Waldo Smeets .com on Rich Internet Applications

” Welcome to the Macromedia Flash Media Server 2 Public Beta. This public beta is a pre-release version of the next major release of the Flash Communication Server. It is made available on a limited basis* for developers to familiarize themselves with the new features and functionality of the product as well as to enable [...]

This weekend I finished preparing my MAX 2005 presentation ‘Integrating Rich Flash Content into Flex Applications’. I’m very much looking forward to the conference and this session in particular; it is a topic that I discuss frequently when I’m out in the field meeting customers.
The Flex feedback I am getting is often very positive, especially [...]

The guys at www.FlashFocus.nl have been hard at work to test each and every new feature in Flash 8 and Flash Player 8. They describe what they have uncovered in a series of articles. A great read for all Dutch Flashers.

Flash 8 Generic Review
Flash 8 Design Review
Flash 8 Developer Review

Want to see Flash Professional 8, Dreamweaver 8 or Studio 8 live in action? You are invited to join us at one of the Studio 8 Launch Seminars in Belgium and The Netherlands.
We’ve set up dedicated ‘focus’ sessions for Dreamweaver 8 (BE 25 August, NL 26 August) and Flash 8 (BE 1 September, NL 2 [...]

Almost 5 months without blogging, I hope I did not let you down dear website and dear visitors. How comes?
Macromedia Netherlands is growing big time, and my job keeps changing bit by bit. Actually, my official title now is Technical Sales Manager and I’m more focussed on sales than I was a year ago. [...]

See the press release. I never expected this potential mass penetration to happen so fast. This is great news for both the Flash world as well as for all mobile users. My only wish is that the manufactures will make the phones even faster anytime soon, so Macromedia can ship a Flash Player 7 based [...]

Come and see Ben Forta introduce the latest version of ColdFusion in Belgium on 22 February and Netherlands 23 February. More information on the linked events pages.

Contact me if you want to work as a contractor for Macromedia ColdFusion partners in Belgium (no freelancers). Obviously, you’ll need to have the relevant skills and experience. I’ll then forward your contact details to those that are looking for you

Since I forget about this all the time, you could possibly do with a reminder as well; MacroChats are a great way to learn more about your favorite Macromedia software. They are free, online presentations done via Breeze Live and the audio is VOIP, so all you need to attend is a broadband connection and some speakers on [...]

The Flex Tech Day that we had in December was a huge success. Many of the presentations are now posted online for the audience. Steven Webster has made his ones publically available: Architecting Flex Applications (with Cairngorm) and Engineering Flex Applications - Cairngorm.
(The ones from the other presenters, including mine, are on a hidden URL. If [...]