Comments on: What would you do with Apollo? http://www.peterelst.com/blog/2007/02/23/what-would-you-do-with-apollo/ Flash Platform Consultant Wed, 08 Oct 2008 11:10:41 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.6.2 By: Morten Reinholdt http://www.peterelst.com/blog/2007/02/23/what-would-you-do-with-apollo/#comment-10778 Morten Reinholdt Fri, 09 Mar 2007 09:24:22 +0000 http://www.peterelst.com/blog/2007/02/23/what-would-you-do-with-apollo/#comment-10778 I think I'll just try to make a simple desktop newsreader Rss,Atom etc. :-) there is not much new to that I know but I think that is what I'll start off with, small and simple but a nice way of getting started. I think I’ll just try to make a simple desktop newsreader Rss,Atom etc. :-) there is not much new to that I know but I think that is what I’ll start off with, small and simple but a nice way of getting started.

]]> By: barry.b http://www.peterelst.com/blog/2007/02/23/what-would-you-do-with-apollo/#comment-10704 barry.b Sat, 24 Feb 2007 16:16:25 +0000 http://www.peterelst.com/blog/2007/02/23/what-would-you-do-with-apollo/#comment-10704 an off-line content player and manager. content would be Flash, vid, audio, HTML, etc. When connected, head office will ensure that everyone subscribed to that particular project has these assets up to date, pushing new versions or additions to the subscribed user. each user can be subscribed to multiple projects (so assets have to be managed per project) additionally, documents and assetts can be managed and uploaded from the users Apollo app back to the project managers server space when connected (currently email attachments or file upload - messy and due to bandwidth woes, needs to be async with receipts) wish list: user collaboration of producing documents and assets with peers on the same project. we've already identified the need and workflows. There's a product already that does some of this for our systems but it's - hideously expensive (per seat licencing: we have thousands of users) - windows only (a good % of users are Mac or Linux/KDE) - crap and limited functionality but this is all speculation, since I haven't access to Apollo (via labs) to experiment on this.... an off-line content player and manager.

content would be Flash, vid, audio, HTML, etc. When connected, head office will ensure that everyone subscribed to that particular project has these assets up to date, pushing new versions or additions to the subscribed user. each user can be subscribed to multiple projects (so assets have to be managed per project)

additionally, documents and assetts can be managed and uploaded from the users Apollo app back to the project managers server space when connected (currently email attachments or file upload - messy and due to bandwidth woes, needs to be async with receipts)

wish list: user collaboration of producing documents and assets with peers on the same project.

we’ve already identified the need and workflows. There’s a product already that does some of this for our systems but it’s
- hideously expensive (per seat licencing: we have thousands of users)
- windows only (a good % of users are Mac or Linux/KDE)
- crap and limited functionality

but this is all speculation, since I haven’t access to Apollo (via labs) to experiment on this….

]]> By: Marcus http://www.peterelst.com/blog/2007/02/23/what-would-you-do-with-apollo/#comment-10703 Marcus Sat, 24 Feb 2007 14:09:17 +0000 http://www.peterelst.com/blog/2007/02/23/what-would-you-do-with-apollo/#comment-10703 Wow, Peter. Spooky. I just finished off a <a href='http://www.weblycan.com/blog/2007/02/_apollo_what_is_it_good_for_ab.html' rel="nofollow">post </a>that deals exactly with this question. Writing the answer before you read the question is a bit weird, but its great to see others are thinking along similar lines. Cheers, Marcus. Wow, Peter. Spooky. I just finished off a post that deals exactly with this question. Writing the answer before you read the question is a bit weird, but its great to see others are thinking along similar lines.
Cheers,

Marcus.

]]> By: Jensa http://www.peterelst.com/blog/2007/02/23/what-would-you-do-with-apollo/#comment-10701 Jensa Sat, 24 Feb 2007 00:17:01 +0000 http://www.peterelst.com/blog/2007/02/23/what-would-you-do-with-apollo/#comment-10701 I'm not too interested in porting old stuff, but rather using the new possibilities? I'll use HTML for what it's good at (can anyone say WYSIWYG) and Flash for what it's good at. Just imagine for once being able to use actual CSS for styling and not the "sort-of-css-but-not-quite" stuff that we've gotten used to in Flash. Positioning, text flow around images (!), properly styled links and so on and then Mix and match this with Flash's unique capabilities. Bringing these worlds together will be the biggest Apollo feature to me. It's just so many Flash apps that could do with a little HTML mixed in. J I’m not too interested in porting old stuff, but rather using the new possibilities? I’ll use HTML for what it’s good at (can anyone say WYSIWYG) and Flash for what it’s good at. Just imagine for once being able to use actual CSS for styling and not the “sort-of-css-but-not-quite” stuff that we’ve gotten used to in Flash. Positioning, text flow around images (!), properly styled links and so on and then Mix and match this with Flash’s unique capabilities.

