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October 8, 2009

Adobe MAX 2009 sessions posted on Adobe TV

I posted this on my twitter account last night, but the Adobe MAX 2009 sessions have now been posted on Adobe TV at http://tv.adobe.com/channel/max/max-2009.

I did a quick scan and here's a list of the Flex/Flash Builder specific looking sessions:

Posted by Peter deHaan at 11:06 AM | | Comments (0)

September 30, 2009

BETA ActionScript 3.0 Reference for the Adobe Flash Platform released on help.adobe.com

I just "tweeted" this, but thought it warranted a nice little blog post as well.

The documentation team released a cool new version of the Adobe Flash Platform Language Reference (which includes all APIs from the following products: Adobe Flash CS4 Professional, Adobe AIR, LiveCycle Data Services, Adobe ColdFusion, Adobe Flex, and Adobe Flash Player -- as well as the Text Layout Framework (TLF) classes). And the great news is, you can filter content based on Runtimes (Adobe AIR and/or Flash Player) as well as by Product (Flex, Flash Authoring, LiveCycle, and/or ColdFusion).

http://help.adobe.com/en_US/FlashPlatform/beta/reference/actionscript/3/

For more information, check out the following blog posts by real live members of the Adobe Learning Resources team:
"Introducing the ActionScript 3.0 Reference for the Adobe Flash Platform " via Adobe Flash Platform Runtime Documentation Team blog
"One ActionScript Language Reference to rule them all" via FlashLit blog (Rob Dixon)

Posted by Peter deHaan at 12:07 PM | | Comments (0)

September 25, 2009

Adobe Cookbooks 2.0 site launched

I just saw over on the ADC (Adobe Developer Connection) blog that they've released an updated version of the Adobe Cookbooks online application (or if you're looking for the Adobe Flex Cookbook specifically, check out http://cookbooks.adobe.com/flex).

Also, head over to the Developer Connection site and read Ed Sullivan's exellent "Introducing Adobe Cookbooks 2.0" article.

Update: Wow, there are quite a few more Cookbooks than I expected:

Posted by Peter deHaan at 9:45 AM | | Comments (0)

October 17, 2008

Adobe Creative Suite 4 available for purchase now, trials available mid-November

As I'm sure you are all aware by now, Adobe recently released Creative Suite 4 (PDF press release), but what you may not have known about is when the trial versions will be available to download! <spoilerAlert>mid-November 2008!</spoilerAlert>

After a bit of investigation [and asking around] I found the Creative Suite 4 product notification page on Adobe.com, where you can sign up to be notified by e-mail when Adobe Creative Suite 4 trials are available. The dates were actually hidden within the Creative Suite 4 trial FAQ, which says the following:

When will Creative Suite 4 trials be available?
Trials for all products except those in Japanese should be available by mid-November 2008. Japanese-language trials are expected to be available by early December 2008. To be notified about trial availability, you may sign up to be contacted via the product notification form located at www.adobe.com/go/cs4notify.

For more information on which products are available for trial download and how you can get a DVD of the various Creative Suite trials, check out the FAQ at http://www.adobe.com/products/creativesuite/trial/faq/.

Posted by Peter deHaan at 8:09 PM | | Comments (2)

October 11, 2008

This Week in Flex Developer Center and Adobe Developer Connection (10/11)

Here is a list of new entries posted by the Flex Developer Center and Developer Connection teams from the past week or so:

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October 7, 2008

The Adobe Creative Suite 4 Documentation is live!

In an earlier blog post, "The Adobe Flash CS4 Documentation is live!", I mentioned that the Flash CS4 documentation was live. Tonight I did a bit more searching and found that all of the Adobe Creative Suite 4 documentation is live.

Get ready to get your CS4 on:

If you think I missed a product, please leave a comment (and link to said Adobe documentation) in the comments and I'll add it to the list above.

Posted by Peter deHaan at 8:37 PM | | Comments (0)

May 15, 2008

Adobe releases Flash Player 10 beta (codename: Astro) on Labs

In case you haven't heard the news, the Flash Player team released a beta version of Flash Player 10 on the Adobe Labs site today: http://labs.adobe.com/wiki/index.php/Astro

For more information, see the Flash Player 10 technology page at http://labs.adobe.com/technologies/flashplayer10/

Key New Features:
  • 3D Effects
  • Custom Filters and Effects
  • Advanced Text Layout
  • Enhanced Drawing API
  • Visual Performance Improvements

You can download the Flash Player 10/Astro beta from http://labs.adobe.com/downloads/flashplayer10.html.

Posted by Peter deHaan at 1:34 PM | | Comments (3)

April 9, 2008

Adobe releases Adobe Media Player and Adobe TV

Adobe Media Player Now Available
New Adobe AIR Application Redefines Next-Generation TV Experiences for Viewers and Broadcasters -- Adobe today announced the immediate availability of Adobe Media Player 1.0 software... (more)
Adobe Media Player is available for immediate download at http://www.adobe.com/go/mp.

New Adobe TV Programming Comes Online
Unique Creative Suite 3 Video Content Available Via Adobe Media Player and New Web Destination -- Adobe today announced Adobe TV, a free online video resource for expert instruction and inspiration about Adobe products, including the company’s Creative Suite 3 family of world-class creative tools... (more)
Adobe TV is immediately available online from the Adobe Web site at http://tv.adobe.com/.

