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Archive for September, 2008

October Meeting - Special Event!

Date: Wednesday October 1st 2008
Time: 5:30 pm
Location: Higher Ground Cafe in Kensington

Come and celebrate the Adobe Creative Suite 4 launch!

Be sure to join the ‘Calgary Adobe Flash User Group’ in facebook and let us know you’ll be attending.


Fraser Crosbie
manager@flashcalgary.org

Flex 3 Cookbook Review

I just finished skimming through this book and have decided that every Flex developer should own a copy. I have been developing Flex applications for over a year now and I still managed to learn a ton of new things from this book. The authors have done an excellent job of formatting the book into problem and solution scenarios. Quick and easy answers. The book starts off with issues a Flex noob might encounter and then proceeds all the way up to issues a Flex pro might encounter. Each solution includes code and a discussion/explination. This book is not really a cover to cover read, but more of a quick reference that you want to have within an arms reach while coding. I still recommend skimming through it when you first get it, because I’m sure you’ll learn a bunch of new tidbits right off the bat.

You can get more info and purchase this book here.

Fraser

Now in facebook!

I took Natalia’s suggestion and created a facebook group. You can join by searching for “Calgary Adobe Flash User Group” in facebook or through my profile. If you are not friends with me yet, feel free to add me. Meetings will be posted on facebook as well as on www.flashcalgary.org. Please join the facebook group so we know who plans on showing up at events. This will help us determine if we need reservations or a private room.

Thanks,
Fraser

September Meeting Aftermath

We had a great turnout to this month’s meeting. Thanks to everyone who attended! Below are links to the PowerPoint presentations on Flash Player 10 and Thermo. Please be sure to visit the reference sites and learn more about these exciting applications. Also, congratulations to Natalia, the winner of a CS3 Premium package.

I hope to see everyone at our next meeting. If your friends are interested in Flash or Flex please bring them along too. If you have a topic that you would like to present or would like more information about, please leave a comment.

Fraser