Bringing these worlds together will be the biggest Apollo feature to me. It’s just so many Flash apps that could do with a little HTML mixed in.

J

]]> By: creacog http://www.peterelst.com/blog/2007/02/23/what-would-you-do-with-apollo/#comment-10700 creacog Fri, 23 Feb 2007 17:05:25 +0000 http://www.peterelst.com/blog/2007/02/23/what-would-you-do-with-apollo/#comment-10700 Currently developing a Flex app for desktop making simple use of FileIO. My initial release will use MDM Zinc. Future releases and a road-map including collaboration are likely to make use of Apollo. Hoping that Apollo will provide a more solid cross-platform solution, or that the competition will push MDM into improving their Mac OS X offering. Currently developing a Flex app for desktop making simple use of FileIO. My initial release will use MDM Zinc. Future releases and a road-map including collaboration are likely to make use of Apollo. Hoping that Apollo will provide a more solid cross-platform solution, or that the competition will push MDM into improving their Mac OS X offering.

]]> By: Chris http://www.peterelst.com/blog/2007/02/23/what-would-you-do-with-apollo/#comment-10699 Chris Fri, 23 Feb 2007 16:04:49 +0000 http://www.peterelst.com/blog/2007/02/23/what-would-you-do-with-apollo/#comment-10699 An application for organization, review, and approval of PDF files for an old school printing business. They've moved from mass emailing and footwork for the approval processes to a website based system which saves a lot of manpower, and Apollo will let me take it even further for a fully integrated and more flexible solution. I've also wondered if we'll see a variety of shell/portal type programs for Apollo apps. Something to organize access to the (potentially) many Apollo apps youre using, since I dont think Apollo features anything like that by default like the old central chrome did. And although I'm sure a lot of people will cringe when you mention a web browser in Apollo, but hey it can open, rotate and blur Slashdot with working links this early in the game, so It's possible. I think we'll see some things that are sorta like onfolio/browser hybrids that directly blend browsing and gathering of media and data with powerful and flexible organization and visualization features. An application for organization, review, and approval of PDF files for an old school printing business. They’ve moved from mass emailing and footwork for the approval processes to a website based system which saves a lot of manpower, and Apollo will let me take it even further for a fully integrated and more flexible solution.

I’ve also wondered if we’ll see a variety of shell/portal type programs for Apollo apps. Something to organize access to the (potentially) many Apollo apps youre using, since I dont think Apollo features anything like that by default like the old central chrome did.

And although I’m sure a lot of people will cringe when you mention a web browser in Apollo, but hey it can open, rotate and blur Slashdot with working links this early in the game, so It’s possible. I think we’ll see some things that are sorta like onfolio/browser hybrids that directly blend browsing and gathering of media and data with powerful and flexible organization and visualization features.

]]> By: Brandon Ellis http://www.peterelst.com/blog/2007/02/23/what-would-you-do-with-apollo/#comment-10698 Brandon Ellis Fri, 23 Feb 2007 15:59:41 +0000 http://www.peterelst.com/blog/2007/02/23/what-would-you-do-with-apollo/#comment-10698 Take my current desktop RIAs (built with Flash/Flex and wrapped in Zinc) and port them to Apollo. Take my current desktop RIAs (built with Flash/Flex and wrapped in Zinc) and port them to Apollo.

]]> By: david http://www.peterelst.com/blog/2007/02/23/what-would-you-do-with-apollo/#comment-10697 david Fri, 23 Feb 2007 15:46:18 +0000 http://www.peterelst.com/blog/2007/02/23/what-would-you-do-with-apollo/#comment-10697 I'll try porting my Garden Planner app to Apollo. Cross-platform is the main reason - but it offers some nice possibilities for building community stuff around the app (sharing designs,tips and that sort of thing). I’ll try porting my Garden Planner app to Apollo.
Cross-platform is the main reason - but it offers some nice possibilities for building community stuff around the app (sharing designs,tips and that sort of thing).

]]> By: Gareth http://www.peterelst.com/blog/2007/02/23/what-would-you-do-with-apollo/#comment-10696 Gareth Fri, 23 Feb 2007 14:49:37 +0000 http://www.peterelst.com/blog/2007/02/23/what-would-you-do-with-apollo/#comment-10696 I am going to port my flash based vj app over to Apollo. Looking forward to created one runtime for win/mac and linux. http://www.mutevj.com I am going to port my flash based vj app over to Apollo. Looking forward to created one runtime for win/mac and linux.

http://www.mutevj.com

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