My Mac Pro is starting to get kind of dated and I've been lusting after some of the newer/faster systems out there. I'm ambO/Sdextrous and spend my day working back and forth between a pc and a mac and had started to get tired of the minor issues I have working between the two systems so I had considered a tricked out pc with Windows 7. I wasn't too happy with Apple when they decided to change their licensing agreement and shaft Flash developers... that wasn't very cool of them.. Then I saw that Keith Peters went back to the dark side... and now.. well.. let's just say Steve's little rant sealed the deal for me.
So I'm enjoying some of the comments on his "pot calling the kettle black" tirade like this one, and this from icrontic. ha. And it's good to see some of the comments like the ones on this article... lolz.. some people do understand that while HTML5 is a great improvement, it's a very different tool from Flash.
I figure it might be Christmas before I slow down enough to go through the hassle of switching files and everything over to a new system, but when I do get that time I'll probably be getting a nice high end gaming system. One that can play Crysis.
Adobe
Steve just lost a customer Thursday, April 29, 2010
Adobe Open Screen Project Thursday, May 01, 2008
wow..... the announcement today from Adobe about opening the Flash Player up to the market to be placed on any imaginable device is just stunning. This is going to place even more demand on people with Flash skills as these companies begin to produce handheld devices using the Flash Player.
The only thing in the press release that set off my BS detector was this.. "“The Open Screen Project will make it simple for Verizon and our partners to deliver rich mobile experiences to more devices,”" .. yeah, and how big of a fee will they charge developers before they can develop for the Verizon network?
I also noticed that there was no mention of Apple in that press release.
The only thing in the press release that set off my BS detector was this.. "“The Open Screen Project will make it simple for Verizon and our partners to deliver rich mobile experiences to more devices,”" .. yeah, and how big of a fee will they charge developers before they can develop for the Verizon network?
I also noticed that there was no mention of Apple in that press release.
Visual Studio 2005 is better than Dreamweaver 8 in 101 ways Thursday, October 12, 2006
Say what? That's what I said when I read this post yesterday.. then I went and RTFA and it still didn't make much sense and then I read this article. I watched a couple of the videos and said "ahh.. thanks, but I'll pass".
I'm ok with Microsoft making a bunch of videos claiming that Visual Studio 2005 has some (101) features that Dreamweaver doesn't. Really I am. Competition is good, and if MS is going to push Adobe to deliver an even better tool then "good on em". But what threw me for a loop was that these two products have been out for roughly a year (ages in web time, right?)... and the datestamps on the videos are from the end of June. The videos refer to Dreamweaver as "Macromedia Dreamweaver" and imho aren't very well done. So why is Microsoft putting these videos out now, and why are these (paid?) bloggers promoting them?
FrontPage 2003 is "end-of-lifing" soon, so maybe Microsoft is trying to convince Managers that they have another product?
Maybe Visual Studio 2005 isn't selling well and they needed something to help it out??
Maybe Microsoft sees Dreamweaver 9 coming?
I'm ok with Microsoft making a bunch of videos claiming that Visual Studio 2005 has some (101) features that Dreamweaver doesn't. Really I am. Competition is good, and if MS is going to push Adobe to deliver an even better tool then "good on em". But what threw me for a loop was that these two products have been out for roughly a year (ages in web time, right?)... and the datestamps on the videos are from the end of June. The videos refer to Dreamweaver as "Macromedia Dreamweaver" and imho aren't very well done. So why is Microsoft putting these videos out now, and why are these (paid?) bloggers promoting them?
FrontPage 2003 is "end-of-lifing" soon, so maybe Microsoft is trying to convince Managers that they have another product?
Maybe Visual Studio 2005 isn't selling well and they needed something to help it out??
Maybe Microsoft sees Dreamweaver 9 coming?
Adobe produces some public art Wednesday, August 02, 2006
Here's some interesting news from Adobe: They're going to unveil a piece of public art on top of their building in San Jose. It sounds like a really interesting piece of art, but so far no pics so no telling how it will be received. The fact that it's going to be on top of a building, includes lighted elements, and includes motion makes it a challenge for the artist to delineate it from signage.. but I'm betting he pulls it off.
The art will include a coded message and details of the mysterious message and why the public should care to decode it are supposed to be revealed at http://www.sanjosesemaphore.org/. The irony.. that a piece of art that's about communication (or hidden communication.. ) is tied to a web site that isn't online yet (so no communication coming from it) is not lost even if it's not intentional.
The unveiling date? Aug 7.. other art stuff going on in San Jose at that time? You bet.
If you've been to San Jose you may have noticed the art around the Cisco buildings. I don't have any photos and can't find any.. but they've place router, switch, and hub icons all around the public transit stops and around the roads. Some folks might say that the icons aren't art because they're used as "decoration" on everyday benches and walls.. but hey, art is in the eye of the beholder, eh? And how many folks are going to say this art on top of the Adobe building is just a sign?
Curious what other public art is in San Jose? Check out this list..
The art will include a coded message and details of the mysterious message and why the public should care to decode it are supposed to be revealed at http://www.sanjosesemaphore.org/. The irony.. that a piece of art that's about communication (or hidden communication.. ) is tied to a web site that isn't online yet (so no communication coming from it) is not lost even if it's not intentional.
The unveiling date? Aug 7.. other art stuff going on in San Jose at that time? You bet.
If you've been to San Jose you may have noticed the art around the Cisco buildings. I don't have any photos and can't find any.. but they've place router, switch, and hub icons all around the public transit stops and around the roads. Some folks might say that the icons aren't art because they're used as "decoration" on everyday benches and walls.. but hey, art is in the eye of the beholder, eh? And how many folks are going to say this art on top of the Adobe building is just a sign?
Curious what other public art is in San Jose? Check out this list..
