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Tag Archives: Macromedia Flash
Flash vs. AJAX is The Wrong Question
Following my post on the Flex 3 and AIR launch, a number of you have pinged me privately about the Flash vs. AJAX question. It goes something like this: “I know you are going to write that you prefer Flash/Flex because … Continue reading
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Tagged Adobe, Adobe AIR, Adobe Flex, AJAX, Enterprise 2.0, Flex, Macromedia Flash, Mobile, Mobile Web 2.0, Web 2.0
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Adobe Engage 2008 To Launch Flex 3.0 and AIR
Tomorrow, at the invitation-only Engage 2008 event in SF Adobe will launch AIR and Flex 3.0. If you want to get a sense of what will be shown, here are the slides from the January pre-release tour. The event has … Continue reading
Posted in Adobe, Facebook, Flex, Google, Microsoft, startups, Web 2.0
Tagged Adobe, Adobe AIR, Adobe Flex 3, AIR, AJAX, Allurent, Engage 2008, Facebook, Flex, Flex 3, Flex Builder, Google, Industry News, Macromedia Flash, Microsoft, startups, Web 2.0
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Widget Convergence: Web-to-Desktop
The guys at Goowy and yourminis blog that you can now put your widgets on your desktop, all thanks to Adobe Apollo. I tried it and it’s pretty neat, despite the fact that it is alpha tech running on alpha tech. … Continue reading
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Tagged Adobe, Digital Media, Industry News, Macromedia Flash, startups, Web 2.0
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Adobe Engage Notes
The Adobe Engage event worked out well. The audience was sharp and with a broad range of perspectives. A few interesting points worth noting: Apollo Apollo comes with the WebKit engine. This is telling of Adobe’s ultimate desire to let … Continue reading
Adobe Engage
I’m in SF this week to attend Adobe Engage on Tuesday, a private all-day “influence the influencers” event. The focus is on the Adobe platform, encompassing both online and enterprise technologies. (I don’t think the Mobile group will be represented–they … Continue reading
Bigger May Be Better for Secure Scripting
On the topic of security as a competitive advantage, a recent Evans Data survey of scripting environments puts ActionScript and Adobe Flex on top. ASP.NET AJAX (Atlas) is in second place. The open-source projects are, unsurprisingly, rated lower. It’s hard to get … Continue reading
Posted in Adobe, Flex, Microsoft, Web 2.0
Tagged Adobe, Flex, Macromedia Flash, Microsoft, opensource, Security, Web 2.0
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High-Class Problems
Courtesy of Mark Anderson comes a great quote from Adobe CEO Bruce Chizen: “Oh, I love Google. Google is a big threat for Microsoft and distracts it from the rest of us. [Google] is simultaneously our heat shield and an … Continue reading
Technology of the Year
A Yahoo! exec friend of mine commented on a call today that Flash should be named “the technology of the year” because it enabled Internet video and let sites like YouTube and Heavy get big very fast. I had never … Continue reading
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Tagged Adobe, Digital Media, Macromedia Flash, Mobile
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Adobe partners with Mozilla on Tamarin
Adobe announced a partnership with the Mozilla Foundation. Adobe contributed the code for the ActionScript 3.0 VM that powers Flash Player 9. Why is this noteworthy? Because the new VM is a speed demon and the folks at Mozilla working … Continue reading
Posted in Adobe, Microsoft, Mobile, Web 2.0
Tagged Adobe, IE7, Macromedia Flash, Microsoft, Mobile, opensource, Web 2.0, Windows Vista
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MAXimum Burn
I haven’t posted in nearly two weeks because I’m still recovering from Adobe MAX 2006. Yes, it was in Vegas and, yes, the Macromedians (at least) know how to party till very early in the morning. Plus, two of my … Continue reading
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Tagged Adobe, Adobe MAX, Flex, Industry News, Macromedia Flash, Mobile, SaaS
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