INMUG - Inland Northwest Multimedia User Group

September Meeting...

It's Going To Be Brilliant!
Be one of the first to see the next big thing from Adobe on Thursday September 25 ^th, 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.

Date:	Thursday, September 25^th, 2008
Time:	6:30pm - 7:30pm
Location:	University District Sirti Board Room (Room 432 on the 4th Floor) 665 North Riverpoint Blvd. Spokane, WA 99202

	Flash Player 10 beta refreshOn Jult 2^nd 2008 Adobe released an update to the public beta of the next version of its flagship runtime the Flash Player (v. 10.0.0.525). This next version comes with huge improvements including nex text, inverse kinematics and 3D to name a few. These new features are a welcome edition to the product and will increase productivity for all. You can download the beta on Adobe Labs.
	Flash Player 9 April 2008 Security Update On April 8^th an update to the Flash Player was released to increase security in the Flash Player. The new release is version 9.0.124.0. Adobe has been advising Flash developers of this release since it will affect current content some have based on what is now obselete practices. Be sure to read the article on the Adobe Developer Center (ADC) concerning the changes this new more secure player enforces. You can also refer to Justin Everett-Church's (Sr. Produc t Manager for Flash Player at Adobe) blog for more information.
	Flex 4 Designer/Developer Workflow Several great videos have been released to Adobe TV as of late. However be sure to head over and check out the ADC video featuring Ely Greenfield of the Flex SDK team. Ely shows off some of what they have been working on for Flex 4 surrounding styling of components. You will really be blown away by how easy things are going to get for styling components with out any code.
	Adobe MAX 2008 Adobe is gearing up for the MAX Developer conference which will be in San Francisco this year. Adobe has already released the Europe and Japan locations and dates as well. Adobe is currently accepting speaker and topic suggestions. In addition to all of this a new simplified URL has been announced for the conference (MAX.Adobe.com).