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February 25, 2008
Flex 3 & AIR 1.0 Launch Event: TONIGHT (February 25, 2008)
As you may have heard, Adobe has announced the release of Adobe Flex 3 and Adobe AIR 1.0. Now that the cat is out of the bag, this will be the focus of our efug gathering tonight! Adobe is sponsoring this meeting with food, giveaways and a raffle copy of Adobe Flex Professional.
Flex 3 is a feature-packed release, adding new UI components like the advanced datagrid and improved CSS capabilities; powerful tooling additions like refactoring; and extensive testing tools including memory and performance profiling, plus the addition of the automated testing framework to Flex Builder.
Adobe AIR is game-changing in so many ways, delivering rich applications on the desktop, enabling access to the local file system, system tray, notifications and much more. Now you can write RIAs on the desktop using the same skills that you've been already using to create great web apps including both Flex and AJAX.
Don't miss out on this opportunity to see and hear about this highly anticipated release of Flex 3 and AIR at this meeting. If you have been working in Flex or AIR, feel free to bring down your applications for a quick demo of what you have been developing.
Additionally, Adobe's Ted Patrick has put together a stellar promo for the release of Flex 3 & AIR, it is called "30onair". The project involves creating 30 second videos answering one of the following questions: Why Flash Player? Why AIR? Why Flash? Why Flex? Why ColdFusion? Why AJAX? Why JavaScript? Why ActionScript?
Rules:
1. 30 seconds of video (estimate)
2. Answer one of the questions above
3. Be creative.
You can talk about your favorite features, why you use these technologies, or just a guitar tribute to Adobe AIR! The best ones will be showcased on Adobe.com, community blogs, and http://www.30onair.com. For instance, check out our own local celebrity Randy Troppmann on the 30onair.com front page, and http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=d9iopziDEug
Tonight I'll have a camera set up for you to shoot your own ~30 second clip, it would be great for us to send some casual, fun feedback to Adobe. Feel free to bring ideas and props!
Hope to see you there tonight!
February efug Extravaganza
7:00pm, The Billiard Club on Whyte
10505 82 Avenue NW
Tonight, February 25, 2008
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February 13, 2008
February efug Extravaganza
Our February gathering is going to be as epic as last month's. Mark it down & spread the word — bring your friends and colleagues!
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Join efug for this "can't miss" meeting!
Adobe's RIA technologies enable you to rapidly build and deploy the most engaging applications across browsers and on the desktop. Efug is hosting a special live event to share exciting new information on Adobe's platform tools and technologies for building RIAs. You'll see an exclusive user group video presentation by Adobe Chief Software Architect, Kevin Lynch, hear some important product news, plus get your hands on some exclusive schwag and other giveaways.
Be part of the fun and excitement and join the rest of the Adobe developer community by participating in this very special event.
Monday, February 25 @ 7:00
The Billiard Club
10505 82 Avenue NW
Second Floor of the Historic Post Office Building
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Come early to enjoy a beverage on Adobe's tab while supplies last!
Hope to see you there!
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February 06, 2008
Flex 3 / AIR Pre-Release Follow-Up
I just wanted to take a moment to thank those of you who attended our Flex 3 and AIR pre-release gathering last week — a head-count revealed there were about 80 in attendance. It is your participation that strengthens our community and makes it really worthwhile for the organizers of these events.
A big 'thank-you' goes out to Duane Nickull of Adobe for rocking into Edmonton in sub-zero temperatures to give his presentation. Congratulations to our iPod, Adobe Creative Suite and FlexBuilder 3 winners too!
I am just working out the details for our February gathering, which should be an equally epic event. Just a reminder that you can sign up for the newsletter and community forum on the left, or join our facebook group.
Thanks for your participation!
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