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Adobe/Intel App Lab: Join us online

by Serge Jespers on 21. Jul, 2010 in Events

Adobe and Intel are hosting an event later today in San Francisco around AIR development and distribution. Obviously not all of you live close to the bay area, but the event will be broadcasted live via Connect. You can follow it on http://my.adobe.acrobat.com/applab.

I heard through the grapevine that we may even launch a few new things on Adobe Labs after the event… So join the Connect session and keep an eye on Labs ;-)

I know this event is in the middle of the night for us here in Europe but it will be worth it.

Agenda: ( Time in PST. Check this link for the time in your location. )
5:30 PM – Flash Platform Services Overview (Adobe)
6:00 PM – Intel AppUp Center Business Model and Opportunity (Intel)
7:00 PM – Technical Deep Dive (Adobe)
8:30 PM – Staffed Open Lab (Adobe and Intel)

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Stripgenerator: Online cartoon generator

by Serge Jespers on 08. Jul, 2010 in Cool stuff, Flash Platform

I absolutely love how you guys keep sending me the coolest links to Flash based apps (Keep ‘em coming!). Stripgenerator is one of those apps.

Stripgenerator (built in Slovenia) just got a fresh new update that adds a bunch of new features, new graphics, and a new interface. The Flash based application is incredibly easy to use. You set up the frames you want to use, drag and drop characters, add items, add the text balloons and you’re done. After you click “Publish” you can easily share your cartoon with your friends and followers.

I built this little cartoon in literally 2 minutes. I know… It’s not very funny and I’m sure you guys will do a much better job at creating a cartoon with Stripgenerator. ;-) Have fun!

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Create your own online AR 3D storybooks

by Serge Jespers on 07. Jul, 2010 in Cool stuff, Flash Platform

Thanks to Flash augmented reality has become accesible to anyone with a browser and a webcam without the need to download anything extra. There are some pretty amazing examples and apps out there but this one is pretty unique.

ZooBurst is a new service where kids can write their own stories and create their own pop-up books. The 3D book builder is built on top of the Flash Platform and lets you add images, animations, speech balloons, and more in an easy to use interface. When you’re done creating your book you can share it on your blog or social network pages. The coolest part of ZooBurst is the reading mode. When you click on a book it shows you the 3D world you created. The real fun starts when you enable the webcam mode. In webcam mode you control the 3D view with an AR marker. It also allows you to use gestures to flip pages. Just wave your hand from right to left to flip the page.

Check out the videos below. Flash on!

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Android week: Watch the Google I/O keynote online

by Serge Jespers on 19. May, 2010 in android

The Google I/O keynote is only a little over 3 hours away. I am super excited about Google I/O this year. I wish I was there… But if you’re like me and you couldn’t make it out to San Francisco you can still be a part of it.

Both today’s and tomorrow’s keynote will be streamed live on Google I/O’s YouTube channel. I can’t think of a better way of celebrating my birthday than to sit back with a nice glass of wine and watch the keynote live. I know… I am a bit of a geek :D. You can count on me doing the same thing tomorrow ;-). Trust me… You don’t want to miss this event… We have some very exciting announcements coming up and I’m sure Google also has a thing or two up their sleeves!

The keynote starts at 9:00 am PDT. That’s 12:00pm in New York, 5:00pm in London, 6:00pm in Belgium, 1:00am in Tokyo.

Oh… And just in case you missed it: I’m giving away a Google Nexus One!

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E-Seminar: App in a Week – June 7th-10th

by Serge Jespers on 10. May, 2010 in Events

With CS5 now available the EMEA Evangelism team have been hard at work prepping for our upcoming tour and the Online Developer Week. The course of events will fall between June 7th – 10th covering everything from design in Photoshop CS5 to development, and even deployment of your applications using the Flash Platform suite of tools.

The tools covered will include Flash Builder, Flash Professional, Flash Catalyst, Flex 4 and the Flash Player 10.1 and AIR 2 runtimes. In my own session we’ll also be covering Device Central and some asset optimization guidelines for targeting mobile phones.

