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JavaFX launches version 1.0

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The first question is what is JavaFX?

“JavaFX is a family of software products for creating rich Internet applications, web applications that have the features and functionality of traditional desktop applications, including interactive multimedia applications. The JavaFX products can build applications for desktop, mobile, TV and other platforms.

The primary component of JavaFX is JavaFX Script, a declarative language intended to make Swing easier to use for interface programmers or visual designers familiar with scripting languages. In JavaFX Script, the structure of the programming code is supposed to closely match the layout of the GUI.

The other component is JavaFX Mobile, a Java operating system for mobile devices, including PDAs, smartphones and feature phones. It features a Java SE and Java ME implementation running on top of a Linux kernel.

Most scripting languages are oriented at banging out Web pages. This is oriented around interfaces that are highly animated.     —James Gosling, [1]

There are parts of the world where a person’s desktop computer is their cell phone, and that’s the kind of end point that we’re going to get to,     —James Gosling, [2]

JavaFX is anticipated to compete on the desktop with Adobe Flash Player, Adobe AIR, OpenLaszlo, and Microsoft Silverlight. It may also target Blu-ray Disc’s interactive BD-J platform, although as yet no plans for a Blu-ray release have been announced.”

So says wikipedia

Here is an interview with Sun CEO Jonathan Schwartz, “Three reasons you need JavaFX”. A good read.

Here is a good over of JavaFX from ZDNET press release regarding version 1.0. “Sun Launches JavaFX 1.0″

Barack Obama’s use of Technology for his campaign

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There has been a lot of discussion of Barack Obama’s use of technology to drive his campaign. In the end he walked away with Marketer of the Year.

I have pulled together a list of articles and POVs outlining his usage of tracking, ad placement, media, SEM, etc. The articles span from the primaries, all the way up to the day before the election. There are a lot of good articles that help show the depth of the campaign.


Idle hands are the devil’s play thing

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The Devils Hands Are Idle Playthings

The Devil's Hands Are Idle Playthings

As we enter what should be a happy time (the holiday season) there is a downside to this holiday season. With the economy being what it is, you may not be as busy as you would like to be. Now’s as good a time as any to take that nervous energy and start creating something or mashing something.

I am going to try and compile a list of API’s that would be exciting to sink your teeth into (instead of another deviled egg!).

To start, here is a list compiled by Ted. It is a list of ActionScript Cloud APIs. I am going to try and get sometime myself to get into these, they seem like fun!

Actionscript Cloud APIs

RIP Pownce

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I received an email today from Pownce stating they were ending service:

“We are sad to announce that Pownce is shutting down on December 15,
2008. As of today, Pownce will no longer be accepting new users or new
pro accounts.

To help with your transition, we have built an export tool so you can
save your content. You can find the export tool at Settings > Export.
Please export your content by December 15, 2008, as the site will not
be accessible after this date.

Please visit our new home to find out more:

http://www.sixapart.com/pownce

Our thanks go out to everyone who contributed to the Pownce community,
The Pownce Crew”

Pownce was a free social networking and micro-blogging site. It launched on June 27, 2007, and was opened to the public on January 22, 2008. It was one of the 1st AIR applications out there. I remember trying to get an invite when it was still in BETA…..RIP Pownce, let’s see what sixapart will do with it now.