SoCal Code Camp this weekend!

January 24th, 2012 Chris Griffith

No plans this weekend? Then consider attending the next Code Camp on January 28th & 29th at Cal State Fullerton. SoCal Code Camp is a free event for developers to come and learn from their peers. For more information, visit: http://www.socalcodecamp.com/


360 Flex Conference Announced

January 5th, 2011 Chris Griffith

This year’s 360|Flex conference has been announced for April 10-13 in beautiful Denver. This conference is the first and still the best Adobe Flex developer conference in the world. I have had the pleasure of attending several and am always blown away by the quality of the presentations, the conversations, and the entire 360 crew!

Tickets are currently $449.00 (for a limited time).

Hope to see you there!


Watch Adobe MAX 2010 keynotes live

October 20th, 2010 Chris Griffith

Join Adobe executives, Adobe product experts, and special guests to be immersed in technologies, techniques, and inspiring work — watch the keynotes live. Register now
Keynote: Welcome to the Revolution
Monday, October 25, 9:30am–11:30am PDT
We are in the midst of a revolution across a variety of screens, new input methods, new formats, and new distribution models. Join Adobe CTO Kevin Lynch as he shares insights, future perspectives, and plenty of demos.
Keynote: User Experience: The Next Generation
Tuesday, October 26, 10am–noon PDT
User expectations and experiences are evolving rapidly, and Adobe has long taken the lead in creating the tools and services to design for the future. Join us to be inspired (and, yes, entertained) as we show you the future of building interactive and engaging experiences in ways you’ve yet to imagine.
Choose how you watch
If you aren’t able to attend Adobe MAX this year, you will have several ways to experience the keynotes.
• Watch in real time through our high-quality video player with full adaptive bitrate technology.
• Watch on your Adobe® Flash Player® 10.1 compatible mobile device via the latest mobile optimized player.
• Test drive the new peer-assisted networking technology available with the release of Adobe Flash Player 10.1 and Flash Media Server 4.
Whichever way you choose to watch, be sure to join us.

SDFug members speaking at Adobe MAX!

October 8th, 2010 Chris Griffith

Wanted to let folks know that a couple of members of the San Diego Flash User Group will be presenting at the upcoming Adobe MAX conference. So if you are attending, make sure you give them some support.


Join Aaron Pederson and James Polanco, Flex component development experts, as they walk you through the inner workings of the Flex framework and explain how to write extensible, rich, and highly performing components. They will cover the new Spark component and skinning architecture and how to use it correctly to build Spark components for use in Flex applications.
Time: Tuesday, October, 26th, 8:30 am – 9:30 am

10 Ways To Please Your Flex Dev with James Polanco and Aaron Pedersen

Creative Suite 5 and Flex 4 is changing the way designers and developers work together when creating Flex based applications. For designers, these updates are enabling a lot more control and input into the Flex 4 development process, creating exciting opportunities, challenges and even unintended consequences.  In this session, we will examine ten different designer oriented tips that can improve the Flex 4 experience for you, your developers and ideally the entire project process.

Time: Monday October 25, 3:30 PM

Room: FITC Unconference Room

Creating Compelling Mobile User Experiences: What You Need to Know

Explore the role of prototyping in designing and developing compelling mobile applications. We’ll examine the forms that prototypes can take (from paper prototypes to rich, interactive simulations), their advantages and costs, and how Adobe tools can be used to create them. Then we’ll walk through creating a user interface for a mobile application using Adobe Illustrator, Photoshop, Flash Professional, Flash Catalyst, and Flash Builder. This presentation also covers best practices for UX, as well as developer-focused tips and tricks.

Time: Monday, October, 25th, 5:00 pm – 6:00 pm

Recording now available!

New to mobile development? Wondering how mobile applications are built? This presentation will walk you the entire development process of the MAX unconference application from design to deployment. Chris Griffith will show you how he designed and built the application using a variety of tools and techniques.
Time: Tuesday October 26, 12:30 PM
Room: FITC Unconference Room

D2W designer/developer workflow conference – online!

June 9th, 2010 Chris Griffith

So how is this different than the normal registration?

It is online. So you are free to watch any of the presentations live, but when you register, you also get access to the recorded presentations. That is 33 sessions from some of the biggest and best names in the business, including the keynote by Adobe’s Doug Winnie.

After you register, you’ll get an email back telling you the live room recordings. You’ll be sent where to view the recordings after the conference.

What is D2W?

Kansas City’s first Designer/Developer Workflow Conference. June 19-20 in downtown Kansas City, MO near the Power & Light District. We have some of the best speakers both locally and internationally coming to talk on all things workflow. If you are a designer, developer or both, this conference is for you.