We’ll also look at P2P with Flash Player 10.1 as well as Livecycle, PHP and Java integration on the backend.

Schedule:

June 7th – 12:00 – 13:00 GMT Erase the Designer to Developer gap: Adding interactions to your design with Serge Jespers
June 7th – 15:00 – 16:00 GMT Connecting your design to PHP services with Mihai Corlan
June 8th – 12:00 – 13:00 GMT Connecting a web application to a J2EE backend using Flash Builder 4 with Michael Chaize
June 8th – 15:00 – 16:00 GMT Working with Flash CS5 components in your Flash Builder 4 project with Mike Jones
June 9th – 12:00 – 13:00 GMT Going multi-user with P2P in Flash Player 10.1 with Tom Krcha
June 9th – 15:00 – 16:00 GMT Developing multi-user applications with LiveCycle services with Tom Krcha
June 10th – 12:00 – 13:00 GMT Bringing web Applications to the desktop with AIR 2.0 with Piotr Walczyscyn
Jun 10th – 15:00 – 16:00 GMT Code once and run on multiple mobile devices with Mark Doherty

We’ve been busy for the past week building “EVA” to demonstrate all of the above. I think you’ll be really impressed with it and of course we’ll be providing the code after for you to use in your own applications.

SIGN UP HERE

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Online Developer Week – May 10-14

by Serge Jespers on 27. Apr, 2010 in Events

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.

Click for more info.

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Stuck abroad? Adobe ConnectNow to the rescue!

by Serge Jespers on 20. Apr, 2010 in connect

I’m sure you’ve all heard about people who are stuck abroad because of the ash cloud from the Eyjafjallajoekull volcano in Iceland. Lots of people are missing meetings and work because of this situation.

Enter Adobe ConnectNow.

Lots of people travel with their laptop these days and finding a wifi hotspot is also very easy. With ConnectNow you can still make it to that all important meeting. Just open up a browser… point it to Acrobat.com… sign up for a free account… send an invitation to your online meeting room to your client or colleague and start your meeting.

It’s very easy to use. No training or downloads necessary. ConnectNow does screen sharing, video chat, file sharing, shared whiteboards and more… And it’s free for up to 3 participants!

Check it out on Acrobat.com!

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Can’t make it to MAX? Organize a MAX party and watch the keynotes online!

by Serge Jespers on 29. Sep, 2009 in MAX2009

Adobe MAX 2009.jpg Can’t make it to MAX? Well… we’ll miss you but… why not get together with some friends and colleagues and watch the keynotes together? No no… Not like that cheesy video you saw on the web… Unless your grandma is also in to everything Adobe ;-) Just hook up your laptop to a projector or big screen. Order some pizza, open up some beers (If you’re in Europe. Ordering pizza and drinking beer in the morning is just weird :D) and sit back to watch what I think are going to be the best MAX keynotes ever!

I wish I could tell you today about the cool new things we plan on showing during the keynotes but I really like my job here at Adobe so I won’t :D

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Where to watch the Michael Jackson memorial online

by Serge Jespers on 07. Jul, 2009 in Flash Platform, flash video

Today we say goodbye to one of the biggest (if not the biggest) pop icons of our time. Some already call this the media event of the century. Over 1.6 million people registered to get a ticket for the event in Los Angeles. Only 8700 people were selected.

This is surely going to be an event that is going to watched by many. If not on TV, then most certainly on the web. I watched that other big event earlier this year (Obama’s inauguration) live on CNN.com with no hiccups whatsoever so I’ll probably watch the memorial there as well. I thought it was a good idea to give a quick overview on where you can watch the event online.

CNN.com (CNN is teaming up with Facebook)
FoxNews
ABCnews
CBSnews (using uStream.tv)
Hulu (Not available outside the US)
USAToday (Using Livestream.com)
NYTimes
MySpace
MSN/MSNBC
E! Online (via Justin.tv)

Coincidentally/As far as I know all of the above are using Flash to stream this event to no doubt hundreds of thousands of viewers. Yes… You are right… This post should not be about promoting the Flash Platform.

(Image by Kristof Saelen)
(Via NewTeeVee.com)

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