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Kevin Lynch Interviewed About Adobe’s Apollo Project

Jim — Mon, 18 Dec 2006 12:17:05 +0000

TalkCrunch recently interviewed Kevin Lynch about Adobe’s upcoming Apollo project. I’ve been keeping my eye on Apollo and it seems quite interesting. Adobe is calling Apollo “a cross-operating system runtime being developed by Adobe that allows developers to leverage their existing web development skills (Flash, Flex, HTML, JavaScript, Ajax) to build and deploy Rich Internet Applications (RIAs) to the desktop.” Sounds cool, but also a little confusing. The TalkCrunch podcast helps shed some light on Apollo and is worth a listen.

Upgrading to Macromedia Studio 8

Jim — Tue, 13 Sep 2005 07:51:44 +0000

Well, I finally ordered Studio 8. It’s available for download from Macromedia, but I decided to save a few bucks and order it from Amazon. While I’m generally trying to move myself away from pricey software to cheaper (or free) open source software �?� I do find Macromedia Studio quite indispensable on a daily basis. The upgrade in Flash alone is worth the price. It’s just too bad I couldn’t do a cross-platform upgrade and get Studio 8 for my Mac.

Bummer – No Macromedia Studio 8 cross-platform upgrades

Jim — Mon, 29 Aug 2005 11:44:05 +0000

I was thinking about making the switch to Mac as my web development platform. One of the few commercial products that I rely heavily on is Macromedia (soon to be Adobe) Studio. According to woodster.com, it looks like making the switch will be too costly after all. Ahh!

Attn: Flash Users

Jim — Tue, 27 Jul 2004 05:59:48 +0000

I found something refreshing online today. Not only has Macromedia released another update to Flash, but they actually have the guts to admit when they’re wrong. Read this article by Mike Chambers to find out about the new update and about Macromedia’s change of attitude (and staff).