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October 26, 2004
Macromedia DRK 9 Now Available
Looks like DRK 9 is now available. Highlights for ColdFusion include:

  • Amazon E-Commerce Services Remote Shopping Cart
  • Soundings Survey App
  • Alagad Image Component

Posted At : 2:16 PM. | Posted By : rbils | Link | Announcements, ColdFusion | Comments (3)

iPod Photo and iPod U2 Edition Officially Announced
Well, looks like the cat's finally out of the bag on the new iPod Photo. The details are pretty much as reported in other speculatory announcements. I think the $599 price for the 60GB edition is a little steep, though.

All in all, I'm not really too excited about the capability to display photos on my iPod. I mean, who really wants to look at pictures on that tiny screen? It's like showing you pictures on the LCD of my digital camera. Thanks but no thanks.

The ability to display album art is kinda cool, but in the end, that doesn't really get you much either, does it. Especially if you are like me and mainly use your iPod when working out. I rarely see the screen! Looks like all photo synching is going to happen through iTunes and not iPhoto like people had hoped.

In related news, Apple also announced the details of the special U2 Edition of the iPod. $349 gets you the 20 GB model, a poster, and a $50 coupon toward the download of a digital only special box set of U2 songs. As a huge U2 fan, this one is more appealing. I already own a 40GB 4th gen iPod that I just got a few months ago, but the wife's been itching for her own. Hmmmmm.....

Posted At : 11:46 AM. | Posted By : rbils | Link | Music | Comments (1)

Maximizing MAX
Macromedia's MAX is so much more than a conference, it's an experience as well as a set of opportunities. For those of you who have never been, the great technical sessions at MAX are only part of story. In fact, I could argue that they erpresent only a small fraction of the value that you, as a MAX attendee, have available to you.

What I like most about MAX are the "hidden" opportunities. Things like access to the various Macromedia development teams you have, the Birds of a Feaather sessions, access to Macromedia User Group Managers and Team Macromedia folks at the Community Pit, and of course all of the other like minded technical folks just like you!

Over the years, I've made several good friends and outstanding technical contacts at MAX. These relationships have lead to all sorts of things like side work, contractors when we need additional help, reliable people to bounce ideas off of, etc. Each year, I look forward to MAX as a way to reconnect with friends that I tend to only have a "virtual" relationship with during the rest of the year, and each year I look forward to the new opportunities that MAX has to offer!

Will you Maximize your experience at MAX?

Posted At : 9:04 AM. | Posted By : rbils | Link | MAX | Comments (1)