To:    "ABUG_Announce@brightworks.com"
Subject:[Abug_Announce] Reminder :: Meeting Tomorrow :: Creating FOTOBlendr
Date:   Tuesday, September 11, 2007 8:14:58 AM

Note that we're back in the Stata Center...


Topic:        Creating FOTOBlendr
Presenters:   Todd Prekaski
              http://www.simplifiedchaos.com
Date:         Wednesday, September 12, 2007
Time:         7:00 PM
Cost:         Free
Where:        MIT Stata Center, Room 124

http://whereis.mit.edu/map-jpg?selection=32&Buildings=go

FOTOBlendr is "an application for quickly building photo collages with
community shared templates" and is Todd Prekaski's entry in Adobe's AIR
Derby contest. You can read more about it and see screenshots here:

http://www.simplifiedchaos.com/2007/09/06/air-derby-entry-fotoblendr/

Todd will demo FOTOBlendr and discuss issues in developing AIR applications,
strategies for setting up projects for both AIR and Web release in Flex
Builder, and OO design patterns that aid in this. He'll also tout the one
golden benefit of developing in Flex/Air: being able to have a limited
functioning app available on the web for users to try without installation,
and a full version that they can purchase and download, and show the code
that does this in FOTOBlendr.

Todd Prekaski has been building software since 1993 (not counting his
youthful days programming an Apple IIc and TRS-80). Since then, he's gone on
to work at Microsoft on early video streaming and commerce software.  He
worked for several failed startups (don't hold him accountable) during
dot-com-boom, and since has been involved with enterprise development both
in Java and .NET worlds at several Fortune 100/500 firms. He's recently
arrived at the Adobe AIR/Flex technology, thinking it's going to be the
Visual Basic of Mac OSX and WEB 3.0 development. You can read his occasional
technology rant at http://www.simplifiedchaos.com. His brains are available
for hire.

See you there!
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