June 2008

Getting Flash On The iPhone

by A.J. Wood June 17, 2008 Adobe

Yesterday, Adobe chief executive Shantanu Narayen said Flash has been successfully run on an iPhone emulator. This news may raise the hopes that Flash will show itself on the iPhone at some point, maybe even this year. The full story can be read in this Apple Insider article. My one complaint about working on a [...]

Tagged as: Acrobat, Adobe, Flash, iPhone, Mac vs PC

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My First Father’s Day

by A.J. Wood June 15, 2008 Editorial

BEST. DAY. EVER. Nothing can prepare you for parenthood. Not great parents, or bad parents, a lifetime of experience or a generation of knowledge, every parent has to figure it out on their own. My daughter Sydney will be three months old next week. Sometimes I think if I blink her whole life will pass [...]

Tagged as: Faith, feminism, male role models, men, parenting

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DFWAUG Meets June 21st

by A.J. Wood June 15, 2008 Adobe

June 21st will be the last meeting of the DFWAUG before summer break! Gene McCullagh will demonstrate Portrait Retouching Techniques using Photoshop CS3. Everyone likes to look better in photos, right? Make your friends and family happier with a few simple pixel modifications! WIN A COPY OF THE CS3 PREMIUM SUITE! You don’t want to [...]

Tagged as: DFWAUG, photography, Photoshop, Retouching

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Movie Review – The Incredible Hulk

by A.J. Wood June 14, 2008 Entertainment

The Plot – After being exposed to gamma radiation, Dr. Bruce Banner is transformed into a green creature of incredible size and strength. Hunted by the government for a power he has no control over, Dr. Banner is on the run, looking for a cure. While he cannot control the transformation, Dr. Banner has learned [...]

Tagged as: comic characters, incredible hulk, marvel comics, marvel studios, movie, movie reviews

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Dreamweaver, Fireworks, and Soundbooth Betas Available

by A.J. Wood June 12, 2008 Adobe

If you want to stay on top of Adobe’s vision for new media, the best place to go is the Adobe Labs. There you’ll find the latest innovations, and next creations from the engineers that make creatives squeal like giddy school girls. The Lightroom 2.0 beta was recently made available for download, and now bleeding [...]

Tagged as: Adobe, adobe labs, beta download, CS4, Dreamweaver, Fireworks

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Stupid Person of the Week

by A.J. Wood June 12, 2008 Editorial

This week’s award for stupid people goes to Lance Cpl. David Motari and Sgt. Crismarvin Banez Encarnacion of the Marine Corps. You may remember these two from their infamous YouTube video where they threw a puppy off a cliff. (The video was immediately removed from YouTube’s website) It’s unfortunate that such cruelty is considered humorous [...]

Tagged as: animal abuse, animal cruelty, stupid people

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Christian Stereotypes

by A.J. Wood June 11, 2008 Faith

It’s hard not to stereotype isn’t it? Depending on your background, experiences, influences, etc., at some point in your life you’ll make a statement or do something that stereotypes another person or group. In the right context stereotypes can be funny. The best comedians make the audience see themselves in such stereotypes. Today, I want [...]

Tagged as: Faith, stereotypes

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MMA Review – What’s Next For Matt Hughes?

by A.J. Wood June 8, 2008 Arts/Media

UFC 85: Bedlam – Thiago Alves TKOs Matt Hughes. After another stunning loss, Matt Hughes may have just exposed himself as a fighter past his prime. Like the Mike Tyson of old, facing Hughes warranted courage just to step in the octagon, but the aura & mystique have long since passed. Matt Hughes has lost [...]

Tagged as: Matt Hughes, mixed martial arts, MMA, UFC

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