Why Workflow?

What’s the big deal about workflow? Workflow is something we all do, day in and day out – although you may not even think about it. Do you work with multiple applications during the day? Do you work with team members, departments, clients, etc.? Improving those workflows is what D2W is all about. We have 3 tracks, with 60-minute sessions. Sign up as a designer, developer, or as a hybrid of both. In addition to the sessions centering around workflow, there’ll be several biz-type sessions for Web professionals.

Who is speaking?

We have an amazing speaker list. Doug Winnie, Flash Catalyst Product Manager and Workflow Manager, Paul Trani – Flash Platform Evangelist, Pariah Burke – Adobe Instructor and workflow is his middle name, Rob Huddleston – Adobe Instructor and author extraordinaire as well as Tom Green who is a legend in the Flash world. We have many more amazing speakers, check out the speakers page and find out more.


Barcamp San Diego: Jan 16 & 17

January 15th, 2010 Chris Griffith

Reminder it this weekend (January 16th and 17th)!
Where: Intuit, Santa Fe Campus in Carmel Valley (7545 Torrey Santa Fe Road, San Diego Ca 92129)
If you need more data, hit the wiki.

What is BarCamp?
BarCamp is an international network of “unconferences” where alpha geeks, industry professionals and others passionate about Internet culture, technology, and life online can meet and share ideas and projects. It is built on the philosophy that anyone who builds or uses the Internet on a regular basis has something to learn and something to teach, so every attendee is also expected to be a presenter (but we’re pretty lenient for first timers).


Meeting recap

January 7th, 2010 Chris Griffith

Thanks to all that could attend, and sorry for the room mix up.

Here is a brief recap of the information that I presented at the start of the meeting:

Flash player 10.1 Beta 2 released (with debug versions!)
http://labs.adobe.com/downloads/flashplayer10.html

Flash Player & AIR Security Updates
http://www.adobe.com/support/security/bulletins/apsb09-19.html

Adobe Flex 3.5 SDK Released
http://www.adobe.com/cfusion/entitlement/index.cfm?e=flex3sdk

Tour de Flex update with AIR 2.0 samples
http://www.adobe.com/devnet/flex/tourdeflex/?sdid=ENQNT

Conferences
360Flex (March 7-10 San Jose, CA)
FITC – Toronto (April 25-27)
Flash and the City (May 14-16 New York City)
Flashbelt (June 13-16 Minneapolis, MN)

User Group Survey
http://www.surveymonkey.com/s/JJ7R992

New Tools
Doc?
http://airdoc.be/home/

SourceMate
http://www.elementriver.com/sourcemate/

Again, thanks for coming out and staying late! See in February!

Chris & Kyle


Announcing an unofficial mobile MAX Schedule app

October 1st, 2009 Chris Griffith

With Adobe MAX is fast approaching and I wanted to let everyone know about a mobile application that I wrote for use during the conference. I have always hated the fact that I had a tiny schedule in my badge holder, a printed piece of paper with the sessions I signed up for, and a more detailed session booklet in my bag. Since I work for a mobile company, I knew there had to be a better way, so I tried to build one; mobileMAX ( http://bit.ly/mobileMAX ) .

This application is available for Flash Lite 3.1 devices, select Flash Lite 2.1 devices, select Window Mobile devices, and yes, even a version the works on the iPhone (not Flash).

The application contains the full session and speaker information for the conference. Additionally, the schedules for the four unConferences are included.

I was also able to find a solution that allows your schedule to be loaded onto your device. You will need to follow the simple steps outlined on the web page to enable this.

Hope you enjoy this application. You can learn more about the application on my personal blog chrisgriffith.wordpress.com


MAX on the cheap

September 11th, 2009 Chris Griffith

If you are not a student (who can get a ticker $199 with valid student ID) or can’t afford a ticket to MAX, there is an Exhibit-Only Pass! It is only $200 -gets you in BOFs (Birds of a Feather), ALL Unconferences, Community Lounge, Keynote, Reception, and Expo. You could take Amtrak up to LA, and save on the hotel (and car parking).

Here is a listing of the Unconferences that are taking place:
360|MAX
FITC Unconference
ColdFusion-Unconference
SoDA’s unConference

Hope to see you there!


$199 FULL MAX PASS for Students

September 4th, 2009 Chris Griffith

via @adobeted
$199 FULL MAX PASS for Students (with Student ID) Register with code STU691 http://max.adobe.com/registration/

Just make sure you include either one of you User Group Managers in the Community Leader section (Chris Griffith or Kyle Tyacke)

Hope to see in Los Angeles!