Resources for working with Flex, Flash, AMFPHP, Zend and BlazeDS
Joey Lott is speaking tonight at our meeting on the topic of AIR/Flash and Flex and it should be great. We will also have members of the local Philly PHP Meetup Group joining us. Why you ask? Well there are a lot of cool things you can do by combining Flex/Flash/PHP. Originally there was a PHP Meetup sheduled for tonight as well that Christophe Coenraets of Adobe was going to speak on the topic of Flex/PHP and the recent announcements about integration of AMFPHP with the Zend Framework and other goodies resulting from Adobe and Zend working together. However that event got cancelled when Adobe heard that Joey was going to be in town on the same night, despite us trying to make it a joint event it just didn't work out for one reason or another.
So, what I wanted to provide for those of you from the PHP Meetup group (and our regular members) who were really interested in hearing what Christophe had to say on this topic, is a series of links to some great resources on that topic. Joey may even discuss some of this in his preso tonight - but I wanted to get these up for everyones benefit.
I want to get the links up as quick as I can as I am getting ready to run out to head down to the meeting, so I'll probably update this post with more details later tonight after the meeting - but here are some raw links to a number of related resources including some great videos and tutorials from Lee Brimelow of Adobe and GotoAndLearn fame.
Meeting Topic:
Introduction to Adobe AIR For Flex (And Flash) Developers
Date:
The meeting will take place on 10.22.08 - October 22nd
Time:
7pm
Location:
Philadelphia University - Tuttleman Auditorium - There will be light refreshments, snacks, sodas, water available prior to the meeting in room 109 next to the auditorium. Thanks to Philadelphia University for the gracious hosting and refreshments.
Directions:
School House Lane and Henry Avenue
Philadelphia, PA 19144-5497
Tel: 215.951.2700
For directions/location info visit: http://www.philau.edu/directions/
An interactive map of the campus highlighting the Tuttleman Auditorium can be found here: http://www.philau.edu/UniMap/index.htm
Transportation from Center City
Also our good friend Tony Profeta of PDA Media will be arranging a get together in the city for a joint SEPTA field trip meetup at 5:30-6pmin front of the Clothespin (15th and Market) building to help our center city dwellers without cars, etc. to be able to participate and attend the meeting. Its a short bus ride from center city to the location, so no excuses for not coming out. :)
Topic Details:
Want to know how to use your existing Flex and/or Flash skills to build applications for the desktop using Adobe AIR? In this presentation we'll look at what AIR is and is not, and we'll look at the key features of AIR. We'll go beyond the standard marketing presentation for AIR and instead focus on what is possible using AIR and what it takes to get up and running using AIR.
About the Speaker:
Joey Lott is the author or co-author of "Flash 8 Cookbook", "Programming Flash Communication Server", and "ActionScript 3.0 Cookbook" (all O'Reilly titles). Joey has worked in the Internet industry since 1996 including co-founding RightSpring, Inc. and consulting for YourMobile/Premium Wireless Services (J2EE B2C application) and Ads.com (leading the development of a J2EE B2B application). He has been teaching Flash and ActionScript since 1999.
Be one of the first to see the next big thing from Adobe (Adobe Creative Suite 4) on September 25th, 2008. Join in to see and hear first hand how something very special will help you get to brilliant faster. Save the date and get a good look at what’s to come.
Also - as a fun experiment, got something cool you've built recently in Flash, Flex or AIR? Let us know, and well set aside 5-10 minutes per person (depending on the # of respondents) to demo your app and answer questions, the best app/demo wins a bonus prize.
Date: Thursday, September 25th Time: 7pm-9pm Location: Philadelphia University, Main Campus, Kanbar Campus Center Performance Space
School House Lane and Henry Avenue
Philadelphia, PA 19144-5497
Tel: 215.951.2700
For directions/location info visit: http://www.philau.edu/directions/
An interactive map of the campus highlighting the Kanbar Campus Center can be found here: http://www.philau.edu/UniMap/index.htm
Full-time Flash Developer Wanted at I-SITE in Old City Section of Philadelphia
I have yet another local position for a full-time Flash developer that my friends at I-SITE a great firm in the Old City section of Philly are looking to fill. Read the rest of the entry for details and contact information. They also have a need for a contract based PHP developer, details following the Flash position.
Be one of the first to see the next big thing from Adobe on September 25th, 2008. Join in to see and hear first hand how something very special will help you get to brilliant faster. Save the date and get a good look at what’s to come.
