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Unable to download alpha bits from Macromedia Labs

I want to apeal to Macromedia to make the alpha product downloads resumable, developers like me on low bandwidth (56k modem) cannot download such huge files in one go. I don’t get the idea behind non-resumable downloads, if number of connections is the issue, Macromedia can use public FTP server and limit number of connections from one IP. I’ve already sent many requests to Macromedia by wish form, but until now …

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Labs, Flex2 & Flex Builder2, FlashPlayer 8.5 & ActionScript 3, much more

Macromedia recently announced a lot of new things. Here’s a much brief summary. Macromedia Labs – a new resource for developers to keep informed & try out latest technologies Macromedia is working on Flex2 & Flex Builder2 – the latest update of Macromedia Flex, adding new great features for RIA development. . Flex Builder2 is built on top of Eclipse platform which allows greater development experience Flash Player 8.5 & ActionScript …

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MAX: Let the show begin…

Today, the greatest Macromedia MAX Conference will start. I’ve never got a chance to attend MAX, but I belive its great. Everyone attending, enjoy MAX, and have fun. I just managed to say hi to Mike on messenger yesterday, I was actually trying to ask him if Macromedia is broadcasting it? I got a bit late on this, but it’d be great if MM could manage a live / recorded Breeze broadcasts …

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Deadly earthquake jolts Pakistan – IT for the rescue

You might be already aware of the earthquake measuring 7.6 on the Richter Scale struck in the north of Pakistan on the morning of 8th October 2005, 8:52am (GMT+5), followed by several after shocks just 80 kms north of the Pakistan capital, Islamabad. Areas of Kashmir in Pakistan are most severely affected by the earthquake. Areas of Kashmir in India are also affected. It is estimated that over 30,000 are …

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FMS2 – Brief technical review

Just got some time to take a look at new Flash Media Server 2 public beta. So, lets see what it have for us. The admin app comes with FMS2 is far much better than the previous, at least the GUI, and managed and streamlined layout.      The first thing I noticed was the small download size, around 6mb. that’s great, I was thinking maybe I’ve to install JRE myself, …

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Thou shalt not fear “M$ Sparkle”

Found at neowin.net about some cool info about M$ Sparkle which is unveiled at M$ PDC 05. Sparkle is a part of the Expression Suite, which contains total three applications: Acrylic.  Very impressive tools for isolating head shots for instance. It’s not just a Photoshop clone. Sparkle. Let’s designers create interfaces without having to write code. Avalon (WPF) templates can be used to change the overall look and feel of …