming," Ryan Stewart, Adobe’s chief spokesman for its  Internet-based applications, wrote on his blog last week. "Everyone I  talk to doesn’t know anything."

Yes, and the following video sums up the iPhone’s web experience today (very, very web 1.0):


The Wall Street Journal article is headlined .  If you don’t have access to wsj.com, macdailynews.com graciously repeats a bit more of the article’s content [click here] 
Two more excerpts:

The lack of Flash Player is an oft-cited reason for not buying the iPhone, according to a number of Apple online user forums. 
Another theory is that Apple may be developing its own player, given that Adobe’s products for cellphones are essentially the only choice now available. 

When I presented last year at TODCon on "The Case For Flex 2", I had included material about Quicktime as a contender in the rich media space. Is the reason that Apple has posted on the iPhone a big sign saying "Flash Not Welcome Here" because Apple (following in Microsoft and Java’s footsteps), has it’s own "Flash Killer" in the offing?
Early this year Ted Patrick wrote "I think Apple has an entry into the RIA market in store for 2008."  And Ryan was thinking along the same lines back in late 2006, writing "Apple is going to make a play in Rich Internet Applications".
Time will tell.
btw, Congratulations to Ryan on his apparent promotion!  I see reported in the Wall Street Journal that you are now "Adobe’s chief spokesman for its Internet-based applications".  In all seriousness, you truly have been doing great work since announcing 9 months ago "I’m Joining Adobe".

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Adobe AIR | 2-day Training for JavaScript, Flash and Flex Developers

January 13, 2008 by g.



Note:  This post was updated to reflect a change on the Toronto dates (from March to May)
AIR is insanely great!  Brilliant in fact.
If you work with JavaScript, Flash or Flex then this training is for you.
Adobe AIR is a new cross platform runtime.  Microsoft Windows and Apple Macintosh today (Linux and mobile announced).


The AIR runtime has 100% of the capabilities of Adobe Flash Player 9 


  
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APIs for interacting with the local operating system (Files, NativeWindow, Clipboard)


  
*PLUS*
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*PLUS*
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Flash and Flex developers already enjoy 100% of the capabilities of Adobe Flash Player 9, so all of the "*PLUS*" statements above are what AIR offers new for Flash and Flex developers.
JavaScript developers also enjoy all of the AIR APIs  *PLUS*  also new for JavaScript developers is 100% of the market leading rich media Flash APIs too!  Wow!  See this link for the "JavaScript Language Reference for Adobe AIR":

http://livedocs.adobe.com/labs/air/1/jslr/
We are proud to announce that we are among the first to be offering Adobe AIR training for JavaScript, Flash and Flex Developers.  And that our first classes will be in Las Vegas!  Following are the dates and a link to the course registration page (to register, be sure to select the "Buy Course Now!" banner along top):

Las Vegas, April 26 & 27 (Sat/Sun)

    http://www.richmediainstitute.com/training/air_lasvegas/

Our goal is to keep training affordable.  For hands on interactives, attendees will need to bring their own laptops.
Our next scheduled 2-day AIR workshop will be:

Toronto, May 6 & 7 (Tue/Wed)

    http://richmediainstitute.com/training/air_toronto/

If you have any questions, please feel free to post them in the comments here.
Please forward this link to all who you think might be interested.

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Breakout of the Browser and Security Sandboxes Now! | For JavaScript and/or Flash and/or Flex Developers and Designers | Adobe AIR Training | Sign Up and Learn About AIR Now

January 12, 2008 by g.


Note:  This post was updated to reflect a change on the Toronto dates (from March to May)
Breakout of the Browser and Security Sandboxes Now! | For Javascript and/or Flash and/or Flex Developers and Designers | Adobe AIR Training | Sign Up and Learn About AIR Now
Do you work with Javascript OR Flash OR Flex?  Now you can use 100% of your existing skills and create standalone applications!  We will train you on the Adobe AIR APIs which give you the power to create apps you could only have dreamed about before! 
Adobe AIR gives Javascript OR Flash OR Flex developers great new APIs. Adobe AIR enables you (and your applications) to break out of the browser and out of the security sandboxes enforced by browsers and the Flash Player.
 AIR apps are easy to make, deploy and bring to market.  They are cross-platform:  Windows and Mac today (Linux and mobile announced).  Truly write once and run everywhere!  And all using 100% of your existing skills programming with Javascript OR Flash OR Flex!
And Javascript teams especially stand to gain by getting direct access to 100% of the Flash APIs!
We are proud to announce that we are among the first to be offering Adobe AIR training.  Following are our first two North American dates:

