What I Have Been Doing Since My Last Blog Post
It has been a while since I have posted to my blog. A friend asked me what I've been doing with myself, since obviously I have been too busy to post. Here's my list:
Fiddling with technical problems recording audio conversations via Skype (and failing)See gotoAndSay()Re-re-recording a podcast (more on that later)See gotoAndSay()- Forming the new and improved Adobe User Group of Atlanta (was the Atlanta Macromedia User Group)
- Recreating the AUGoA Web site
- Finding a permanent place for AUGoA to meet
- Looking for new employees for the new Roundbox Costa Rica office
- Planning a trip to Costa Rica
- Planning a Adobe User Group of Costa Rica
- Creating a AUGoCR Web site
- Learning Flex 2 Builder
- Learning Actionscript 3
- Learning how to better communicate between Flex 2 and Coldfusion
- Learning how to use Coldfusion gateways to create an instant message robot
- Learning how Yahoo Maps API works with Flash, Flex and Javascript
- Relearning how Flash Media Server works
- Learning more about Flash Lite 2
- Learning how to best implement AJAX
- Applying all a learn to a new "top-secret" project
- Redesigning a new "top-secret" project
So, yeah, I have a few things going on professionally that are keeping me from posting right now. But do not fret, as my new "top-secret" project gets moving forward, I am certain that my post will become more frequent and more interesting.
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REPOST - AtlMMUG Meeting Tonight: Flash Lite 2.0
Special thanks to "Tales from the Code Front" update pushing this morning 's post back 8 pages in MXNA, I am reposting to get the information back up to the top.
See my earlier post for information or visit the Atlanta Macromedia User Group site for more details.
And I wish that whichever blog application that keeps hosing their RSS making MXNA and everyone else think that the blogger has posted every post in a year on one day would fix this bug. It's damn annoying.
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Flash Lite 2.0 at Tonight's AtlMMUG Meeting
I was FUBAR'd by Gmail's limits on sending mail, so spread the word far and near that Michael Hagel is presenting Flash Lite 2.0 at tonight's meeting of the Atlanta Macromedia User Group.
WHAT: February Meeting of the Atlanta Macromedia User Group
WHO: Michael Hagel presenting the Flash Lite 2.0
WHEN: Thursday, February 23, 2006, 7:00 PM
WHERE: Pagaea
1082 Huff Road N.W., Atlanta, GA 30318
NOTE: The Kitchen Is Closed! No food will be served!
DIRECTIONS: Google your own!
RSVP: atlmmug.rsvp@gmail.com
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TONIGHT! Flex 2 Alpha with Jesse Warden!
Jesse Warden is going to be presenting the Flex 2 Alpha tonight at the Atlanta Macromedia User Group. The meeting will be held at 7:00 PM tonight, January 26, 2006 at Pangeae (sorry, the kitchen will be closed).
If you are interested in the future of Flash, Flex and Adobe come take a look at this application!
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October AtlMMUG Meeting: Macromedia Presents Macromedia Studio 8!
Yeah, that's right! Thursday, October 6 is the day that Macromedia is coming to Atlanta to show off all the new features of the recently released Studio 8.
Take a look at the event information here!
Only 50 seats available, so RSVP here!
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4 Jobs Listed at AtlMMUG
Just keeping everyone up to date with new job openings in the Atlanta area:
Flash Animator Position at Cartoon Network
Interactive Developer Position at Elemental
Interactive Producer, Account Manager Positions
Of course, if you are looking for a position in the interactive field here in Atlanta, feel free to push your resume to leif dot wells at gmail dot com.
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AtlMMUG Needs A Host Site for October 6th Meeting
A desperate plea is issued.
Macromedia is coming to Atlanta to show off the recently released Studio 8. Of course I am excited about that, but I am also very bewildered: we have no place to host the meeting that I can afford at this time.
The costs of AtlMMUG meetings come directly out of my pocket. I've been lucky in the past by getting the assistance of Fig Leaf and Roundbox to offset the costs of food, but if the site costs money, I pay for it (and in Atlanta that means between $150.00 and $500.00. Having more than a couple of meetings a year makes that fairly expensive.).
We normally have an average attendance of 25 people, but when Macromedia comes to town, I never have an idea how many will be showing up. When Flash MX was released we had 200 people show up, with around 75 RSVPs.
If your office has an auditorium that can fit around 75 people has Internet connectivity and a projection system that is available on the evening of October 6th, please contact me.
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Flash Animator Needed at Cartoon Network
AtlMMUG member Kenny Bunch sent word that Cartoon Network is looking for a Flash Animator. Thanks, Kenny!
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I've been MXNA'd!
Greetings to all of you who are reading my blog for the first time. This morning I awoke to an email from the fine folks at the Macromedia XML News Aggregator (MXNA) stating that I have been added to their list of aggregated blogs!
So let's review who I am for any of you newbies: My name is Leif Wells. I am Director of Multimedia Services for Roundbox Media, a company in it's fifth year of providing interactive product and services. At Roundbox, I get to manage Jesse "JesterXL" Warden. I have been involved with interactive media since the early '90's and have strong skills using most of the Macromedia Product line. I live and work in Atlanta, Georgia. I am the Manager of the Atlanta Macromedia User Group (AtlMMUG).
I wrote a blog manifesto back in August but I seem to have fallen short on some of my commitments therein.
So, welcome to any and all. I will be writing about thing to do with Flash, Actionscript, Director, Flex,... well, you get the idea. Take a look at the "Archives by Subject" sidebar for an idea of what's been going on.
Super Special Thanks to Ray Camden for providing the code for this blog. I just saw that he has updated BlogCFC to version 3.7. Thanks Ray! That's one more thing for me to change on this site in my "spare time". ;-)
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AtlMMUG April (er, May) Meeting
Just when it was looking like the April meeting of the Atlanta Macromedia User Group was looking like FlashEurope scandal, here comes the announcement for the April (really in May) Meeting!
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WHAT: The Atlanta Macromedia User Group User Group April Meeting
WHEN: Thursday, MAY 5, 2005 from 7:00 PM - 9:00 PM
WHO:
Justin Beals - "So you want to start a business?"
Leif Wells - "FAME: What it is and why you should be using it."
WHERE: Sidereus Group Conference Room
600 Embassy Row
Atlanta, GA 30328
DIRECTIONS: Googole Maps
RSVP: leif.wells@gmail.com
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ABOUT THE SESSIONS
So you want to start a business?
I had a long discussion with Justin Beals about folks I knew who were returning to their freelance-working ways. It's been a long time since our economy has been preforming well enough that the thought of starting
your own business wouldn't completely freak you out. At the end of that conversation, Justin said "I hope these people know what they are in for." I said "Why don't you tell them?"
Justin Beals, owner of Roundbox Media -- a company that has thrived over the past five years -- will let you in on some of his successes and failures at setting up and running an business in the interactive industry. If you are serious about starting to freelance or starting your own interactive shop, bring pad and pencil (and perhaps a helmet) to this illuminating session.
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FAME: What it is and why you should be using it
Jesse Warden coined the name: Flashout, Actionscript 2 Plugin, MTASC Compiler, and Eclipse. Now I am a convert. If you are sick of using the Flash Actionscript interface to develop serious Rich Internet Applications (RIA), then take notice! Tired of needing 20 windows open
just to get all your work done? Need an integrated environment where you can edit Java, Actionscript, XML, and also view your server's output?
Leif Wells, your AtlMMUG Manager, will show you how to streamline your development process by using a few Open Source tools (and a couple of
inexpensive add-ons). We'll take you through the somewhat complicated process of installing these items and then show you how to make it work
for you.
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