Earlier last night I developed (in about 2 hours) the prototype of a Flash-based Wordpress theme. The concept is not entirely original, but I still was intrigued to create my own. I have a lot of distance to go and not sure when exactly I will be working on it, but for now here is the start.
I have a couple of tricks up my sleeve which I will talk about at a later release, but lets just say I am thinking in a “modular” way. 
Here is the application:
http://scriptplayground.com/swfblog/
I was just sent a link from Wiley to the web site for my upcoming book. You can pre-order the book as well as find out more information about it. Also, for the first time, here is the cover. It is interesting to see your name on a picture of the cover of the book, I can only imagine what it feels like to see it in person.
Once the book is released (in May) I will post a more in depth overview, as well as take the time to thank the group of people that made this all possible.
Also, before I forget about it, PhotoshopWorld is fast approaching but there is still time to register. I do not gain any advantage to letting you know about the show, just know first-hand it is a great event with many awesome people.
After many months of a public and private beta programs Hulu the premier video service where you can watch your favorite TV shows has gone public. I have been using this service since last October when I had the opportunity to sign up to one of the private beta programs. From that time I have been watching the features expand while being extremely impressed with the delivery method.
One of the coolest features of Hulu is the fact its uses HD Flash video on some of the collections and uses standard Flash for the remainder of the site.
The non-technical amazement is how many partners and content providers Hulu has acquired since the start of the development process. You will find a lot of your favorite shows that you watch on live TV to be included.
The Flash and PHP bible is a book that is coming soon, which will be a complete guide on how to use PHP with Flash.
.. but that isn’t the big news… the BIG news is, I am the author!!!
It will cover all the topics surrounding Flash and PHP:
Real World Applications, Debugging and Security to name a few.
With applications to include:
Contact Forms, Custom Shopping Carts, Video Players and Chat clients etc..
Still a lot of work to be done, but I have to say the experience has been awesome and I look forward to many more in the future.
I will post more info as it is made available, and it is already available for pre-order on Amazon.com
While looking through the daily links I noticed that Sam Robbins of Pixel Consumption stumpled on a job posting from Adobe that makes mention of a new innovative tool Thermo. Not much information is available at this time, but soon after, Ted from OnFlex confirmed that Thermo “will have a very prominent location in the MAX 2007 General Session (Keynote)”.
Wonder if Adobe will make any mention at FlashForward Boston, which begins tomorrow?
