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  • Java DevCon 2005: RIAs w/ Flex & J2EE

    Dan Glauser, Leif Wells and I will presenting at the all day Java DevCon 2005 this Wednesday. Leif and I personally won’t be there all day as we have work to complete, but will we answer questions, group & individually.

    Leif and I will be showing how Flex is the phatest presentation tier ever invented. We’ll be going over what we feel the enterprise Java community wants and needs to see based on reactions from the last AJUG meeting, my readings from community lists, and from talking with various developers. Case in point:

    • What Flex is, where it fits into your workflow, and why you should care.
    • What Flex has to offer, how it trumps other presentation tier frameworks, and all the nitty gritty stuff like the components, validators, and good ole’ xml tags and code.
    • How Flex talks to the backend.

    Dan will take off in the 2nd half where Leif and I leave off, filling in the technical gaps from a Java developer’s perspective, describing what is going on in the backend.

    If you’ve got questions about Flex, please come and talk to one of us. I personally love to chat about technology, want to spread & describe the coolness that is Flex, and look forward to learning from others in the field.

    Hope to see you there!

    Da 4-1-1!

  • JXL Baton Mix: Music Baton

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    Total MP3 Volume: 10GB

    Last CD Bought: Hyper – Wired

    Song Playing Right Now: RaveTrax Radio (iTunes > Radio > Electronica)

    Five songs I listen to a lot:

    1. One, Two Step – Ciara featuring Missy Elliot
    2. Burn For You – Kreo
    3. Get On – Moguai (on “Wired” album by Hyper)
    4. Name of the Game (Hybrid Remix) – Crystal Method
    5. GIS – Final Reckoning and Riset Radio Cuts

    Passin’ Baton To:

    Passed from Bee-otch Who Kizz-nodes.

  • CaptivatePlayer Article & Upcoming Features

    Macromedia graciously gave me the opportunity to write an article about my CaptivatePlayer, now up on DevNet, which is used to help Captivate users easily deploy their content to the web.

    I’ve received feedback from a variety of Captivate users asking for specific features. That said, when things calm down towards the end of June, I can hopefully add these 2 requested features to it.

    • Global Navigation vs. the per demonstration navigation that Captivate generates currently. Something akin to a DVD player’s chapter controls so you can jump to other demonstrations.
    • Ability to have the presentation automatically play the next demonstration, and have this ability be controllable through the XML and through the interface.

    CaptivatePlayer DevNet Article

    Thanks, Macromedia!

  • Killzone 2: OMFG!!!!!

    Yes, that’s real-time.

    I want a PS3 now please!

    Sony Press Conference Game Trailer – in WMV format.

    Via DJ Wrangla.