Mar 31st, 2008
Out on the server… beyond Flex and AIR… even beyond LiveCycle Data Services… is Adobe LiveCycle Enterprise Suite. Adobe is winning major customers with this enterprise platform and is getting ready to launch the public beta of LiveCycle 8.2 (officially named “LiveCycle ES Update 1″). I’ve created a 10 minute video (ok.. well… 14 minutes) [...]
Mar 27th, 2008
As you probably know, Flex Data Services was recently renamed to LiveCycle Data Services ES, commonly referred to as LiveCycle DS. However, this name change has confused a lot of people because there was already a set of products named LiveCycle Enterprise Suite, commonly referred to as LiveCycle ES. After talking to many people at [...]
Mar 24th, 2008
If you are in Europe and are interested in Flex, AIR, LiveCycle, etc., check out this event. 360Flex Atlanta was a huge success with standing-room only sessions. A lot of topics will be covered – http://www.360conferences.com/downloads/EuropeSchedule.pdf For more details and to signup, go to http://www.360flex.com/360flex_europe/ I’ll be there to present – Join us!
Mar 23rd, 2008
March 24th – 28th, 2008 – Adobe Developer Week There are some great online sessions available this week at http://adobe.com/go/2008_developer_week. These live seminars are scheduled events simulcast over the web via Adobe Acrobat Connect Professional. You’ll need a web browser, Adobe Flash player and an Internet connection. Voice-Over IP will broadcast over your computer if [...]
Mar 22nd, 2008
This is the first in a series of posts that will document my experience using Adobe Flex to dramatically improve a simple existing website. Like many of you, I am fairly new to Flex Development and need a good project to sink my teeth into. If you have not developed in Flex before, you may [...]
Mar 19th, 2008
Earlier this week, a new technical guide was posted to the Adobe Developer Connection titled, “Best practices for team-based development with Adobe LiveCycle Workbench ES“. If you are relatively new to developing applications with LiveCycle ES, this is a great read. Other good LiveCycle-related content can be found at http://www.adobe.com/devnet/livecycle I am going to be [...]
Mar 19th, 2008
Ok, ok – this article is not about Adobe technology or AJax or any other recently discussed RIA technology … but it is about a VERY engaging and immersive user interface. I recently was asked to join a sales call at a major airline training center where pilot recurrent training takes place. In the room [...]
Mar 17th, 2008
A great new reference guide for ActionScript 3 is now available for immediate download from the Adobe Developer Connection. I put this to use within 10 minutes of downloading it. Class/Interface format: Snippet from the guide: You can download yours from http://www.adobe.com/devnet/actionscript/articles/atp_ria_guide.html
Mar 17th, 2008
Over the weekend, the news broke that Microsoft is licensing the Flash Lite 3 player and Reader LE for Windows Mobile. I’m not a Flash Lite expert, but I’m suddenly curious. I’m sure that there are many of you out there like me that have never built anything for Flash Lite but are suddenly interested [...]