Adobe Apollo and Flex

Just watched a demo of Adobe's new Apollo cross-platform runtime environment. The developer's release is due out in 1st quarter 2007. We have several projects in the works that will benefit greatly from this new tool. I can't wait to sink my teeth into it. More information is available at Adobe Labs.

On a related note, I am going to be doing a crash course into Flex Builder 2 and ActionScript 3 for a project with Tom Klingler (from Tulane) and Amanda La Fleur (from LSU). We'll be building an online course for Cajun French. One of our target audiences is young Cajun musicians who would like to learn Cajun French to be able to practice their craft better.

I'd like to build the site with a combination of HTML and Flex with a MSSQL Server backend. I think Flex will be a nice fit, especially for the interactive exercises and multimedia presentation. I figure the less time I have to spend inside of the Flash 8 Pro IDE, the better. Looking forward to getting to know Flex Builder 2.