A new adventure
November 1st will be my 4th anniversary as a Platform Evangelist… And March 2012 will be my 5th anniversary at Adobe… And what a crazy 5 years it has been! No no… This post is not to announce that I am leaving Adobe. On the contrary, I’m actually moving in to a new role… in our San Francisco HQ.
I’ve never made it a secret that I would one day love to live and work in the US and I feel truly blessed that Adobe is giving me this opportunity. In my new role as “Solutions Architect/Evangelist” I will still be doing a lot of what I’ve been doing in the last 5 years but I will also start building relationships with big name brands and work on strategic partnerships. It’s that part that’s got me really excited about this new adventure and I’m really looking forward to it!
It’s funny… While I was writing this post I saw this article in my Twitter feed. “Disrupt Yourself” is the title and that is exactly what I’m going to do. ;-) The article also says that “if it feels scary and lonely, you’re probably on the right track” and I must say that it definitely is a little bit scary… And lonely… Well… I never thought I would do this all by myself. I always thought that my girlfriend would join me but she sadly decided to end our relationship (also the reason why it’s been so quiet around here the last couple of months). But… I guess there are worst places than San Francisco to be as a single guy…
I’ll start packing right after MAX and then move some time early November. The California sun still shines in November, right? ;-)
When in LA for Adobe MAX…
Would you believe it if I told you that MAX is now only 44 days away? Time certainly flies, doesn’t it? So ehm… Did you already get your tickets? Did you book your hotel? Your flights? Make plans to do tourist things? Oh… And if you’re speaking… is your presentation finished? Yikes… Presentation… Good idea… ;-)
My session
I’m doing a session on mobile application development with Flash Builder 4.5
Find out how Adobe Flash Builder 4.5 makes it easy for you to build mobile apps for a variety of devices using the same workflow you use to build web or desktop applications today. You can now build apps to run on the Apple iOS, Google Android, and BlackBerry QNX platforms. Walk through the basic steps required in Flash Builder 4.5 to create and run a simple mobile Flex project both on the desktop and on a device. Also learn about new mobile-specific functionality in the Flex 4.5 software development kit (SDK).
And if you thought you already knew everything then think again… We do have some a lot of surprises left up our sleeves ;-)
Now… When you’re in LA for MAX try and add an extra day or 2 to do some sightseeing. Spend some time at Santa Monica and/or Venice beach. Go shopping at The Grove. Eat a nice juicy steak at The Saddle Ranch on Sunset Boulevard. Rent a car and drive up Mulholland Drive. Visit Universal Studios.
I doubt you’ll be able to tour the studio backlot like this but it’s a lot of fun nonetheless ;-) See you in Los Angeles!
John Warnock on innovation
John Warnock is one of the founding fathers of Adobe. John is also the inventor of Postscript, and recipient of the National Medal of Technology and Innovation, one of the highest honors bestowed on scientists, engineers and inventors in the USA. John and Chuck Geschke also were recently awarded the Marconi Prize, considered the highest honor specifically for contributions to information science and communications.
In this video, the first in a series of conversations with leaders in technology, Adobe’s CTO Kevin Lynch talks to John about innovation and how Adobe encourages it.
New on Adobe Labs: Flash Player 11 beta 2 and AIR 3 beta 2
New toys goooood ;-)
If you’re anything like me you’ve probably already downloaded the new Flash Player 11 and AIR 3 betas from Labs. If not… Do so now! I know I’ve said this many times before but I’ll repeat it again: We release these betas so that you can test your existing content and start playing around with the new features early. If you encounter anything weird or out of the ordinary then do let us know!
Right… My favorite new features…
For Flash Player 11 it has to be Stage3D (the API previously know as Molehill). 3D on the web is nothing new but when all of a sudden (just about) every web user has 3D capabilities it becomes a whole different ball game. I’m really looking forward to see what you guys build with it. Some of the early demos are absolutely mind-blowing. Another great feature in Flash Player 11 (and an easy one to miss) is native JSON support! (Both features are also available in AIR 3. Stage3D currently only available for desktop. Stage3D for mobile will be enabled in a future release.)
AIR 3 beta 2 is also a really exciting beta release! My favorite feature for AIR 3 is definitely the ability to add the AIR runtime to your installer package. So with AIR 3 you can control exactly which version of the runtime an app executes against and make the installation process a lot easier as well. Hardware accelerated video (aka StageVideo) on mobile is also a big one. And let’s not forget the addition of the encrypted local storage feature on mobile.
Both betas are available on Labs. Flash on!
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