General Session

2008 December 01
tags: Adobe
by Big Mad Kev

I have finally managed to get the wifi here to load up my blog ;)


We are about 2 minutes in to the intro from errrr didn't catch her name ;) Flash Platform Manager or something so lets see if I can get the live blogging to work ;)

8:52:53 AM
Talking about the flash platform, working across OS and devices. Flex Bulder / CS4 and thermo.
8:58:37 AM
Mark Anders SR Principle Scientist Three Main Areas: Client + Cloud Social Computing Devices and Desktop
9:02:38 AM
Ok I think I may have fixed the little bug with my live blog entries
9:04:58 AM
Just shown some cool 3d stuff witha 3d blanket with video being played and it moving as the blanket moves
9:13:51 AM
Anthoney Rose BBC - iPlayer Adobe Air 1.5 Gives DRM on all platforms and there will be an iPlayer Download Manager with very cool features.
9:15:07 AM
Mark Anders is back on stage
9:16:13 AM
Adobe 1.5 will come with Squirrel Fish for speed up JavaScripting, encrypting database.
9:17:05 AM
Ted Patrick on stage now talking about New York Times
9:18:48 AM
A very sleek applicaiton that mimics a News Paper, and reflows with the size of the screen / window.
9:20:11 AM
The online paper even has a interactive crossword
9:22:04 AM
SHowing the app on a small MI PC with the same code base. Mark Anders is back on stage
9:24:04 AM
A couple of guys from AKQA showing a Fiat application for make drivers better eco drivers.
9:25:06 AM
A small USB drive that plugs in to your Car that rcords how you drive, and then plugs in to your pc wotk analyse your data
9:27:03 AM
THe app has a few lessons on how to better your driving with the data coming from your USB stick in your machine.
9:30:12 AM
A very cool app, Mark Anders is back on stage
9:30:55 AM
Now talking about how the flash platofrm works with clouds, showing tour de flex.
9:31:45 AM
Over 200 Samples with source code and examples. Showing Cloud interation.
9:33:18 AM
Whoops cloud API demo not going well ;) Network issues lol
9:34:03 AM
Now for some google map demos, in flex
9:35:21 AM
Now on to Social Computing
9:36:49 AM
Biggest thing is social networking, and is becoming over whelming with all the info, Adobe wave will help but pushing the info to you.
9:37:42 AM
Adobe Wave home page, shows all the services signed up and all the activity on each platform.
9:39:03 AM
Jesus this guy has not practice his session at all.
9:39:37 AM
Very cool use of wave using lastminute.com
9:39:55 AM
Cocomo, is a cloud service.
9:40:29 AM
Serge Jespers and Andrew Shorten on stage to talk about cocomo.
9:41:23 AM
Cocomo will give you features in the Adobe Acrobat Connect in your own app.
9:42:35 AM
Andrew is showing how quick it is to put a few components from cocomo in a flex application.
9:44:24 AM
A very cool use and Ben in Black. ;)
9:45:06 AM
Cocomo can be used in Flex / Browser an Air.
9:45:53 AM
Switch Board lets you launch CS applications from an Air App, sending an image selected if there is one ;)
9:46:19 AM
You cna have a SWF panel in Photoshop that talks to the cocomo so you can see photos that are coming in.
9:46:49 AM
Mark Anders is back on stage
9:47:25 AM
Now on to Devices + Desktop i.e. multiple screens
9:49:07 AM
They wanted to reach 1 Billion devices by 2010 but reach but will reach it in 2009
9:49:44 AM
The open screen project will also help bring this out to everyone, they hav a lot of partners.
9:50:22 AM
Web Browsing, on mobile hones has grown a lot in the last few years.
9:51:35 AM
Zeke Koch Director of Product Manager to show apps running on multiple devices.
9:53:04 AM
Goin to get Flash Player 10 for Mobile platform, WIndows MObile, Nokia
9:53:37 AM
Showing the full you tibe site running on the HTC Touch very sweet. I want now!
9:54:45 AM
Now for the g1, he says it will be in Erope soon ( Someone needs to do research) Showing Flash Player 10 on G1
9:55:56 AM
Now for building Standalone application. A Flash Lite app on the Nokia N95
9:57:40 AM
A Developer release of a Distributable runtime to package your app to Windows Mobile and Symbian phones. And can be done over the air.
10:00:04 AM
Rather then launch Flash LIte and then launch an app you can create an app with a link in the phones application menu.
10:00:39 AM
Ted Patrick is back witha phone from the future
10:01:16 AM
A phone that can connect to all your devices in your house.
10:02:30 AM
Demo, is having issues. Oh well ;)
10:17:02 AM
The session has now ended, not sure what we just saw in the last part. But certainly a few exciting things for the mobile side, no talk of AIR Mobile.

9:46:57 AM
Cool feature in Photoshop CS4 with resizing an image and it knows the background from the photo so eeps everything else in perspective.
9:48:55 AM
Photshop CS4 has painting in 3d, very cool if your a designer ;)
9:49:38 AM
Now they are going over to Ryan Stewarts Lab ;)
9:50:35 AM
Now on to Thermo, which has gone, as it is now Flash Catalyst
9:52:10 AM
Designers able to create applications without code, oh no a can of worms, we all know they leave crap in the PSD's what crap will they leave in the Flex Project?
9:57:05 AM
Pasting a highly customisable component created in illustrator copy and pasted into Flash Catalyst
9:59:24 AM
FXG allows the round trip of design with CS4 should make life easier for everyone.
10:01:46 AM
A very cool and quick demo of 3d state changes looked very cool!
10:03:00 AM
Seeing that Flash Catalyst is in Eclipse and how sweet it looks. Looks like a CS4 product not an eclipse product. I have create hopes for Bolt! With these guys!
10:04:19 AM
First release for alpha will be Mac and then early 2009 will be on labs for Mac and PC.
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