West Coast:  Las Vegas, April 26 & 27 (Sat/Sun)

    http://www.richmediainstitute.com/training/air_lasvegas/
East Coast:  Toronto, May 6 & 7 (Tue/Wed)

    http://richmediainstitute.com/training/air_toronto/

The training sessions above are unique in that they cover all three authoring options for Adobe AIR:  Flex, Flash and HTML/AJAX/Javascript.  If you work with any of these technologies then this training is for you.  Please forward this link to all who you think might be interested.
In addition to the sessions listed above, we also offer Adobe official training courses, one specific to using Flex to build AIR apps, and the other HTML/AJAX/Javascript.  (Custom and private onsite classes are available upon request.)
The core power of Adobe AIR are: 

allowing organizations and developers to use their core competencies with web development technologies (Flex, Flash and HTML/AJAX/Javascript), to develop stand-alone desktop applications too.
simplifies cross-platform development by requiring development for single target runtime.
total branding and possibilities for increased customer affinity.
robust APIs for network aware applications, graphics, file reference, embedded SQL data, and more!

For more on Adobe AIR, see the Adobe AIR Developer Center: http://www.adobe.com/devnet/air/

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News Flash: Stephen Elop (former Macromedia CEO) Joins Microsoft Replacing Retiring Co-President Jeff Raikes

January 10, 2008 by g.

Wow!

I always had a very high regard for Stephen Elop. I have long felt that the culture of an organization reflects (to some degree) the personality of the CEO. Macromedia did amazing things as an independent company.

When Adobe and Macromedia merged, Stephen joined Adobe as the president of Adobe’s worldwide field operations. When Stephen left Adobe in December 2006, knowing what an awesome (and unique) talent that he was, I fully expected him to be picked up to head something big. But Microsoft?! Wow!

Stephen, best of luck at Microsoft! I do hope that Adobe continues to dominate on the web (including successfully fending of Microsoft’s Expression and Silverlight business initiatives).

Here is the link to Microsoft’s press release:
http://www.microsoft.com/presspass/press/2008/jan08/01-10CorpNews.mspx

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<br>International Flash Media Server User Group — Inaugural Meeting!

January 9, 2008 by g.

Work with Flash Media Server? Interested in FMS? Have an internet connection?

Mark your calendar! Tomorrow is the inaugural meeting of the Flash Media Server User Group! (Wednesday, December 10, 2008)

This is a virtual meeting on the web (Acrobat Connect). So no travel. Just be at your desk and click on the link in the meeting details here:
http://groups.adobe.com/posts/21998f7442
(Note: A toll free dial-in number is being provided for North America attendees. It has not yet been confirmed if the meeting will also use VoIP (Voice over IP). If you are outside North America, please go to the Connect room link at meeting time. Hopefully VoIP will be enabled too.)

The special guest for this meeting will be none other than FMS Product Manager Kevin Towes.

This meeting will include great information about the forthcoming FMS 3.5 release. DVR functionality!!! Dynamic Streaming! Flex FLVPlayback component!

The group’s home page is here:
http://groups.adobe.com/groups/2d1f7135c6/summary

Not since the FlashCom days and Peldi’s Coding Cafe has there been such an amazing resource for bringing together developers from around the world to share hints, and tips (and code, and gripes

This new group will have monthly virtual meetings. And, wherever possible, in person meetups too (like MAX Bird of Feather and Meet the Team sessions).

So do your timezone conversions and be sure you can be there.

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Cairngorm News! — New Home Page, Bugbase, Support Lists, Governance Model, &amp;amp;amp; Future Direction!

January 6, 2008 by g.

Today Cairngorm opened the doors on it’s new home on the web to the open source public!

Cairngorm’s home is now at:
http://opensource.adobe.com/wiki/display/cairngorm/

Great new support features for the Cairngorm community include:

Bugbase
Support Lists
Governance Model

For overviews, see the following posts by:

Alistair McLeod
http://weblogs.macromedia.com/amcleod/archives/2008/08/cairngorm_moved.html
Steven Webster [Includes statements about future directions]
http://weblogs.macromedia.com/swebster/archives/2008/08/cairngorm_3_-_a.html

Also, if you have not already seen this, check out the following subset of the formal Cairngorm training materials that Adobe recently published:

Introducing Cairngorm
http://www.adobe.com/devnet/flex/articles/introducing_cairngorm.html

Note: If you are interested in the full Cairngorm training delivered by an experienced architect and lead developer using Cairngorm, please contact info[at]halcyonsolutions.net

The title of Steven’s post above includes "Adobe Consulting Led but Community Driven". By my reckoning Cairngorm is now arguably the oldest of the many amazing open source projects spawned by the collective organization that is now Adobe.

