Thoughts, ideas, tips, musings, and pontifications (not necessarily in that order) by Ben Forta ...
NOTE: This is my personal blog, and the opinions and statements voiced here are my own.
As of yesterday, Adobe Carousel (introduced in the MAX opening keynote) is available on the Apple App Store. Android and desktop versions are on the way, and Kevin Goldsmith explains and shows all in this new blog post.
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Kevin Lynch has posted some thoughts on momentum with Adobe's HTML5 strategy from a tooling and standards perspective, and hints at more to come. Also included is a short video about the CSS Regions and CSS Exclusions contributions that Adobe has made to WebKit.
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The Adobe Creative Suites provide opportunities for partners to build on top of Adobe products and technologies - from software and solutions to consulting, contract development and integration services. Adobe Creative Developer Tour 2011 is your chance to explore these opportunities at full-day events hosted in Singapore, New York, Los Angeles (the day before Adobe MAX 2011), and Munich. Registration is required.
The Adobe evangelism and community teams love telling the world about our products, but it sometimes feels like we spend more time talking to our best and most loyal friends than we do the bigger developer and designer universe. And so we're launching a program to get the word out to other communities, including those focused on Java, PHP, and Android. And I'm really excited that our own Liz Frederick has agreed to head up this program, as she announced on the Community Kitchen today.
Yep, you read the title correctly. I just hosted a Connect session at 39,000 from somewhere over Wyoming using Delta in-flight Wi-Fi. Chat, screen share, video share, even multiple presenter video feeds, and it worked really well. (I did not use voice out of consideration to my fellow passengers). Pretty impressive! Tweet 1, 2, 3.
Almost all Adobe TV content is in English, but many Adobe TV viewers are not native English speakers. Which is why Adobe TV has launched a Community Translation project. There have already been 154 translations completed, in 25 different languages. Are you fluent in English and at least one other language? Then take part, and your translation will be available as a closed-captioning track on the video, and will also appears as a searchable, interactive transcript alongside the video.
Attending Adobe MAX in Los Angeles next week? As a extra thank you gift, MAX attendees can save 20% on all your favorite Adobe products, training, and support from October 23, 2010 through November 1, 2010. Eligible products include Adobe Creative Suite, ColdFusion, Flash Builder ... and anything else in the Adobe Online Store. More details will be available at MAX.
This November, Acrobat.com will launch its newest service. Adobe SendNow is a new simple way to send files (big or small) to one or more recipients, while also providing tracking, forwarding, specific download windows, and more.
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During Developer Week, learn about the Adobe Flash Platform, including Flex, Flash Builder, AIR, and how it integrates with Creative Suite 5 technologies. This weeklong event features free, live webinars presented by Adobe technology experts. See live demos and have your questions answered by the experts during interactive Q&A sessions. Register and attend whichever sessions suit your needs and you will be eligible to win a copy of Flash Builder 4 Professional or Creative Suite 5 Web Premium.
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The Wall Street Journal's Kara Swisher video interviewed Kevin Lynch over the weekend. And Kevin slams back at Apple hard, pointing out the "Protectionist Strategy," and calling it "Bad for Consumers".
One of our stops in Europe last week was in Liège where Serge Jespers and I presented at a local RIA event. While there, community members Cyril Hanquez and Steven Peeters interviewed me briefly for their local usergroup. They have now posted that video interview online:
Fellow Adobians Paul Gubbay (Sr. Director Engineering) and Lea Hickman (Sr. Director Product Management) from the Creative Suite, tools, and services teams, have launched the Design And Web blog to discuss product plans, technology prototypes, and even broader topics around industry trends.
At MAX 2009, producer Jon Landau talked about the creation of the new hit movie Avatar. In this Adove TV segment he explains how Photoshop, InDesign, Lightroom, After Effects, Premier, and Connect, were all used in the creation of the movie.
When I was in Australia last month I had the opportunity to sit down with Chris Duckett to chat about ColdFusion, Flash, MAX announcements, and more, and the video is now online on the ZDNet Australia site. And it actually turned out pretty well (yes, I am somewhat surprised, this was basically moments after landing after flying in from the U.S., talk about hitting the ground running!).