Posted by Peter deHaan at 10:27 AM | | Comments (0)

February 25, 2008

Did I mention that Adobe AIR was released for Flash Authoring and Dreamweaver also?

This may have been a bit lost in the shuffle, but Adobe AIR was also released for Flash CS3 and Dreamweaver CS3. For more information, check out Jen deHaan's blog post over at Flashthusaist.com, So this AIR thing was released but I use Flash CS3… what now?.

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February 24, 2008

Flex 3 now available at the Adobe Store!

It looks like we still might be rolling out the pages, but the front of Adobe.com lists oodles of Flex and Adobe AIR content!

For more information on Adobe Flex 3 and Adobe AIR, see: http://www.adobe.com/go/flex/ and http://www.adobe.com/go/air/.

Also, go check out the Developer Center for lots of articles, Flex Developer Center and Adobe AIR Developer Center.

You can also find Adobe Flex Builder 3 (Standard and Professional) at the Adobe Store now, Adobe Flex Builder 3 Standard and Adobe Flex Builder 3 Professional.

Continue reading "Flex 3 now available at the Adobe Store!" »

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December 16, 2007

Bunch o BlazeDS coverage and links

I meant to post this list earlier, but haven't had much time in the past few days.
At any rate, if you have a few extra hours this weekend, here's a short list of BlazeDS coverage you may have missed between Thursday and today (in no particular order):

  1. Adobe open-sourcing data access technology – InfoWorld
  2. Adobe to release developer tools to open source – Computerworld
  3. Adobe to Open Source Messaging Protocols – InternetNews.com
  4. BlazeDS: A Breaking News for the Adobe Flex Community! – SYS-CON
  5. Adobe to open-source Flex back-end connector – CNET Blogs
  6. Adobe open sources Rich Internet Application messaging technology – CNET Blogs
  7. Adobe responds to Appcelerator with open source BlazeDS – CNET Blogs
  8. Adobe takes data access technology open source; Will the enterprise bite? – ZDNet Blogs
  9. Adobe Blazes Into Open Source With Data Services – SD Times
  10. Adobe to Open Source LiveCycle Data Services as BlazeDS – Read/WriteWeb
  11. Adobe Releases BlazeDS, Open Source Version of LiveCycle Data Services – TechCrunch
  12. Adobe Open Sources Remoting and Messaging Technologies Along With AMF Protocol Specification – InfoQ.com
  13. Flash "Ajax" Update: Flex LiveCycle Data Services Goes Open-Source – Ajaxian
  14. Adobe opens up its remoting and messaging apps – ITNews.com
  15. Adobe Marks 25th Year with New Moves – eWEEK
  16. Adobe Releases Open-Source BlazeDS, Updates Flex and AIR – Artima Developer
  17. Adobe To Open Source Data-Connection Technology For Rich Internet Apps – Intelligent Enterprise
  18. Adobe offers source code for messaging technology – CRN
  19. Adobe Announces Open Source Technologies for Enterprise RIAs – TMCnet

For those of you who may have missed the BlazeDS announcements, here are a few other interesting links which may help you get up to speed:

Have any other useful links or [p]reviews? Add them in the comments!

Posted by Peter deHaan at 10:41 AM | | Comments (0)

December 7, 2007

BRIO beta now on Adobe Labs

I've just been informed that a public beta of Adobe Acrobat Connect (formerly "Breeze"), codenamed "Brio", has been added to the Adobe Labs site, http://labs.adobe.com/technologies/brio/.

Here's a quote:


What is Brio?
Brio is a personal web meeting service that enables you to instantly communicate and collaborate using your own online meeting room. To start a meeting, just go to your meeting room and invite others to join you at the same URL. As the host, you will need to download a small Brio add-in in order to share your screen. Meeting attendees will not need to download any software unless they will also be sharing their screen. There is no need to schedule meetings in advance.

How is Brio different from Adobe Acrobat Connect?
Brio is the next generation of Adobe Acrobat Connect. Additional features in Brio that are not in Adobe Acrobat Connect include:
* Richer expression in the Chat Pod with sizes, colors, and emoticons.
* Text layout controls in the Note Pod including bullets, size, and color.
* Save as .doc file option for meeting Chat and Notes.
* Upload files to distribute to your meeting participants.
* Voice over IP option as an alternative to teleconferencing.
* Right click menus.
* Access to key meeting features while screen sharing with new palette.
* Whiteboard Pod with option to save your work as a .png file.
* Annotate over screen sharing using whiteboarding tools with option to save as your work as a .png file.
* Personalized display images in the meeting attendee list.
* Additional options (accept all and automatic room entry) for accepting attendees to a meeting.
* New Role names (host, participant and audience) for attendees and more capabilities for participants making it easy to collaborate during meetings. Participants can now share their screen, enter notes, whiteboard automatically without being promoted to a presenter.

Brio beta allows you to:
* Host unlimited online meetings with up to 3 meeting participants.
* Interact with easy-to-use screen sharing, chat and whiteboards.
* Access your meeting instantly with a personalized, easy-to-remember URL.
* Distribute documents and files to meeting participants.
* Use integrated VoIP, teleconferencing and multi-point video.

Head on over to the Brio homepage on Adobe Labs and check it out.

Also, if you haven't noticed yet, Adobe.com has just received a really slick redesign. Kudos to the web team!

Posted by Peter deHaan at 11:29 AM | | Comments (0)