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Topic: AIR

Speaking at Ebay DevCon

April 17 2008 3:38 AM by Adam
filed under ColdFusion | Flex | AIR

I'm pleased to announce that I'll be speaking at Ebay DevCon in Chicago, June 16-17. For those not familiar with the event, Ebay puts on this annual conference for all the developers who build/integrate on their platform. You might not be doing too much with the Ebay's APIs but I'm sure most have needed to integrate with PayPal. Personally, I want to find out more about the Skype development options. With the impending VoiP features in Pacifica, I'm curious if we could leverage the Skype network in our Flash/Flex applications.

See You At cf.Objective()

March 26 2008 4:26 AM by Adam
filed under ColdFusion | Flex | AIR

After much delay, I've finally got a hold on the sessions we'll be presenting at cf.objective() 2008. It was a bit harder to plan for this conference since the team behind cf.obj() is really focused on enterprise development. This meant I couldn't offer the same old 'ColdFusion 8 Feature X' type of presentation and instead had to come up with some higher-level ideas. Here's what we've got lined up...

3 ColdFusion Sessions During Adobe Developer Week

March 21 2008 5:50 AM by Adam
filed under ColdFusion | Flex | AIR

Next week marks the return of Adobe Developer Week and I'm presenting 3 different ColdFusion sessions. The first session on Monday is aimed at new CFML customers and is an overview of the award winning release. On Wednesday we'll step it up a notch and explore the Adobe Technology Platform and how to build ColdFusion powered Flex/AIR applications. The final sessions on Thursday is a bit more advanced and I'm really looking forward to it. We'll use the open source Blaze DS project to add simple chat functionality to an existing ColdFusion application (while providing an overview of CF/LCDS integration). Check my calendar for more details.

The Next Generation of Software Starts Today

February 25 2008 1:22 AM by Adam
filed under ColdFusion | Flex | AIR

Adobe Systems Incorporated (Nasdaq:ADBE) today announced the availability of Adobe® AIR™ and Adobe® Flex® 3 software, furthering the Adobe technology platform for rich Internet applications (RIAs). Developers and designers use Adobe RIA technologies to rapidly create and deploy rich, branded content and applications. The release of Adobe AIR signals the next wave of Adobe RIA innovation by bridging the real-time, dynamic capabilities of the Web with the computing power and data capabilities of the desktop.

onAIR European Tour

February 20 2008 10:35 AM by Adam
filed under ColdFusion | Flex | AIR

he onAIR tour is getting ready to roll out soon. This time it's a multi-country extravaganza through Europe. If you are currently building Flex/AJAX based applications in Europe, you really should step out for this event.

I Lvl'd Up: CF Specialist --> Adobe Evangelist

February 7 2008 9:11 AM by Adam
filed under ColdFusion | Flex | AIR

I know what you're thinking... "Isn't this the same guy who nearly got beat-up for talking smack about Apple and is constantly making fun of PHP/Ruby fanboys?". Guilty as charged. I know I'm not what most people expect from an Evangelist (I actually like Vista, I'm focused on sales and I <3 ColdFusion). However, I think that's exactly why I'm very good at this job and hopefully I can change perceptions about Evangelism and about ColdFusion.