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May 2nd, 2008 dwebb
For all those that haven’t heard the announcement yet, pretty exciting development taking place at Adobe (everyone in the group seems to be pretty close the info, but I’ll post it anyways). They just announced that they will be publishing the .swf and .flv/.f4v file format specifications. I think we can all use our imaginations about what kind of doors this opens for the format:
http://www.readwriteweb.com/archives/adobe_to_publish_flash_file_fo.php
May 1st, 2008 Kyle
ATTEND BARCAMP! This weekend, May 3rd and 4th is the 3rd annual BarCamp San Diego. All of the info about the event can be found at http://www.barcampsd.org , hope to see you all there!
April 29th, 2008 Kyle
We are looking for someone who take can take ActionScript and Flex and bend them to your will to create highly animated, interactive application interfaces. You will work in concert with a small, fast thinking, over-ambitious team in an attempt to bring an entire industry into the mobile millennium. Deadlines will be tight, requirements will change on the fly, but the rewards could be great, and there will ALWAYS be enough coffee.
Position Description:
Funded startup is looking for an ActionScript based UI developer to build a suite of highly interactive mini-application interfaces. You will work closely with a small development team with an emphasis on design, user experience, and over all coolness.
Responsibilities
• Taking a well written spec and turning it into a living breathing piece of UI art • Develop interface solutions in Flex/AIR environment with XML data and web services • Work with developers to define XML data and web services • Work with other developers to design object-oriented user interface framework
What You Need!
• A mastery of ActionScript 2.0/3.0
• Solid experience with Flex and AIR
• Object-oriented analysis and design knowledge is essential • Experience in developing interactive, graphic based application GUIs • Development experience in object-oriented programming language • Experience with working with XML data or web services required
Nice To Haves:
• An appreciation for good music
* An above average backhand in Table Tennis
Contact: Davidb82@mac.com
April 9th, 2008 Kyle
The 12th annual Webby Awards are upon us, so be sure to stop by their site and check out this years nominees!
http://www.webbyawards.com/webbys/current.php?season=12
April 9th, 2008 Kyle
Sitepoint.com is giving away a copy of Adobe CS3 Web Premium to the authors of the best articles about Adobe Flex
and AIR submitted over the next four weeks. So if you’re feeling like channeling your inner Hemingway (or any other booze swilling womanizing writer) head on over to sitepoint and give it your best shot!
All of the info. on this contest can be found here: http://www.sitepoint.com/blogs/2008/04/08/write-for-sitepoint-and-win-the-adobe-cs3-web-premium-suite/
March 24th, 2008 Kyle
Veoh (http://www.veoh.com ) is currently hiring for a number of positions and I could really use everyones help finding some candidates. If anyone is personally interested in any of the positions listed below, or knows anyone that might be, please drop me a line at kyle@sdfug.org
Manager, Finance & Business Analytics
DB Engineer, Metrics and Reporting
Oracle DBA
Lead QA Engineer
Lead Search Engineer
Software Engineer, Web Development
Software Engineer, Ad System
Software Engineer, Java Developer
Software Engineer, PHP Developer
Software Engineer, Recommendations
Software Engineer, Search
On a personal note, I’d just like to add that I’ve been working for Veoh for almost a year now, and it is truly a great place to work. Thanks in advance for any help that you may be able to provide! If you’re interested, please contact me at kyle@sdfug.org
February 20th, 2008 dwebb
For those of you that have been tinkering around with the Wii remote and/or Processing (Sean, thanks a LOT for getting me hip to Processing - makes it much harder to focus on AS3 
), and are using Vista, I’m sure you have run into the same roadblocks that I have regarding bluetooth drivers. The common solution for getting Windows (seems like only XP) seems to be using BlueSoleil’s bluetooth drivers to recognize the Wii remote and then using GlovePie to handle the input. Alas, BlueSoleil doesn’t work in Vista (doh!). Vista recognizes it fine on its own (without BlueSoleil), and even installs a driver for it, but seems to be worthless beyond that point.
As I’m pretty sure that we can all think of a thousand and one things to do with the remote in Flash, Flex, Processing…. (and on and on…), is anyone privy to a suitable workaround (besides WiinRemote and it’s bugginess)? I’ve had to resort to booting into Leopard (one of the benefits of having a dual-boot MacBook Pro) to run all of my experiments due to that little issue (and one other one having to do with Processing not digitizing video properly in Windows - I’ll rant about that elsewhere).
February 14th, 2008 Kyle
I know I posted about this a few weeks back, but I wanted to remind everyone that O’Reilly has launched a new site (sponsored by Adobe): InsideRIA.com It looks like it will definately be a great resource for the latest information in Rich Internet Application development!
February 7th, 2008 Kyle
We have two new jobs posted on the jobs board, check them out here:We have two new jobs listed on the jobs board! Check them out here:http://www.sdfug.org/job-listings/
January 28th, 2008 Kyle
I just wanted to take a moment to thank everyone that came out to the Flex 3 Pre-Release Event last week. We had a great turn-out, and I think we showed Adobe that San Diego is a worth-while stopping point for future events! I’d also like to send a big thanks for Ted Patrick for taking the time to come down and speak to us (I know it’s his job, but it’s still appreciated). Congratulations to the big winners of the evening who walked off with a copy of Flex 3 Professional, a copy of Adobe CS3 Web Premium, and an IPOD Nano! I hope that everyone enjoyed the presentation and is excited for the next release of Flex!
