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MAX – Day Zero

Scott — Sun, 30 Sep 2007 17:00:39 +0000

It’s the first ‘pre-day’ of MAX, with all-day sessions underway as I type this backstage in the main hall for the Day 1 keynote preparation. This MAX is going to be AMAZING- aside from being sold out (Ben Forta has been getting scalping requests for tickets, no less!), the speaker and session lineup this year is truly an order of magnitude beyond what MAX 2006 presented- and that was a great show itself.

I’ll be giving two sessions of my own this year:

Responsible Web Design with Dreamweaver CS3

Monday, 10/1 – 4:30-5:30 pm
Wednesday, 10/3 – 9:30-10:30 am

This session is one I’ve been wanting to do for quite a while- talking specifically about web design best practices, how they can be leveraged within Dreamweaver, and generally speaking on elevating the craft of markup/CSS/JavaScript for designers. Even if you don’t use Dreamweaver, this should be an interesting session as it’s pulling together pretty much everything I’ve experienced frequenting web design and development conferences for the last year or so.

Building AIR Applications with Dreamweaver CS3

Monday, 10/1, 3:15 – 4:15 pm
Tuesday, 10/2, 2:45 – 3:45 pm

Although billed as an ‘intermediate’ session, this is really an overview of how AIR apps can be developed using Dreamweaver CS3. If you’re an intermediate HTML/JS developer/designer, this will get you started with understanding the AIR runtime, how it relates to your projects, and how to get rolling quickly. For in-depth technical dives on the AIR JS API, I’d recommend also checking out Kevin Hoyt’s session today, or one of the more general AIR/JavaScript sessions as well, just to round out the subject. An hour is a very compressed amount of time for this topic- but I’ll do my best to fit as much as I can into the hour

I’ll also be helping host the Dreamweaver ‘Meet The Team’ session, in which pretty much any topic is fair game. Show up and ask those questions you’ve been itching to ask! And of course, if you see me at the conference, in the hallways, in the hotel lobby- be sure to tap me on the shoulder and say hi.

Catch you on site!

An Event Apart San Francisco – Discount!

Scott — Wed, 29 Aug 2007 19:15:23 +0000

Interested in hitting An Event Apart San Francisco this October, but on a lean budget? You can trim a svelte $50 off the ticket price until September 7th (when the earlybird registration closes), and I strongly recommend ponying up and attending if you haven’t been to an AEA conference yet. The An Event Apart conference series is one of my favorites – it hits most of the major metropolitan areas so you can usually find one close to you in a given year, and there’s only one track/session schedule – so gone are worries of conflicting sessions or finding a good seat from room to room. Oh yeah – and the speakers are all stellar. Seriously.

If you’re interested in getting that $50 discount, just use the promo code “AEAADOB” (sans quotes) during your registration. Enjoy!

Jesse James Garrett at MAX 07

Scott — Tue, 10 Jul 2007 23:05:09 +0000

While preparing to return to work next week after my sabbatical (which now seems far too short!), I was very stoked to get a Twitter message from Ted Patrick that Adaptive Path’s Jesse James Garrett will be hosting an inspirational session at Adobe MAX 2007 this year in Chicago! Besides being President (and a founding partner) of Adaptive Path, Jesse is best known for coining the term ‘Ajax’ and by doing so, helping to define a new era of browser and standards-based web experiences. I’m really looking forward to seeing what he has to say (and really hope my own speaking slots don’t conflict with his).

If you haven’t signed up for MAX 2007 Chicago yet (Sept. 30th – Oct 3rd), trust me- it’s going to hit a whole new level of cool this year. Get all the details at the conference site, and hopefully I’ll see you there!

(And I’ll also be back in full force on Monday, so warm up your feedreaders. Lots to talk about.)

Drew Keller’s NAB Breakdown

Scott — Thu, 26 Apr 2007 18:17:39 +0000

Microsoft Studios’ Drew Keller cuts a fantastic breakdown of his perspectives at the NAB (National Association of Broadcasters) show this year, covering all the big news items from the show. This is a great, balanced look at the highlights from his point of view, and I found the insight into the Adobe presence, products and announcements quite refreshing (particularly as I wasn’t able to attend NAB this year myself).

Check out the video at Drew’s Vox weblog (Adobe highlights are in the last third of the clip, if you’re specifically interested- but I strongly recommend watching the whole run as his commentary is fantastic). Great video!