Hey, I had the times wrong. We only have the space until 7pm. So I'm going to move the meeting to be 6pm - 7pm... I hope that still works for everyone.

Apparently I had a invalid link in the survey. Should be fixed now.

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Hey group,

Jeffry Houser of the Flex Show will be presenting online about Bullet Proofing Flex Components

7pm CDT

http://experts.na3.acrobat.com/flextras/

See you online!

Many people have been asking who is presenting. I just got hold of Terry Ryan's bio.

Terry Ryan is currently an Adobe Platform Evangelist for ColdFusion. He has been working with ColdFusion for 10 years.  He's presented at various Adobe ColdFusion events including cf.Objective, webDU, and Adobe Max.  Prior to joining Adobe, Terry worked for the Wharton School of Business at the University of Pennsylvania in various roles around ColdFusion from Application Developer to System Administrator.

He will be showcasing the next versions of Flex, Coldfusion, Flash Catalyst, and Bolt (the Eclipse based IDE for Coldfusion).

Join us Wednesday (TOMORROW) from 6 - 8pm at Demers Banquet Hall, 8225 Cantrell St. There is plenty of space, so bring friends and co-workers.

We've got great prizes and giveaways from Adobe and O'Reilly.

See you tomorrow!

If you are dismissing coming to this tour from Adobe because you never use Flex, Cold Fusion, or Bolt, think again. We are going to be showing off Flash Catalyst, a new tool for DESIGNERS! Read below for more information.

Remember, Terry Ryan from Adobe, will be presenting Wednesday Jun 24th from 6-8 at Demers Banquet Hall on 8225 Cantrell St. 77074

Adobe® Flash® Catalyst™ is a new professional interaction design tool for rapidly creating user interfaces without coding.

• Transform artwork created in Adobe Photoshop® and Adobe Illustrator® into functional user interfaces.
• Create interactive prototypes with the ability to leverage them in the final product
• Publish a finished project as a SWF file ready for distribution
• Work more efficiently with developers who use Adobe Flash Builder™ 4 to create rich Internet applications (RIAs). Designers use Flash Catalyst to create the functional user experience then provide the project file to developers who use Flash Builder to add functionality and integrate with servers and services.

Rapidly create and deliver a finished SWF file or collaborate more effectively with developers:

• Fast learning curve: If you can use Photoshop or Illustrator you can quickly learn to use Flash Catalyst.
• Fast Interaction Design: Transform native Photoshop and Illustrator files into functional user experiences. Publish finished projects for distribution as a SWF file.
• Collaborate more effectively with developers: Provide Flash Catalyst projects to developers who use Flash Builder to add additional functionality and integrate with servers and services.

Hiya Houston Adobe Users Group.

I noticed that I had a typo on the original Tour date for us. Houston's Tour date is Wednesday, June 24th.

I had a typo where I listed it as June 25th, which was incorrect.

Please double check your calendars.

As a reminder, the event will from 6pm-8pm at

Demers Banquet Hall @ 8225 Cantrell, 77074

Adobe is offering a special benefit to members of Houston Adobe Users Group from now through May 31, 2009. To get the details of this special discount, members should contact Drew Shefman at “dshefman[at]squaredi.com” and you’ll receive a copy of the details.

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