I have a huge debt of gratitude to the individuals that have both given birth to Cairngorm and evolved it so far.

I love Adobe’s commitment to open source. Especially since Adobe’s announcement last year about their open sourcing the Flex framework, Adobe now:

integrates open source into their commercial (and open source) products
contributes actively to multiple open source projects
is the incubator for open source projects as well

In the long term, Adobe’s commitment to open source ensures that we all win!

Thank you Adobe! And specific to today’s announcements about Cairngorm, thank you to great team now at Adobe Consulting that have made Cairngorm happen from the start, and who promise to help us keep it happening in the future.

In closing, no post about Cairngorm would be complete without a plug for the following now longstanding community resource that continues to support learning about using Cairngorm:
http://cairngormdocs.org/

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MAX 2007 Recaps — THERMO

October 29, 2007 by g.

MAX 2007 has been a big event, traveling to 3 cities with over 6,000 attendees in all. (This week is the last stop, in Tokyo.)

I caught MAX 2007 in Chicago.

I have been going to MAX since the Macromedia days. MAX 2006 was the first Adobe MAX and came only 10 months after the acquisition of Macromedia had closed. At MAX 2006 many of the big preview announcements centered on the integration of former Macromedia Studio products into Creative Suite (Dreamweaver, Flash, Fireworks and Contribute). With the successful shipping earlier this year of the amazing CS3 I was interested to see what new surprise announcements our good friends at Adobe might have in store for us this year.

As time permits it is my goal to blog about six announcements by Adobe at MAX that I found most interesting and/or exciting.

Thermo
SaaS (Software as a Service): Share, Pacifica, CoCoMo, Photoshop Express, Buzzword, Scene7
DRM in Video via FMRMS (Flash Media Rights Management Server)
AMP (Adobe Media Player)
Flash Player 10 (with advances for text and 3D)
Acrobat with Flash Player

First up, Thermo …

THERMO

Thermo may have been Adobe’s best kept surprise announcement for MAX 2007. Thermo is basically a Designer IDE for generating MXML. Wow! The announcement and demonstration of the Thermo prototype was amazing. Thermo really boosts the Flex designer/developer workflow.

Videos of the demo of Thermo at MAX 2007 Chicago is up on YouTube in three parts (thanks Aral):

Part 1: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lGdr3dCmxe4
Part 2: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=d9IjZJ0D_bo
Part 3: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lsfOe_MCEbg

Following are two observations about Thermo.

AN MXML DESIGN TOOL BY THE BEST FOR THE BEST.
Lightweight rich apps are the future. It is a competitive world out there. Adobe currently is dominant in the lightweight, rich app space and announcements like Thermo highlight brilliantly that Adobe is intent on not ceding any marketshare in this rapidly exploding space. On the design side, my sense is that in the market for design software over 9 out of 10 designers choose products in the Creative Suite. With CS3, Adobe added extensions in CS3 products to support design of MXML based applications (most notably extensions in Fireworks). With Thermo Adobe is clearly applying its unparalled design expertise to bringing to market the best possible visual appplication design tool. And as an FYI, one of the biggest Flex application design shops is none other than Adobe themselves (check back for my forthcoming post on SaaS). So Thermo is an IDE Adobe is building both for the market and for themselves

MXML SYNTAX EVOLUTION.
I am a Flex/Flash/ActionScript developer. When the Thermo demo went into code view the tag syntax you see includes tags that are beyond those for the Flex Framework components (see in this recording at timecode 4:37: http://youtube.com/watch?v=lGdr3dCmxe4). WOW! At MAX the presenters offered no discussion of the code syntax but clearly Adobe has in the works the articuation of new XML based schemas. MXML offers a declarative, tag based syntax that serves as an alternative to code based ActionScript for instantiating the classes of the underlying Flex Framework. So it appears Adobe is now creating additional classes and XML schemas.
Note 1: This new syntax has even made an appearance in the public Flex Bug and Issue Management System on an issue with the milestone "(Planning) SDK Post Moxie". You can view the issue here: https://bugs.adobe.com/jira/browse/SDK-12636
Note 2: Although outside of Flex and MXML, even Flash CS3 has introduced a limited XML schema to support copy-and-paste for timeline animations in the form of the Motion XML Elements. See docs here or demo here.

For more on Thermo, watch the following placeholder page on labs:
http://labs.adobe.com/wiki/index.php/Thermo

Also Julie Campagna, who manages the Adobe Edge newsletter, will be recording a demo about Thermo soon (per comment here).

