This event has had to be postponed until March 2011

In a little over two weeks I’ll be speaking at Flash Camp Birmingham, this is the second Birmingham event I’ve spoken at and it’s a great city to hold this type of event; hopefully the weather will be on our side, as it was last year. Like Flash Camp Manchester earlier this year there is a great line up of speakers.

My friend and colleague Mark Doherty will be there talking about mobile Flash and AIR on Android devices, Niqui Merret will be talking about how to keep your head above water when it’s time to debug your code by explaining some core problem solving techniques . Steve Carpenter will be discussing WOWZA media server and how developers who are familiar with FMS can develop collaborative solutions with WOWZA and Flash Builder 4. Finally we have Seb Lee-Delisle finishing the day with more of his inspirational work.

The overall session shapes up as follows:

12:00 Registration
12:30 Keynote – Adobe
13:15 Break
13:30 Developing with your inner designer – Mike Jones (That’s me :p)
14:15 Break
14:30 Bugs, Gotta Catch ‘Em All – Niqui Merret
15:15 Break
15:30 TBC – James Whittaker
16:15 Break
17:00 WOWZA Media Server – Steve Carpenter
17:45 Break
18:00 Mobile Flash and AIR 2.5 for Android - Mark Doherty
18:45 Break
19:00 Sound & Light - Seb Lee-Delisle
19:45 Prize Draw
20:00 To the pub…

So don’t delay register now and we’ll see you there.

With the introduction of the Native Process API in AIR 2.0 we made it easier to package your AIR applications (as EXE, DMG, RPM, etc) so they can provide general application launching capabilities as well as communicate natively via the command line – which in turn allows access to standard input (STDIN) and standard output (STDOUT) as well as standard errors (STDERR) from the native process you are working with.

That’s pretty awesome, however as you may or may not already be aware, when you create an AIR application that supports the Native Processes API you can’t use the built in updater to update your application. Fret not though, my fellow evangelist Piotr Walczyszyn has produced a library that allows you to update your native AIR applications. You can learn more about how to update a Native Process application in the video below.

If you want to try this out you can download the source code from Google Code

Last night we released a new version of Flash Player (10.1.82). This includes support for H.264 video decoding via the GPU on Mac OS X. Code named Gala, this was previously available as a beta on Adobe Labs. So don’t hang around; go and grab the update :D You can get both standard and debug versions of the installer from here.

If you’re a developer and want to know more about the security updates in this release you can read more here.

For those of you who are still wondering whether or not to submit your work for the MAX Awards 2010 you only have a few weeks left. Submissions close on Friday 13th August 2010, at 11:59pm PST, so don’t dally. Head over there and register right now! To learn more about the MAX awards and submit your work click here.

Remember, you’ve got to be in it to win it :)

Earlier in the month I blogged about the up and coming Adobe Intel Application Lab event at the Adobe offices in San Francisco. If you are like me and don’t happen to live in the bay area but really wanted to attend, don’t worry. We’ve created a connect room and will be broadcasting the event. So if you can’t make it in person but would love to attend virtually, then point your browsers to http://my.adobe.acrobat.com/applab and enjoy the event in the comfort of your own home / office or in the case of us Europeans, probably bed.

It is a West Coast evening event so times are in PST (Pacific Standard Time) as I jokingly mentioned it will be the middle of the night for a lot of us. However I’m sure the recordings will be on AdobeTV very soon after the event, so don’t feel you have to stay up half the night to attend – although it’d be cool to see you all there :). The sessions covered and the times they will be broadcast via Connect are below:

Agenda (all times in PST)

• 5:30 PM – Flash Platform Services Overview (Adobe)
• 6:00 PM – Intel AppUp Center Business Model and Opportunity (Intel)
• 7:00 PM – Technical Deep Dive (Adobe)
• 8:30 PM – Staffed Open Lab (Adobe and Intel)

If you’re not sure what time these session commence where you’re located you can check your local time compared to PST here

If you’re in the Bay area on July 21st and you want to know more about Adobe AIR, then this is an event you won’t want to miss. Aimed at those of you who are currently developing or looking to develop AIR applications with a focus of monetizing your efforts. The event is being held at the Adobe office at 601 Townsend street (click here for map information)

If you are an AIR developer who has been looking for an easy way to reach millions of users and make money, join us for this joint Adobe – Intel event. Learn more about what Adobe and Intel are doing to help you distribute and monetize your AIR applications. We will talk about the business opportunity and how you can take advantage of the service immediately.

This is a late afternoon / evening event so you don’t have to take out time from your whole working day to attend. The event is free, but you do need to register. The agenda is as follows:

Agenda

• 4:45 PM – Registration Begins
• 5:00 PM – Beer & Pizza Served
• 5:30 PM – Flash Platform Services Overview (Adobe)
• 6:00 PM – Intel AppUp Center Business Model and Opportunity (Intel)
• 7:00 PM – Technical Deep Dive (Adobe)
• 8:30 PM – Staffed Open Lab (Adobe and Intel)

To register head over to the Adobe Intel Application lab event page on Adobe.com

In a little over two weeks I’ll be speaking at Flash Camp Manchester, which is a first for me as I’ve never been to Manchester so I’m really looking forward to it. For those who are considering attending there are some great speakers and sessions.

I will be presenting a session entitled “Developing with your inner designer” where I’ll be looking at how you can harness Flash Professional CS5, Flash Catalyst and Flash Builder 4 to improve your designer / developer workflow. There will be some code, but for the first time in a very long time I’ll be focusing on the abilities of each of these products and where you can leverage their core strengths.

My friend and colleague Mark Doherty will be there talking about Flash and AIR on mobile and devices, Edwin van Rijkom will be giving an introduction to OSMF (the Open Source media Framework). Michael Plank from Powerflasher will also be there showing you how to improve your coding workflow with FDT. Anthony and Jeremy Ribot will be discussing the current state of mobile UX and Seb Lee-Delisle rounds the day out with a ‘space busting’ Papervision 3D session.

The overall session shapes up as follows:

12:00 Registration
13:00 Keynote
13:45 Break
14:00 Introducing the Open Source Media Framework – >Edwin van Rijkom 
14:45 Break
15:00 Developing with your inner designer – Mike Jones
15:45 Break
16:00 Set your code on fire – Michael Plank
16:45 Break
17:00 The current state of mobile UX – Anthony & Jeremy Ribot
17:45 Break
18:00 Mobile Flash and AIR 2 on mobile – Mark Doherty
18:45 Break
19:00 Space Invading – Seb Lee-Delisle
19:45 Prize Draw
20:00 To the pub…

So don’t delay register now and we’ll see you there. Plus if you’re around Friday morning Mark and myself will be holding a Flash Coffee event near Manchester Oxford Road railway station – sign up if you wish to attend as places are limited