We will have more details as the date gets closer, but plan on some pretty cool goodies to be given away.
Also - as a fun experiment, got something cool you've built recently in Flash, Flex or AIR? Let us know, and well set aside 5-10 minutes per person (depending on the # of respondents) to demo your app and answer questions, the best app/demo wins a bonus prize.
Date: Thursday, September 25th Location: Philadelphia University, Main Campus, Kanbar Campus Center Performance Space
School House Lane and Henry Avenue
Philadelphia, PA 19144-5497
Tel: 215.951.2700
For directions/location info visit: http://www.philau.edu/directions/
An interactive map of the campus highlighting the Kanbar Campus Center can be found here: http://www.philau.edu/UniMap/index.htm Time: 7pm-9pm
Many Upcoming Flash/Flex Related Events For Coming Weeks and Months
Here is a quick summary of a number of local, national and international events and conferences related to Flash, Flex and AIR that are coming in the next few weeks and months. If you know of any others, please drop us a note or leave a comment.
Philly Flex - "Comparing Flex Frameworks" - Philadelphia, PA - September 11, 2008 - http://www.phflex.org/
Philly Flash, Philly Flex, Philly ColdFusion Joint Meeting - Its going to Be BRILLIANT: September 24 (tentative) - http://www.pfpaug.org/
The <head> Conference (previously known as Singularity until recently) - Online attend from anywhere - October 24-26, 2008 - http://www.headconference.com/
I am currently considering getting a place together for at least one of the days, where we can be a "hub" venue for folks wanting to attend the conference, but also socialize a bit.
Would anyone be interested in a one day Hub event? There is a cost associated with attending even virtually as a hub, and we might need to charge a litle above and beyond to cover the venue and refreshments - but it would allow you to at least attend in the presence of other humans. Please leave a comment or drop us a note if this sounds interesting, and based on feedback we will consider putting together a hub.
Flash, PHP, MySQL Developer Wanted in Plymouth Meeting, PA
Highlighting a full time position for a friend of mine looking for a Flash, PHP, MySQL developer with a competitive salary, excellent benefits including 401(k), full health and dental, and paid vacation. Get more info via the listing here on Craigslist: http://philadelphia.craigslist.org/sof/824175799.html
We recently migrated this site to a new physical server, and as of Monday the email server has also been migrated. Since this new server gives us a bit more horsepower and manageability we have put together a standard Mailman based mailing list focused on anything related to Flash. You may get info, subscribe and unsubscribe via the following page: http://lists.pfpaug.org/mailman/listinfo/pfpaug
I did not automatically subscribe all of our existing members from our current database as I wouldn't want to handle the deluge of requests, etc. from over 500+ members, so even if you are an existing member, to participate in the mailing list you will need to sign up manually. I've added the link on to the sign up page and in the confirmation email that is sent out for new member signups. I'll eventually make it a checkbox in the new member sign up page as well, but for now its a manual process.
Feel free to sign up and begin discussing anything related to Flash, Flex, Flash Lite, Actionscript, Thermo, or anything even remotely related to Flash.
After Effects Workshop with Dan Short at Independents Hall July 30th
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Next Wednesday, July 30th Dan Short will be sharing his extensive knowledge of Adobe After Effects! This return of our workshop series from the spring is very exciting, and will be the first of lots of new events we’re getting fired up for this fall.
From Dan: This tutorial is meant to introduce users who are already familiar with Adobe applications to After Effects, although I am sure that there will be elements that would be valuable to anyone interested in the program. I will be showing how to animate a logo over a background using 3D space, cameras, keyframing, with pixel and vector graphics. I know it sounds like a mouthful, but I’ll be breaking it down and doing my best to answer any questions you might have. If it sounds over complicated, don’t panic. I am a nerd at heart, and it is in our nature to make things seem more complicated than they actually are.
This “Logo” type of demonstration is a common introduction into After Effects because it incorporates so many of the programs abilities. If this session is received well, I will build more tutorials based on the specific needs and wants of the Indy Hall community. I look forward to seeing you there.
If anyone would like to get a familiarity with the program before the tutorial, or would like to work along with me, I will be supplying my files to anyone interested. You can also download a demo version of the program from the Adobe site.
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We recently migrated this site to a new physical server, and as of Monday the email server has also been migrated. Since this new server gives us a bit more horsepower and manageability we have put together a standard Mailman based mailing list focused on anything related to Flash. You may get info, subscribe and unsubscribe via the following page: 
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