Monthly Archives: September 2007

it’s rough, and not overly useful yet, but it’s coming a long nicely. Cruxy is working on their payment API, so as soon as that’s all settled, I’ll implement that. Take a look, download it, install it. Gimme some ideas (or better yet, some help) on skinning and styling it. I started off with a scale nine theme, but moving to FlexMDI, I wanted to use one of the themes they had, but things like the media collection (clearly) need some TLC in the UI department.

Gimme some feedback, I’m really excited that it’s even this far along, I can’t wait to make it truly useful, for both 360Conferences, an Cruxy as well!

Enjoy!

Oh yeah and Cairngorm… just before the guys announced FlexMDI I was playing with an AIR App that uses Cruxy‘s API for browsing their media.

The reason? I thought it’d be cool to offer a neat desktop library of 360Conferences materials. It started out as a regular ol’ AIR app, but now I’ve dropped FlexMDI in, and it’s just dope. I like the multiple window metaphor, but also like that they live in a single application. It’s still very early Alpha, I haven’t wired up the actual purchasing of media yet, but I’m excited at how easy this app has been… anyone wanna help with skinning? I so suck at that.

We’ll be making the app available as soon as it’s stable. Of course it’ll be beta, and of course it’ll be OS..

First saw this on the SF-F blog

" Commercial director Joseph Kosinski is in final negotiations to develop and direct "Tron," described as "the next chapter" of Disney’s 1982 cult classic. Sean Bailey is producing via the Live Planet banner, as is Steven Lisberger, who co-wrote and directed the original film. "

How frakkin’ cool!

And from Sci-Fi Wire

"Kosinski, who last month signed on to helm the remake of Logan’s Runfor Warner Brothers, will oversee the visual development of the projectand have input on the script, which is being written by Lost writers Eddie Kitsis and Adam Horowitz. Story details are being kept secret."

Talk about cool stuff on the movie front…. Tron, Robotech… jeebus!

In case you missed it, and even if you didn’t. We’re finally getting the session recordings up on Cruxy.

We’ve got 5 now, more coming. It’s a slow process, sorry, can’t be helped. We’ll also be putting the Adobe content on cruxy for .50 which will cover the hosting fees.

I wanted to take a minute to explain why we chose Cruxy. Honestly we’d never heard of them, however they came highly recommended, as the source for DRM free media hosting. "DRM Free"? Hell yeah. Next to neapolitan ice cream, DRM is the un-holy spawn of satan after he rebounded with the Carrie, after getting dumped by Sadaam.

We (mainly I. I’m not sure Tom cares, LOL) don’t want anything to do with DRM. Sure some folks will share the content, that’ll happen no matter what. But if you’ve paid for the rights to view a presentation, then by golly you can view it on an iPod or two, a PSP, your laptop, and if you want to burn it to DVD to back it up, go for it!

Don’t take this as my saying it’s ok to share against the license or spirit of the downloads… it’s not. distributing the sessions isn’t aimed at getting us rich, it’s aimed at helping us make some money to make each event that much better, we don’t believe in resting on laurels. So remember, "every time you steal content, God kills a kitten." It’s true, I’ve seen it. $3.60 is NOT that much to ask, and remember 1/3 goes to the speaker. How many other conferences can say that? NONE

In the tradition of 37signals, we’re also going to be offering a ‘site license’ concept. Where you can buy a 10 license version (it’s the same file) of a presentation for use with 9 friends, co workers, strangers on the bus, whatever.

I know it’s been almost a month since 360|Flex seattle, but we’re working on the videos and the pricing as soon as possible. We’re talking to cruxy about being a conference partner so look for cool things from that relationship…