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).

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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

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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

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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!

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$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!

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360|Flex – Free Full Sessions on AMP

September 4th, 2008 Chris Griffith

Here is the information for the 360|Flex videos that were talked about at last night’s meeting.

1. Install AMP
2. Click “My Favorites” menu at the top.
3. Click “Add RSS Feed” at the bottom.
4. Paste: http://sessions.onflex.org/1733261879.xml

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FlashForward 2008

July 25th, 2008 Kyle

I just wanted to say thanks to the guys over at FlashForward for extending such an amazing offer to us. For those of you on the mailing list, you should have received an email today with a code for a $400 discount off the price of the conference (which is almost half off). If you are not on the mailing list, or didnt’ get this email for some reason, shoot me an email ( kyle@sdfug.org ) and I can forward it to you. I’m unfortunately not going to be able to attend this year, but it looks like it’s going to be a really great conference! Where else will you get the opportunity to see David Carson and Grant Skinner speaking at the same event? I’ve post some more information on the event page here: http://www.sdfug.org/san-diego-flash-users-group/events/flashforward-2008-2/

or you can find all the details at www.flashforwardconference.com

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FlashForward 2008

July 19th, 2008 Kyle

August 20, 2008toAugust 22, 2008

FlashForward is a really great conference with some really amazing speakers, including Grant Skinner, and David Carson (if you don’t know who these people are, you should probably punch yourself, then go immediately to google and find out)!

It sounds like it’s going to be a reall great conference. I haven’t personally attended FlashForward before, but I do know people that go EVERY year and can’t say enough good things about it. Worried about getting your boss to pay for the confernece? Never fear, the guys (and gals) putting the conference together have been kind enough to create a page that will help you justify the expense: . And if that’s still not enough, they have even offered a substantial discount to all SDFUG members! I still have to finalize all the details, but it sounds like we will be able to receive a $400 discount (that’s almost half off) just for being members of SDFUG and helping to support the community!

So what are you waiting for, head over to flashforwardconference.com , check out the speaker lineup, read about the amazing parties and film festival, then check back here for the discount code that will save you (or hopefully your boss) a bunch of money!

If you did not receive the email with the discount code for the conference, please email me at kyle@sdfug.org and I will forward you the information.

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Adobe Max 2008

July 19th, 2008 Kyle

November 16, 2008toNovember 19, 2008


Adobe Max 2008, North America:

San Francisco, California — November 16 – 19, 2008

“MAX is an experience unlike any other — an opportunity to connect with thousands of designers, developers, partners, executives, and Adobe staff for education, inspiration, and community. MAX 2008/2009 will be held in San Francisco, Milan, and Tokyo. Be sure to mark your calendar for this important global event.”

For those of you that have never attended Max, this is a really great opportunity to connect with some of the best developer and designers in the world, expand your skillset, and have some serious fun! This will be my third year at Max, and I personally can’t wait. If anyone has any questions about the conference, what to expect, how to get your boss to sign off on the expense report, etc. feel free to drop me an email ( kyle@sdfug.org ). Hope to see you all there!

Click here for conference information, and to register!

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FITC Discount Code

March 12th, 2008 Sean

One of my favorite Flash conferences, FITC will be held in Toronto on April 20-22. I know it’s a bit of a distance for you San Diegans to travel, but if you’re interested in attending (and seeing yours truly present), FITC has given SDFUG a special discount code for 10% the price of a regular pass. The code is SDFUB03123. Use it when you buy your pass online. So, why not join me and your fellow Flash geeks in the Great White North, eh?

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