50+ Important Flash Platform Developers

Sean Moore (aka Sean the Flex Guy), has posted a list of 50+ Important Flash Platform developers. The question is what the hell is this guy:

doing on the list.

Seriously, it is quite an honor to be mentioned, thanks Sean!

Microfunding for artists and more …

From a co-worker, 

Kickstarter is a funding platform for artists, designers, filmmakers, musicians, journalists, inventors, explorers…

What is Kickstarter?
Kickstarter is a new way to fund ideas and endeavors.

We believe that…

A good idea, communicated well, can spread fast and wide.
A large group of people can be a tremendous source of money and encouragement.
Is Kickstarter an investment mechanism?
No. People who use Kickstarter to fund their projects (“project creators”) keep 100% ownership and control.

Happy Holidays

To all I hope you have a happy and safe holiday season.

Thoughts on events at Adobe today

Just want to wish best of luck to all those at Adobe who were affected by the layoffs. Hopefully the spirt of the community will be able to lend a hand. 

To Mike Downey, a huge thank you to all that you have done for the Flash community.

For my father….

William (Bill) D. Griffith was born on October 14, 1934. He passed away peacefully on November 11, 2008, having lived his entire life in Bakersfield.

He was the son of James and Florence Griffith. He graduated from Garces High School, and spent over 30 years as a field engineer for NCR. Upon retiring from NCR, he enjoyed a second career for several years as a messenger for San Joaquin Bank.

Besides his love for his wife and children, Bill’s passions could best be described as “planes, trains, and automobiles”. Many a Sunday afternoon was spent chasing trains up to the Tehachapi Loop. When he finally retired for good, he and Jan would take road trips across the US, visiting airplane museums and riding trains. Bill was a founding member of the Bear Mountain Flying Club and an avid model railroader. He was very proud of the front yard, which he and Jan lovingly landscaped in model trains.

Bill was always a man you could count on to help fix any problem. He always had a warm smile and a big bear hug ready when needed. He had a natural talent for understanding machinery and how things worked, and he was always a tinkerer.

Bill is survived by his wife of 49 years, Jan; son Chris (Anita) and twin grandchildren, Ben and Shira; son Eric and grandchildren Ashley and Daniel; and his nephew Dana (Lynne) Lee. He was preceded in death by his brothers Jim Griffith and Fr. Thomas Griffith, and his sister Anna Rigney.

A special thank you to Dr. Robert Laughlin and his staff for their compassionate care.

In lieu of flowers, please send donations to the American Lung Association. At the request of the deceased, no services will be held.

Missing MAX…

My father just passed after battling a lung disease, so I will not be attending. Have a great time and post some good info. Swag is always welcomed.

Adobe AMF Support in Zend Framework

For those who use the Zend framework, you might be interested in the proposal. Andi Gutmans of Zend said

This ZF component will allow for client-side applications built with Flex and Adobe AIR to communicate easily and efficiently with PHP on the server-side.

The best part was I didn’t have to suggest this to my brother-in-law at Zend.

Quick and Easy Flash Prototypes

Alexa Andrzejewski, an interaction designer for Adaptive Path, has written a thorough step-by-step tutorial on how to create high-fidelity prototypes using Flash. Although I would say that she is actually building what I view as a medium fidelity . I tend to use the level of coding behind the prototype as an indicator of its level of fidelity. With that said it is great tutorial on taking that next step from simple slide shows, toward a richer prototype.

BREW Mobile Platform will be integrated with Adobe Flash!

Qualcomm and Adobe announced that the BREW Mobile Platform will be integrated with Adobe Flash technology. Here are some highlights:

• BREW developers will be able to use existing native BREW API interfaces directly with Flash via ActionScript – so Flash can become the presentation layer
• Adobe Flash technology will be directly integrated into the platform, meaning no per/device per/carrier certification will be required
• BREW Mobile Platform will be shipping on all mass market BREW handsets worldwide – for all BREW carriers

This means being a Flash developer at Qualcomm just become even more fun. See you at the conference!

BREW 2008 kicks off tomorrow!

You are attending, I’ll be speaking in the Slice & Dice session @ 3:30 on prototyping.

Hope to see you there!