I will be giving away one free copy of the Foundation Flash Applications for Mobile Devices book at the BFPUG (Boston Flash Platform User Group) meeting tonight (Feb 27, 2007 @ 7pm at the New England Art Institute in Brookline, MA). You can find more info here.

I believe Todd Anderson and Josh Noble are presenting in lieu of Joey. They are “Schematians” working with Joey. The topics are State Manager and UML. Anyways, it’s all good.

-sj

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I made a post over at www.flashmobilebook.com (the companion website to our book: Foundation Flash Applications for Mobile Devices) about some of the Flash Lite 2 content (wallpaper and screen savers) I’ll be showing tomorrow at the: “A Briefing on the Flash Lite for Application Development Book by the 3 Authors” online sesson.

BTW: If you haven’t registered yet, you can still do so here.

Be sure to catch the event. The agenda is as follows:

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“There is something to be learned from a rainstorm. When meeting with a sudden shower, you try not to get wet and run quickly along the road. But doing such things as passing under the eaves of houses, you still get wet. When you are resolved from the beginning, you will not be perplexed, though you still get the same soaking. This understanding extends to everything.” - Hagakure (Book of the Samurai), Yamamoto Tsunetomo

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I think NOW would be a great time to start submitting feature requests for Flash Lite 3 to the Adobe Mobile team.

Felipe recently had a post about what developer’s would like to see in Flash Lite 3.0. I thought I’d cross post here, as well as leave comments open here, since apparently Adobe lurks here sometimes.

In regards to features … it’s imperative to not only submit features you desire, but give specific use cases for each. So, instead of saying for example, I want X. Try: I want X, because I will use it for Y, and Z.

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If you’re in Boston, there’s an upcoming MITX meeting in regards to wireless, entitled: What’s NOW in Mobile: The Capability of Today’s Wireless World. Be aware this is not a free event and you’ll need to preregister for it.

Here is more info:

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“These are the teachings of Yamamoto Jin’emon:

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I don’t know if Adobe has mentioned this or not, but if you have developed Flash Lite BREW content, you might want to think about submitting to the 2007 BREW conference Developer’s awards (which have been extended).

I’m not entirely sure if the entries are limited to only those who currently have applications available on the deck, but I am guessing that it wouldn’t hurt for people to submit independent Flash Lite for BREW content as well.

See below for more info:

Showcase your best BREW® applications and gain recognition at the BREW 2007 Conference - submit your nominations today!

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I’ve seen a rapidly growing trend of using “FlashLite” (one word) instead of “Flash Lite” ™ (2 words).

I think it’s probably best to always use “Flash Lite” ™ as that is what MaD Marketing team has used from day one to describe the product.

However, I guess one could make a case that it is easier to search on? … or perhaps this is just misuse due to legacy Adobe FlashCast ™ terminology. But, not any more … Adobe has split Adobe® Flash® Cast™ from one word.

Anyways, I’d thought I’d post, since I see it almost daily.

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I managed to pickup a copy of Dale Rankine’s “Total Training Flash Lite 2.1″ DVD that is out and about. For obvious reasons, I can’t review it “as intended” (a training tool for those fresh to Flash Lite 2.1). However, I can tell you that on a personal level, I had a bit of fun watching Dale in action throughout the entire DVD.

Yes, it’s about 5 hours of pure, unadulterated Dale discussing Flash Lite 2.1 and Mobile Development through some exercises, as well as covering many of the prominent features that make Flash Lite a powerful delivery platform for mobile applications, games, and other content.

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DON’T PANIC! This year’s FITC 2007 event in Toronto, Canada from April 22-24 has got you covered in terms of Flash Mobile, Flash Lite, devices, and much more.

Here is a listing of some of the great mobile and device sessions you’ll find at FITC this year:

• “Flash Lite & Mobile Development” - Dave Yang

• “Flash Lite: Building Mobile Applications For Usability” - James Eberhardt

• “Introducing the Chumby” - Duane Maxwell, Steve Tomlin

• “The Art and Zen of Mobile Game Creation” - Scott Janousek

• “Flashing the Wii” - Aral Balkan

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