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Adobe Max Keynote Day 2

2008/11/18
By Marc Van Norden

Adobe Max 2009 day 2 key note. Covering CS4 work flow, Adobe Flash Catalyst previously Thermo all with the format of 007 James Bond starring Ben Forta.
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Thermo, now Catalyst

2008/11/17
By Marc Van Norden

Catalyst, previously thermo just hit preview release. It is the goal to create the ultimate proffessional designer interaction program. It allows the designer to work not only with the skin, but with the user interaction, leaving the developer to focus on the interaction code. Today adobe gave out a pre alpha version to attendees. With the...
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Adobe Max 2009

2008/11/17
By Marc Van Norden
Adobe Max 2009

Back at Adobe Max 2009. This is the first year Sapient is an exhibitor at Adobe Max. It is definitely interesting to be on the other side of the booth here. For starters, showing up a day early to setup, making sure you have all your materials and cables is not so much fun...
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Free AT&T wifi for iPhones at Starbucks

2008/10/29
By Marc Van Norden

Free AT&T Wifi at Stabucks for iPhone users. Here are the directions on how to access it at Starbucks, and other locations.
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Bogus Flash install as malware

2008/08/08
By Marc Van Norden

Fake CNN news items malware campaign spreading rapidly by ZDNet’s Dancho Danchev — A currently active malware campaign taking advantage of a known social engineering tactic, namely, to entice the spammed user into clicking on a site with a fake news item in order to trick them into installing a fake Flash player...
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SXSW 2009 Panel Selector, go vote!

2008/08/08
By Marc Van Norden

I submitted a panel for next years SXSW Conference. The title is: Challenges of Implementing RIAs with Accesibility
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2008 MAX Awards Nominations

2008/08/04
By Marc Van Norden

Max is coming up in November. Submissions for the MAX awards are now being accepted now thru August 25th. The categories include: Advertising and Branding, Public Sector, Enterprise, Mobility and Devices, RIA, Video. You can submit your nominations here: https://www.adobemaxsubmission.com/nominate/
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Web worms squirm through Facebook, MySpace

2008/08/04
By Marc Van Norden

Web worms squirm through Facebook, MySpace by ZDNet’s Ryan Naraine — My colleagues at Kaspersky Lab (see disclosure) have intercepted two new worms squirming through MySpace and Facebook, using social engineering lures to plant malware on Windows systems. The worms propagate via the comments features on the two popular social networks, using video...
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Sapient Los Angeles to Host AIGA Studio Tour

2008/08/01
By Marc Van Norden

Sapient Los Angeles will host an AIGA studio tour on August 5th
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Celtics – Lakers Finals: Game 3

2008/06/12
By Marc Van Norden
Celtics – Lakers Finals: Game 3

Building up to this series has been great. I said if the Celtics didn’t make the Eastern Conference Finals the season would be a disappointment. They did not let me down. Watching every game was a heaven. Going from worst to first (the largest turn around in NBA history) was incredible. Watching them run...
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