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360Flex – Tonight’s Welcome Reception, Don’t miss it
May 17, 2009 By
360Flex – Win a reactor, FusionReactor that is.
May 14, 2009 By
360|Flex is always giving away free stuff. We normally have books, software, etc. Indy will be no exception. One of the software raffles will be a free copy of FusionReactor Enterprise Server Monitor.
FusionReactor can be used to monitor Flex applications that have an under-lying Java back-end. It can also decode AMF – so you are able to see the method calls and parameters of incoming AMF requests. This is a great advantage when trying to debug the server-side of your Flex application. And we all know how debugging an app at all levels is like manna from heaven!
FusionReactor also gives you
- Availability and Performance Management – to proactively monitor business applications
- Root cause analysis – identify server issues, application performance problems, slow running requests etc.
- Unattended Monitoring – keeps servers alive in critical situations and alerts based on crash protection rules
- Lightweight production server monitoring – with less than 1% overhead
- Server Monitor for Rich Internet Applications - Monitoring for ColdFusion 6.1, 7, 8, LiveCycle Data Services, Flex, Adobe AIR, Blaze DS and Railo CFML – J2EE : JRUN, JBoss, Tomcat, Websphere – supported OS platforms include Windows, Linux, Solaris, Mac and Unix
Since only one lucky winner will be chosen, the rest of y’all can download a free 10 day trial at http://www.fusion-reactor.com/fr/downloads.cfm
Want to hear more about the product? Go review the Flex Show Episode on FusionReactor: http://www.theflexshow.com/blog/index.cfm/2009/4/29/The-Flex-Show-Episode-72
This is just one of many prizes to be given away next week. Register now for your chance to win.
360Flex Indy – Why do we do it?
May 13, 2009 By
Most businesses never get asked why they do things. It’s just assumed why they do it. Sometimes it’s for money, sometimes it’s for glory. If a company is lucky, sometimes they get to do it for the love of it. One reason that rarely gets mentioned though is for the customers. Well, to be honest, the only reason we do these shows is for our customers.
360|Flex (and 360|iDev too) are not shows owned by Tom and John. Sure, we’re the organizers and producers, but I’m willing to bet that our customers (attendees, speakers and sponsors) feel like they own them too. And they should. The thing that makes 360|Flex so special is that ownership by the community.
When we started this thing, we did it with the intent of bringing the community together so they could meet and learn from one another. This show will be no different in that regard. 360|Flex is still THE best place to hang with the Flex community.
I sat down with the Julie from the Crown Plaza today. We went over menus, we talked about the room setup, etc. We made sure that everything is going to be perfect for 360|Flex. It’s odd to see the conference space before the attendees show up. Quiet and calm, unsuspecting of the event that’s slowly inching it’s way forward.
If you’ve been to a conference and left feeling “empty”, then you need to come to 360|Flex. If you read all the wonderful blog posts and find yourself wondering, “Is it that good?” then you need to come. This will be the only 360|Flex in 09. This will be the only place to come and experience the magic. Register now and you won’t regret it. Let the opportunity pass by and you probably will regret it. See you there!
360Flex – Meet the Charity and the App
May 13, 2009 By
I’m pretty sure this is the first time we’ve actually made noise about the intended charity and the app to be built, so I’m glad to get a chance to finally do that. Plus it gives everyone an idea of what we’re going to see come the Wednesday keynote when Ali presents the groups progress! No pressure!
This year the Charity Code Jam will be supporting: The Leukemia & Lymphoma Society (LLS)! Definitely a step up in the scope of the charity from the local level to the much larger national level (Nothing at all wrong with local, don’t get me wrong, love helping local businesses).
Come Wednesday the app we hope to hand to the LLS, will be:
Scope: To Build for the Nike Women’s Marathon a flex based runner tracking system utilizing live GPS and RFID streaming data. The purpose is to auto check-in runners as they make it over the finish line. This would be assist in mapping out progress of a runner in live-mode, assist LLS staff in the check-in process but also help provide information to runner’s coaches, supports and LLS Staff.
A tall order for sure! but one I have absolutely no doubt the awesome, and whickedly smart attendees and speakers of 360|Flex can meet! Forthose unaware of the Code Jam and how it all works. Ali shanhai’s attendees into a room at the conference, (or a suite at the hotel, after hours) and they work non stop to deliver an app to the Charity. Typically this delivery is during the Wednesday keynote.
Last year, Tom and I were able to give the charity a check for $7000, alongside the awesome RIA that Ali and the team delivered!
We’re hoping to be able to get up on stage on Wednesday and hand over another check, it all depends on profits from the event.
Register now to be a part of something awesome! There’s still time! Register Now!
360Flex – Session – Michelle Bagur and Accessability
May 12, 2009 By
Ever been tasked with building an RIA that was accessible? Then you know what Michelle’s talking about. Accessibility and Flex don’t go hand in hand, despite what you might have heard.
Accessibility is getting pretty hot these days, RIAs need be accessible if they’re gonna continue to be viable. Knowing the tricks and gotchas is going to be invaluable for any Flex Developer.
After lingering under the radar for years, accessibility is now becoming a necessary consideration in application and Web site development. Recent events and increased public focus, combined with the maturation of the Flash platform, create an environment that almost demands that accessibility be built into applications. Knowledge of accessibility methodology will soon become vital to every serious Flex developer or designer’s resume.
Despite the important role accessibility plays in applications, it is still difficult to implement well in Flex. In this session, we will examine the ways Flex is and is not useful for creating accessible applications. We will discuss Adobe’s basic accessible components and accessibility methodologies, along with the importance of accessibility considerations in initial design and architecture. We will also discuss the bugs that exist in Flex which preclude accessibility. The session will highlight lessons learned in an attempt to implement accessibility late in the development cycle of an application, and offer experiential advice on how to minimize frustrations of creating accessible applications. Finally, we will look at how the accessibility implementation is slated to change with the release of Flex 4.
This session alone could be wth the price of registration if accessbility is on our radar. Michelle’s “been there done that and has the scars to prove it” so don’t miss what she has to say. Register Now!