Category: Events

Father-in-law found this. Today is the last day you can do it. Cost me like 5k or so for one person back in 2002, but this year for 2 people flying from Los Angeles, USA to Sydney, Australia round trip, sounds like a tad over 2k. Frikin’ awesome!

*** Update: Word of advice, use Internet Explorer, not Firefox. Credit Card submission takes you to blank page after confirmation. Like that?

*** Update v2: Firefox managed to confirm my debit card, which chared my checking account $1.03… but when I used IE, it confirmed it again, and this time I got my ticket purchased… but it charged a $1.03 again. I reckon that is a price Qantas pays another company to confirm credit card information before entering it into their billing. Am I really going to contest $1.03 duplicate charge on a $2,025 dollar purchase?

…the whole world should be Flash…

http://www.qantasusa.com/webDeals/236

HALO players,

HALO 2 LOCK-IN! 4 X-Boxes on large screen TVs networked together for 16 player action all night long. Additional TVs available for bring your own equipment.

Monday, November 8th 8:00pm – 9:00am Tuesday
Sign up fast! Limited seats available!

HALO 2 2 v 2 Tournament with Cash Prize to winning Teams
Saturday, November 20th 11:00am

For more details, please visit our web site @

www.nmarena.com

or call us at 770-579-3175.

Also, for the next month, we are giving everyone that comes in an
additional 2 hours on their account FREE with ID.

Hope to see you soon!

New Media ArenA
736 Johnson Ferry Rd. NE
Suite A10
Marietta, GA 30068
770-579-3175
www.nmarena.com

WHAT: The Atlanta Macromedia User Group October Meeting
WHEN: 6:30 PM, Thursday, October 21, 2004 (presentation at 7:00 PM)
WHERE: The Georgia Tech Student Center
DIRECTIONS:
http://www.visits.gatech.edu/directions.shtml
WHO: Tunji Afonja, Multidmedia (http://multidmedia.com/)
TOPIC: Flash Studio PRO v2
RSVP: leifwellsNOSP@M@mac.com

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Join your fellow Macromedia developers as we learn more about Flash Studio PRO v2.

Make sure you know where the meeting is by using the interactive map.

The student center is marked on the map as 114. Parking can be found at the parking deck marked 54.

Please RSVP at leifwellsNOSP@M@mac.com to let me know you are coming. If you have any questions, my answers will have to wait until I return from my much needed vacation.

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From our presenter Tunji Afonja:

Our product, Flash Studio PRO v2, is regarded as the top 3rd party Flash tool for generating stand alone desktop application with .swf files. This tool is helping to spring a new and emerging market for Flash Designers and Developers. With Flash Studio PRO v2, these Designers and Developers are now boldly taking on exciting and different types of projects that include full fledged cross platform desktop applications, advanced kiosks, enhanced CD-ROM and special applications. This new market is allowing these Designers and Developers to double or triple their earnings, using the same Flash skills they have without needing any new training.

We believe it will be of great benefit for your users to be informed about this. Some of the information we plan to share with your users include:
– Creating Stand Alone Flash applications that:
– Connect to any Database( Access, ADO, SQL, etc )
– Play any Media Type( A.V.I., MPEG, DVD, etc)
– Perform special tasks( activeX, PDF embedding, FTP )
– Give you total Control over the Operating System
– Do Cool Stuff( Custom Skins,Transparency, Organic Shape Applications )
– Seamlessly deploying flash applications to PC, Mac, and Pocket PC, using the same code and assets.
– Boldly stepping into new markets(DVD, Enhanced CD, Specialized Desktop Applications )
– Quadrupling your earning potential using Flash Studio Pro with Macromedia Flash MX 2004

I missed 2004, but I am not missing 2005. It’s been tough to really think about new and ground breaking things to speak about; the suggestions come freely when I ask the community, so maybe I’m holding my standards too high?. I submitted what I think is cool, and then utilized the new teaching opportunity they are offering to deal with the things everyone else requested (majority). I submitted 3 potential sessions and 3 potential, half-day classes. We’ll see what bites by the end of next week, hopefully, so I can plan modifications, travel, feedback, etc.

More info on MXDU 2005.