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Archive for May, 2008
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The Evolution of the Flash Platform
Posted on May 31, 2008 | 5 CommentsI did a talk last night on “The Evolution of the Flash Platform” at Skills Matter as part of the London Web Week. Had a nice group of people turn up from various backgrounds and all seemed very interested in seeing the direction Flash is... -
2M08 in review
Posted on May 28, 2008 | 2 CommentsWhat can you say about 2M08? Its amazing how fast the conference has grown up in just a few years. Koen, Wouter and the rest of the team did an outstanding job and with the help of the sponsors made it an event that you... -
2M08 Flash Lite Mobile Guide
Posted on May 21, 2008 | 1 Commentswfobject.embedSWF("http://www.peterelst.com/blog/wp-content/uploads/2008/05/2M08-mobile.swf", "swf0e6a1", "200", "310", "8", "", {}, {wmode: "window", menu: "false", quality: "high", bgcolor: "#FFFFFF", allowFullScreen: "true"}, {}); Thomas Joos has done it again, after doing one for FITC Amsterdam and Toronto this time he has worked on a Flash Lite mobile guide for 2M08.... -
Adobe Community Summit 2008 is a wrap
Posted on May 16, 2008 | No CommentsThis years Adobe Community Summit has sadly come to an end — since we’re all under NDA we’re unfortunately not at liberty to discuss what was shown but it certainly was impressive. The group of user group manager and community experts is definitely growing, the... -
Adobe AIR versus Microsoft Silverlight
Posted on May 15, 2008 | 25 CommentsI love reading some analysis about the evolution of the RIA space but what is it with tech reporters these days? There seems to be very little research done and some absolutely ludicrous comparisons made. Here are some examples highlighted by fellow bloggers: John Dowdell... -
Twitter followers tip
Posted on May 15, 2008 | 7 CommentsNoticed recently I’ve been using Twitter for well over a year now (February 5th 2007 to be exact), and some might say I’ve become addicted. I’m closing in on the 2500 twitter post mark, have about 465 followers and follow 241 of those myself. Now... -
Adobe Community Summit 2008
Posted on May 9, 2008 | 1 CommentFor the next week I’ll be in San Jose, CA for the annual Adobe Community Summit with fellow community experts and user group managers. This is always one of my personal highlights of the year, we get to see some of the exciting projects that... -
Acer notebook running Mac OS X 10.5
Posted on May 1, 2008 | 8 CommentsSo, what can you do with an old PC notebook and some time on your hands? Why not try getting Mac OS X Leopard to run on it. Turned out not to be too difficult at all, if you look around you’ll find detailed walkthroughs... -
Podcasts exempt from doing research?
Posted on May 1, 2008 | 1 CommentYesterday, I download the latest MacBreak video and what do I see — <rant> This is probably the worst description of any product I’ve ever seen. First of all, Bordeaux is not Thermo — secondly there’s already quite a bit of information out on Thermo... -
Kevin Lynch on the Open Screen Project
Posted on May 1, 2008 | 1 CommentKevin Lynch did a great video explaining with the Open Screen Project is all about, definitely worth a look if you want a little more background information on the announcement. SWF Technology Center FLV/F4V Technology Center