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July 2006 | Volume 3 | Issue 7
Now Available: Total Training for Adobe Flex 2: Rich Internet Applications Learn how the Adobe Flex 2 product line delivers a standards-based programming methodology to combine the richness of the desktop with the reach of the web. Presenter, James Talbot, has been with Adobe for over six years, working with both the sales engineering and training teams. James has also authored two books: "Object Oriented ActionScript 2.0" and "Adobe Flex 2: Training from the Source". Highlights: · Discover best practices for architecting a Flex application. · Learn how to connect a Flex application to server side data including web services and remote methods. · Understand how to customize a Flex application to give it a unique look and feel. · Get inside tips on how to leverage the event based language of ActionScript 3. · See how to layout an application using MXML. Save up to 25% Instantly! Our value bundles are a great way to save hundreds of dollars on multiple Total Training series. However, if you don't see what you need, you can also build your own bundle and still take advantage of the savings - up to 25%. The more you buy the more you save. Get the details Coming Soon: Total Training for Microsoft ASP.NET Building Web Applications Set 1 Freelance developer, consultant, and instructor Andy Olsen has been working with Microsoft and Java-based technologies for over a decade. With Andy leading the way, you will learn the ropes of ASP.NET in no time. What you'll learn · Learn how to create web applications using the wide range of controls available in ASP.NET 2.0. · Understand how to perform robust user-input validation. · See how to access functionality in classes, assemblies, and web services. · Discover how to use data binding to display and update data from a database. · Polish your skills by deploying an ASP.NET web application. Sign-up on the interest list to be informed when the product is available for shipping. Industry News SIGGRAPH The 33rd International Conference and Exhibition on Computer Graphics and Interactive Techniques will be held at the Boston Convention and Exhibition Center. Conferences: July 30 - August, 3, 2006 Exhibits: August 1 - 3, 2006 more details 2006 In-HOWse Designer Conference HOW magazine presents the In-HOWse Designer Conference at the Hyatt Regency in Chicago from October 29-31, 2006. Featuring a powerhouse line-up of today's top creative managers, art directors and industry consultants, this 3-day event allows in-house creative managers to discover how to build and manage a creative team that's downright indispensable to their company. inhowseconference.com more details Presenter's Corner and Tip & Tricks Get to know and enjoy valuable tips for Adobe Flex 2, from James Talbot, presenter for Total Training for Adobe Flex 2: Rich Internet Applications. James and his Boston Terrier, RJ. RJ often travels with James, including to New York to record the Total Training series. He flies in the seat right below James. He is a very spoiled pooch who sleeps in a proper bed every night and often enjoys pet spa services at the more exquisite hotels. View James' Full Bio Q: What is your favorite project you have ever worked on? A: My favorite project I ever worked on was working on a rich internet application for TV Guide. All of the television data for every cable network in the country was on the server, and it was fun to manipulate and display the information in the Flash Player using a rich Internet application. It was also fun to customize the existing component framework to create a really cool user experience. Q: When you're not plugged into work, what are you doing? A: I love to travel to foreign countries and experience new cultures. I also love running, cycling, surfing, and almost any outdoor activity. I love different types of cuisine, and have a special fondness for anything really spicy. Q: What are your three favorite features of Flex 2? A: 1). Being able to provide the same architecture to my client side applications as my server side applications using the event based model of ActionScript 3. 2). Calling remote methods from my client side application and retrieving data via the Action Message protocol using the Remote Object Class. 3). Customizing the look and feel of my application using all of the styling and skinning available in the Flex framework. Tip #1 You should try to limit the number of style sheets used in an application, and set the style sheet only at the top-level document in the application (the document that contains the <mx:Application> tag). If you set a style sheet in a child document, unexpected results can occur. Tip #2 The creationComplete event for the Application form occurs at the start of your application, after the Application form and its children are initialized. The event handler for the creationComplete event provides you with a convenient place to run ActionScript code to register event listeners. For More Tips and Tricks on Adobe Flex 2, see our full training series.				Email a Friend Adobe Flex 2 Loyalty Discounts Expiring Soon We value our customer relationships and want you to come back to us for all your training needs. That's why we've created our Loyalty Program. As part of this program, customers who have purchased training directly from us previously qualify for a 25% discount off select training series. 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