Off to the Derby! Win a 42" Plasma!

http://labs.macromedia.com/showcase/special/flexderby/

You may have to update your Flash player

Due to a vulnerability that can be exploited. Article here

Download the latest version to protect yourself

Flash 8 Best Practices

Great documentation on Flash 8 Best Practices from fellow Canadian, Jen DeHaan.

Actionscript Best Practices

Flash Movie Contest

Global Solutions is running a contest to develop a Flash movie answering the question: Why do global problems matter to Americans and what do you think America should do about them?

The deadline is April 1, 2006. There is no cost to enter. The entries will be voted on by visitors to their site and the 1st place prize is $2,000.

Active Content in the new IE

You may have heard that the new version of IE will treat active content a bit different - some have been posting that it will disable it and might be a "flash killer".

This is not completely true. Yes, IE will handle ALL active content differently - but you can read the following link to find out more of how to workaround the issue.

http://www.macromedia.com/devnet/activecontent/faq.html

Planet Ant Theatre : Call for Entries

Planet Ant Theatre is making a CALL FOR ENTRIES for the fourth annual PLANET ANT FILM & VIDEO FESTIVAL. The 2006 Festival will take place June 14th through June 17th, 2006.

The 2006 Planet Ant Film & Video Festival is a celebration of independent movies and the people who make them, featuring comedies, dramas, documentaries, animations, and music videos from Detroit and around the world.

Download the submission form and view festival news at: www.planetant.com Submissions must be postmarked by Monday, May 1, 2006.

Engage With Flash

Adobe has released a video called "Engage With Flash" that shows all the different life examples where you can find Flash applications.

http://www.macromedia.com/mobile/engage_with_flash/

There are many, many uses for Flash content - the limit is just your imagination.

On what type of device would you like to deploy your next (or first) application?