http://www.flashinthepeg.org Winnipeg's Official Adobe User Group Mon, 14 Jul 2008 22:51:53 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en Implementing version control is like backing up your files - most designers and developers know they should do it, but don't actually get around to it until after they really needed it. It's that moment right after you've hit 'save' and realized you've made a horrible mistake. Sure, you've got ... http://www.flashinthepeg.org/2008/07/14/next-meeting-version-control/ I've created a Facebook group for Flash in the Peg, so if you're on Facebook, feel free to join the group! I'll be posting notices of upcoming meetings there, which some might find a more convenient way of being notified. Let me know if you have any suggestions! http://www.flashinthepeg.org/2008/07/06/fitp-on-facebook/ Our next meeting is set for Thursday, June 19, from 6:30 to 9:00 p.m., room W411, Red River College. We'll take a look at some of the new features in the Dreamweaver, Fireworks, and Soundbooth public betas that were released on Adobe Labs last week. Come on out and ... http://www.flashinthepeg.org/2008/06/05/next-meeting-the-three-betas/ This zip file contains the slide deck from our last meeting on Mobile Flash, as well as the two Flash files that I used to demonstrate some of the features of Adobe Device Central. The code in the movies is heavily commented, so it should be pretty easy to figure ... http://www.flashinthepeg.org/2008/05/09/files-from-last-meeting-2/ Right now, there are over half a billion non-PC devices on the market that are Flash-enabled, and the majority of those devices are mobile phones. Flash Lite is Adobe's version of the Flash player for mobile phones and other devices. At our next meeting, we'll take a look at the mobile ... http://www.flashinthepeg.org/2008/04/18/next-meeting-the-mobile-flash-ecosystem/ The pdf version of Adobe AIR for JavaScript Developers is available from the Ajaxian website. I've read parts of an early version of this book (when AIR was still 'Apollo'), and it was quite good. http://www.flashinthepeg.org/2008/04/17/free-book-download-adobe-air-for-javascript-developers/ At our last meeting, we looked at Flex and AIR. If you want to dive into the land of the Rich Internet Application, you'll need to learn ActionScript 3. Even if the RIA isn't for you, the latest versions of the Flash Player support ActionScript 3. AS3 ... http://www.flashinthepeg.org/2008/04/03/meeting-tonight-actionscript-3-primer/ For many designers and developers who use Adobe Flash, the introduction of ActionScript 3 was met with some trepidation. The perceived increase in the complexity of ActionScript 3 code compared to ActionScript 2 - including the belief that you must use Object-Oriented Programming to use AS3 - has led some ... http://www.flashinthepeg.org/2008/03/26/review-of-learning-actionscript-30/ As you may have heard, Adobe has announced the release of Adobe Flex 3 and Adobe AIR 1.0. Now that the cat is out of the bag, this will be the focus of tonight's meeting! Adobe is sponsoring this meeting with food, giveaways and a raffle copy of Adobe ... http://www.flashinthepeg.org/2008/02/25/tonights-meeting-flex-3air-10-launch/ Adobe's RIA technologies enable you to rapidly build and deploy the most engaging applications across browsers and on the desktop. Flash in the Peg is hosting a special event to share exciting new information on Adobe's platform tools and technologies for building RIAs. You'll see an exclusive user group video ... http://www.flashinthepeg.org/2008/01/31/next-meeting-february-25/