My Sams Teach Yourself Regular Expressions in 10 Minutes is now available in Korean. Thanks to Jaehoon Jung for sending me the URL.

Here's the full list of translations of all of my books.

Open Source Media Framework (OSMF) simplifies the development of media players by allowing developers to assemble components to create high-quality, full-featured video playback experiences. This open framework enables development focused on web-based video monetization, with lower costs and faster turnaround. OSMF 1.0 has just been released.

The ColdFusion team has published a detailed 30+ page lockdown guide to securing your ColdFusion 9 server. This document is required reading for anyone hosting a ColdFusion server! The guide was written by Pete Freitag (create of of HackMyCF).

As per this New York Post story, Time Warner and NBC Universal are telling Apple that they are not going to retool for closed devices and are sticking with Flash as it "dominates the web".

eWeek's Nicholas Kolakowski has been using a Google Nexus One running Android 2.2 and Flash Player 10.1 and has posted a (Flash powered) slide show and a supporting story.

Want to know about battery life and performance of Flash Player 10.1 on the Google Nexus One? So did fellow Adobe evangelist Ryan Stewart. So he chatted with the Vinay Ramani, Product Manager for mobile runtimes, and has shared what he learned.

Are you a full-time college student aged 18 or higher? If so, you can attend Adobe MAX 2010 for just $199. You'll need to e-mail questions@max.adobe.com to provide proof that you are indeed a student, and we'll send you back a discount code. It's that simple. I hope to see you at MAX in Los Angeles!

Adobe CTO Kevin Lynch was interviewed by The Engadget Show talking about Flash on devices, and more:

The full show runs over an hour, and Kevin's video is up front.

Android is getting some more Adobe love. The Adobe Reader team has just announced the release of Adobe Reader for Android, it's on the Android Marketplace today.

Title says it all. The update fixes a series of issues listed on the readme page. To install the update, open ColdFusion Builder, open the Help menu, and select Adobe ColdFusion Builder Updates.

Adobe Product Manager Aditya Bansod demos Flash Player 10.1 on the just announced Google TV.

The first playable Google Doodle, a PAC-MAN game in honor of the game's 30th birthday, created in conjunction with the game creators, is now on the Google homepage. They even changed the "I'm Feeling Lucky" button to one that says "Insert Coin" (click it to start the game). This is a whole new level of awesomeness (and I even totally forgive them for playing sound without permission). Some great details in this CNET story.

The Dreamweaver team has released a technology preview of the Dreamweaver CS5 HTML5 Pack extension. This extension provides initial support for HTML5 and CSS3 in Adobe Dreamweaver CS5, and helps you easily create HTML5 pages and CSS3 styles. It also includes updates and WebKit improvements for Design View and Live View rendering. While HTML5 and CSS3 will not be finalized for some time, the extension provides support for a set of currently-implemented features. Dreamweaver CS5 users can download the extension now from Adobe Labs.

Title says it all. This one is a worthwhile read.

This one is just too cool not to mention. Fellow Adobe Platform Evangelist Michael Chaize turned his Android phone into a remote control to fly a plane, using the new accelerometer API and some LiveCycle Data Services magic. Check out this post.

The AIR team has announced the public availability of the Adobe AIR for Android Developer Prerelease program.

Ah, this one brings tears to the eyes!

No, I am not looking for a new job. I doubt anyone would seriously believe this one, but just to be sure ...

Someone using the name Benjamin Forta has been posting a resume to job boards and groups, claiming 14 years of leadership in the ColdFusion community, and offering ColdFusion and Flex development services. The associated e-mail address is bforta@gmail.com which is not my address, and the Colorado phone number listed is not mine either.

It's been a few years since this last happened. I guess I should take it as a compliment, it's nice to know I'm still relevant. ;-)

Cold Hard Flash interviewed Flash co-creator Jonathan Gay who weighed in on Flash and all things Apple.

InfoWorld has published a free white paper entitled ColdFusion: Good For Your Bottom Line And Your Productivity (you'll need to provide user information to access the PDF). The document, authored by Norm Bouffard and Simeon Bateman, provides a business centric overview of ColdFusion, and its relationship to Web 2.0 and RIA development. This is a good document to keep in your arsenal.

I meant to mention this a couple of weeks ago, but was buried, and it just slipped my mind. So ...

Adobe ColdFusion 9 Web Application Construction Kit, Volume 1: Getting Started is shipping and in stores. All the details you need are on the book page (including the very first errata entry, just received, which is what reminded me to make this post).

The books did not ship with ColdFusion 9 and we wanted to wait until ColdFusion Builder was releases so we could include coverage of this important new tool. So, later than we'd have liked, but Volume 1 is finally available, and Volumes 2 and 3 are due out shortly.

Forrester's Rich Gans chatted with UI designers and developers at Cynergy Systems, EffectiveUI, Roundarch, and Yahoo! about the user experience pros and cons of HTML5 and building complex online functionality.

Forrester has published a complete report on the subject, as well as a brief blog post by Ronald Rogowski that concludes:

The net of this is that, for now, HTML5 is not a viable platform for delivering the next generation RIAs that will power the future of online customer experience. Forrester recommends using HTML5 as a way to enhance text-based content experiences while looking to more established technologies like Flash and Silverlight to build highly functional applications.

I'm long overdue posting these, and apologize if I kept any of you waiting.

• Consumers' CHECKBOOK (Washington, DC) is looking for a ColdFusion developer with at least 5 years experience. Requirements include experience with SQL Server or other enterprise databases, and ColdFusion certification. Contact dccfddeveloper@gmail.com.
• Unnamed client (San Jose, CA) is looking for a Flex developer with strong Java skills. Requirements include at least 6 years of software development, and a bachelor's degree in information technology discipline or related field or equivalent education/experience. Contact Ashish Sood at recruiter Techworkers.
• Unnamed client (Minnesota, MN) is looking for a senior ColdFusion developer with strong OOP skills. Contact Elicasith You at recruiter TEKsystems.
• Time Warner Cable (Queens, NYC, NY) is looking for a ColdFusion developer with at least 5 years experience in ColdFusion and SQL. Other requirements include a computer science degree or equivalent education and work experience. Working experience in Java a plus. Contact Tasheemah Wilkerson.
• Interdirect (UK) is looking for a ColdFusion developer with at least 5 years experience. Other requirements include experience with SQL Server and jQuery. Candidates that also have experience of Flash / ActionScript / AIR preferred. Details posted online or contact careers@interdirect.co.uk.

At Adobe, we believe that the open flow of creativity, ideas, and information should be limited only by the imagination. Innovation thrives when people are free to choose the technologies that enable them to openly express themselves and access information where and when they want. Everyone loses when technological barriers impede the exchange of ideas.

Visit the Freedom of Choice page to learn more, and to read The Truth About Flash, and well as Our thoughts on open markets by Adobe's founders, Chuck Geschke and John Warnock.

The Japan ColdFusion Users Group is hosting ColdFusion Camp 2010 on May 19th, 2010 The event looks incredible, and I wish I was attending. Maybe next time.