Do you have an idea for a cool widget or application? Learn how Adobe Flex can be used to develop your own widgets that run on the web, desktop, and flash-enabled handheld devices. No prior experience is necessary. Download a trial version of Flex to follow along during the workshop. Presented at the Nevada Interactive Media Summit on March 7, 2009

1. ADOBE FLEX
creating widgets for the web and desktop
colin loretz
Thursday, March 12, 2009

2. ADOBE FLEX 3
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3. FLEX BUILDER IDE
Built on Eclipse
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4. ADOBE RIA PLATFORM
Applications
Adobe
Acrobat
Adobe
Media
Connect
Buzzword
Player
Designer/Developer Tools Clients
Adobe Adobe
AIR Flash Player
Frameworks
Ajax Flex
Creative Suite 3
Servers/Services
Flex® Builder Flash Media Flash
LiveCycle ColdFusion Scene7
Server Cast
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5. DIGITAL FREEDOM
Desktop Browser Handhelds
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6. DIGITAL FREEDOM
Desktop Browser Handhelds
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7. PROJECT 1
RSS READER DEMO
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8. FLEX CHALLENGE
• Create your own desktop widget for your website/blog
• Display your RSS feed on a social network with embedded
flash
• Create your own image gallery to share with
friends and family
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9. PROJECT 2
Your own Twitter Application
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10. FLEX CHALLENGE
• Display your latest “tweet” anywhere with Flash
• Build your own desktop app to communicate with your
followers
• Learn and use the API to create your own
desktop app for Twitter Search, recommending new followers,
and more.
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11. WANT MORE?
@colinloretz
www.colinloretz.com
www.adobe.com/devnet/flex
Free Flex for
students!
www.flexregistration.com
Thursday, March 12, 2009