Oops, how did this slip? After following a link found on MXNA I discover mention of what appears to be a new Macromedia codename for a Central replacement.
Code name "Apollo" it will be "a browser-independent client that supports both HTML (Hypertext Markup Language) and Flash. "
Affectionately known to some in the Australian Flash fraternity as Richard Turner-Overdrive, Richard Turner-Jones is one of those quiet unsung heroes doing great things for Flash here in Australia.
Spotted in the online edition of today's Sydney Morning Herald, Richard's responsible for the fantastic Flying Around RIA (Rich Internet Application) that won the Government Experiences category in the MAX Awards this year.
This should be another winner for Google, their Analytics customers are freely handing over browser data for tabulation and analysis - stuff like just how many users have got X version of a browser or let's say something like the Flash player.
It'd be interesting to see just how many users actually have Flash 8 or 7 installed - while it's early days for the sort of information that Google Analytics might be gathering I'm sure that once it's in wide use there's going to be some good data.
Some time ago I tried out Ray Ozzie's Groove, it was neat - now the clever folk at Verosee have extended Skype and made morphed it into a collaborative tool, allowing users to have workspaces to synchronize files and chat.
The current version is Windows only but I understand that future versions will support other platforms. I'm yet to test it myself.
Flash Forms in ColdFusion 7 has certainly proved to be a popular feature, many have tried them but found that they need to sometimes push them a little further. I'm happy to announce that I'll be presenting a session on just how you can use ActionScript to make Flash Forms jump through a few extra hoops at WebDU.
Possible good news for Macromedia - Telstra, Australia's largest telco, announced last week that they're planning to ditch their current GSM, CDMA & recently introduced 3G mobile phone networks and implement instead a low-frequency GSM network. This will mean that 8.4 million mobile phone users will need to replace their existing mobile phones by 2008.