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Flex eSeminar Series: Flex Video Integration

October 17, 2007 by g.

This coming Tuesday October 23, 2007 we will be delivering for Adobe an eSeminar on Flex Video Integration. You can find further details about the eSeminar and register for it here:
http://www.adobe.com/cfusion/event/index.cfm?event=detail&id=462539

This session will be a variation on a session delivered earlier this month at Adobe MAX 2007 in Chicago.

Flex, as part of the Flash Platform, possesses all of the power for delivering and acquiring video on the Internet as has been done by YouTube, on major TV broadcasters’ websites, by UserPlane (now a division of AOL), and by countless others. And with the Flash Platform now being extended to also target the Adobe Integrated Runtime (AIR), Flex is also taking video into desktop applications.

At the vanguard in creating Flex based video apps is none other than Adobe themselves. Flex based video products that Adobe is shipping or bringing to the market include: Adobe Premiere Express, Adobe Media Player and a forthcoming hosted service for real-time collaboration and multi-user applications code named CoCoMo.

Next week’s eSeminar provides a whirlwind tour of resources for building Flex based Video apps. We will start with introductory material, but will quickly move to showing video in the context of complex Flex applications. The eSeminar’s focus is on providing a roadmap to working code. Full code is available for all examples, many of which are described in detail by other sources. The eSeminar will be only 1 hour long, but we will provide you enough code to successfully build your own projects

Code demos in this eSeminar will include:

Regarding the Flex eSeminar Series, following are other titles remaining in this current series:

Flex for the PHP Developers (Oct 30, 2007)
Flex for the Java Developers (Nov 6, 2007)
Rich Internet Applications – The Big Payoffs (Nov 13, 2007 & Dec 4, 2007)

For details for all of the sessions above, and to register, see the following page:
http://www.adobe.com/cfusion/event/index.cfm?event=detail&id=462539

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Adobe Expected To Lower The Cost Of The Flash Media Server (aka FMS)

September 19, 2007 by g.

So says Dan Rayburn (I am just copying the title of his recent blog post which you can find here:
http://blog.streamingmedia.com/the_business_of_online_vi/2007/09/adobe-expected-.html
Note: though Dan lays out the case for why Adobe should be lowering FMS pricing, he was unable to attribute any sources in his post as to whether or not this will be the case.

Elementary business strategy says that in contested markets, over long time horizons businesses can achieve either one of two things: a) high margins, or b) large market share.

An example is the Macintosh. Back in the late 80s and early 90s, Apple pioneered and very successfully brought to market the first mass market GUI operating system. Strategically Apple chose to pursue high margins over market share … and today the lower priced Windows operating system still retains the market share that it gained at that time.

In the case of FMS, Dan Rayburn lays out, in the post at the link above, a pretty good sense of what goes through customers’ minds when evaluating (and reevaluating) using FMS for video streaming applications.

The story of Flash Video is a stunning business success story. Coming from having no true video support (up through Flash Player 5), to being the current de facto standard for video on the web today. It all started with the introduction in 2002 of true video in Flash Player 6 and Flash MX. This initial video support was via streaming only and required FMS (then known as Flash Communications Server (FCS)). Flash Player 7 changed the game even more by also supporting in Flash video publishing via progressive download too. The vast bulk of video delivered in Flash today is delivered via progressive download (including YouTube). But FMS is still critical for many use cases, most notably for content protection, efficient bandwidth utilization, improved playback experience and live webcasting. The subsequent improvements in encoding qualities supported via On2 VP6 (introduced with Flash Player 8), and now H.264 (introduced for progressive downloads with Flash Player 9.0.60) continue to strengthen the Flash Platform as being the workflow and technology of choice for delivering video on the web.

So back to Dan’s post, yes, as end users and implementers of solutions dependent on FMS ourselves, we certainly hope that Adobe will bring FMS prices down. Even though lower prices implies smaller margins, Adobe’s gaining market share at this critical juncture will, over the long run, most benefit Adobe themselves. And by critical juncture I mean both the ongoing and still early stage shift of video distribution to the web, and Microsoft’s now having a much more viable offering in the web video space with Silverlight. So for those of us who don’t want to see Microsoft achieve with web video what they achieved with GUI operating systems, let’s hope that Dan is right.

btw, Could it be that even Steve Jobs is now playing for market share over margins with the iPhone? The recent abrupt drop in iPhone pricing certainly bolsters the case that maybe he is. Perhaps iPhone will be able to achieve dominant market share that we will all be grateful for in the years to come. (Assuming, of course, that Apple steps up and gets Flash Player on the iPhones. Please?!

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