July Meeting

July 5th, 2011 Chris Griffith

We are mixing things up a little bit for this meeting. We are going to have a joint meeting with the BlackBerry Developer Group for their initial meeting at the UCSD Extension. Since the Playbook has such deep support for Adobe AIR and Flash, we thought this might be a great chance to learn more about that platform. James Polanco will still present DevelopmentArc’s newest product, Maque!

The 1st BlackBerry Developer Group meeting on July 11th, and it will be held in room 201 at UCSD Extension’s University City Center Building:
6256 Greenwich Dr.
San Diego, CA 92122
Phone: (858) 534-9999
Fax: (858) 246-1031
Map with directions:
http://extension.ucsd.edu/pdf/student/uccDirections.pdf
From 7pm to 9pm.

Agenda:
Intro (Demian/RIMGroup & Chris/AdobeGroup)
Attendee intros
RIM portion
SDFUG portion

Hope to see you there!
Chris & James


Don’t Miss Adobe Developer Week (June 20-24)

June 3rd, 2011 Chris Griffith

Calling all developers! Interested in building apps that run seamlessly across the Web, desktops and mobile devices for Android, BlackBerry Tablet OS and iOS with one tool, a common framework and a single codebase? Then look no further than Adobe Developer Week! Taking place June 20-24, this weeklong event will feature a series of free, live webinars via Adobe Connect hosted by Adobe technology experts.


Announcing AdobeCamp San Diego!

May 30th, 2011 Chris Griffith

The San Diego Flash User Group, the San Diego Adobe Developer User Group and the San Diego Photoshop User Group are hosting a 4 hour deep dive into Adobe’s Creative Suite 5.5!

Join us at the Adobe Camp where we will share with you how Adobe Creative Suite tools have evolved to dramatically enhance your workflow and keep your skills fresh. You’ll learn how to work faster and stay ahead of the latest trends, especially the rapid proliferation of mobile devices and the vast array of screen sizes.

Tickets available now!

When
Saturday, June 25, 2011 from 9:00 AM – 1:00 PM (PT)

Where
Art Institute of San Diego
7650 Mission Valley Road
San Diego, CA 92108

You will discover how to:

Design and develop rich browser-based content for desktops or devices with the leading HTML5 authoring tools.

Develop rich interactive applications for Android, Blackberry, and iOS with Adobe AIR, Flash Professional and Flash Builder.

Learn about the new iPad applications available for Photoshop.

Agenda

Welcome & Overview – 10 minutes
Flash Professional – 30 minutes
Dreamweaver – 30 minutes
PhotoShop – 30 minutes
Flash Catalyst – 30 minutes
Flash Builder – 30 minutes
CF Builder – 15 minutes
Community Showcase – 30 minutes
Wrapup and Prizes – 10 minutes
(lunch is included)

Speakers

Chris Griffith – Adobe Community Professional / Manager San Diego Flash User Group
James Polanco – Founding Partner / Web Application Architect at DevelopmentArc
Stephen M. Burns – Manager San Diego Photoshop User Group
Darius Fattahipour – Manager Adobe Developer User Group
Demian Borba – Adobe Community Champion / CEO at Action Creations

We are capping attendance to 50 campers, so get your tickets now. Tickets are $20, which includes lunch and raffle entry. The raffle prize will be a copy of an Adobe Creative Suite (sorry, no Master Collection).


FlashCamp this Saturday in SF!

April 26th, 2011 Chris Griffith

Flash CampOn Saturday, April 30th in San Francisco, there will be free, all day Flash Camp focusing on Flex 4.5 and mobile development. This is an excellent opportunity to get introduced to the framework or get acquainted with the mobile side of Flex. Both iOS and Playbook development will be covered. Adobe team members will be on hand to provide support. Registration (and more details) can be found here:

http://adobeflashcampsf2011.eventbrite.com

So, if you are up for a road trip to San Francisco, or have some miles saved up for the flight, head on up! For more details, you can read Ryan Stewart’s blog about it.


BlackBerry Playbook Updates

February 14th, 2011 Chris Griffith

RIM just updated the SDK for Playbook development, you can get them here.

Christophe Coenraets (Adobe Technical Evangelist) has just published Flex for the BlackBerry PlayBook in 90 Minutes

There is still time for submission to RIM for the free Playbook offer!


Adobe/Blackberry PlayBook Contest

January 3rd, 2011 Chris Griffith

As you all undoubtedly know Adobe has been working closely with RIM to help them create a lot of great AIR apps for the Blackberry PlayBook launch in 2011. RIM is offering free PlayBooks to app developers whose apps get accepted into App World (http://us.blackberry.com/developers/tablet/playbook_offer.jsp) but Adobe decided to make the offer a little better for Adobe User Groups.

So, here’s the deal. Adobe is going to raffle off a bunch of prizes to both Adobe User Groups and to members of the groups who submit apps to the App World between now and February 1, 2011. Here’s what’s available:

1) ALL user groups who have at least one app submitted get an extra software raffle in 2011.
2) TEN individual user group members (or managers) drawn at random from all entries get a copy of FB4 Premium.
3) THREE Grand Prize winning user groups get a new mobile device to raffle off at an upcoming user group meeting.

So – there’s prizes available both for the groups and for individuals.

TO ENTER, you need to have SUBMITTED an AIR app to Blackberry’s App World AND you need to fill out the following form. Any member of an Adobe User Group or any group manager can enter. Multiple entries from one user group increase your chances to win.

This is the entry form link: http://bit.ly/AUGraffle