Need help with something FLEX related? Try out the Beta version of Adobe's new community help site. It pulls info from everywhere including the Blog-o-sphere.

http://community.adobe.com/ion/search.html?q=&lbl=flex_product_adobelr&x=0&y=0

There hasn't been too much going on in the world of Flex since the release of version 3. However, application development is moving at a raging pace right now and if you are trying to see what kinds of apps are being developed in Flex, be sure to check out the Flex Showcase.

As part of the AIR prerelease program, Adobe has finally given Linux users a version of the Adobe Integrated Runtime to call their own. I would assume that this will be made available to the general public very soon.

I attended last night's Flex user's group meeting.  Gene and Fincanon were also there.  I found it very enlightening.  They spoke about the latest news in regards to Flex 3 and AIR.  I'll post some specific highlights soon. In the meantime, check out  D-Flex.

&tBoth AIR and Flex have moved into the next stage of their Beta.  If you are part of the PreRelease program you can download the new drops.;p> If you happened to have built an AIR app, you will need to update it's code base for it to run with the newly released AIR Beta 2.  You find instructions for updating your AIR app here: AIR BETA 1 to BETA 2 Update Instructions 

Ok, so the most important piece to the Flex puzzle is an authoring tool.  There are actually multiple ways to build a Flex project, but I highly recommend using Flex Builder by Adobe.  It is based on the Eclipse framework and a trial version can be downloaded for free from Adobe Labs.  So, go download the trial and be sure to read all of the installation "what if's" and "how to's" on the download page before you install it.

Hey DFWAUG,

I just wanted to write a brief hello and say that I am looking forward to spreading Flex goodness all around.  My name is Chris Long and I am a Senior Multimedia Developer for Click Here, Inc / The Richards Group.  I attended The University of Oklahoma as a multimedia major.  I got started with Flash in '97 by doing work for local bands.