Archive for April, 2005
Adobe Director
So what does the future hold for Director once Adobe completes its purchase of Macromedia? Let’s speculate:
I doubt they will sell it off. As many have pointed out, that would create a competitor for Flash. Plus, it is a profitable product, so they will most likely keep it.
They could shut it down, slowly. This is [...]
Adobe Buys Macromedia: Analysis
I was shocked this morning by the news. I’m a complete outsider to both companies, but I have been using and following Macromedia products for 11 years now. So I can’t help but speculate what this will mean.
Just about every year, a rumor circulates that Microsoft or some other company is buying Macromedia. During the [...]
Adobe Buys Macromedia
Wow. Huge news today. Probably the biggest news in our development world in the last 10 years. There is a Reuters story here and a blog post by Mike Chambers here.
So, where does this leave Flash and Director? No need to mention Flash, as I’m sure that’s what Adobe is after. They will probably kill [...]
FileVault Bad
So about a month ago I turned on FileVault under OS X 10.3. I was going to be travelling and I read everywhere that you should work to protect the files on your laptop just in case. Since FileVault is specifically for this purpose, and there didn’t seem to be a down side, I turned [...]
The Danger of Dihydrogen Monoxide
I’m very concerned about the impact that Dihydrogen Monoxide is having on our environment. Read more at DHMO.org.