News update on Digicrafts
Digicrafts continue to brings you high quality flash components, flex components and Lightrooms' plugins. They have just launched a new updates for their products line. CurveMenu and PhotoFlip 3D have update to support a refined touch scroll control, best fit on kiosk or touch devices.
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Now in its 9th year, FITC Toronto is one of the largest and longest running events of its kind in the world. With some of the most unique and engaging presenters from around the globe, FITC Toronto is an information blitz of presentations, demonstrations, and panel discussions, sandwiched between their legendary FITC parties and abundant networking opportunities. Topped off with the FITC Award Show, it's three days and nights that will leave you inspired, energized and awed. GET Tickets with 10% discount code for FFD Magazine . Click here
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FlashScope
FlashScope is the first marketplace where authors can sell both exclusive and non-exclusive items from the same account. The most versatile and user-friendly system gives a wide discretion to users by allowing them to buy, sell or just socialize within the community using a single account. A vast library of stock flash components is everything a customer may dream of. At the same time, deliberated system of payment rates shows a devoted concern for seller’s welfare.
FlashScope strives for developing a new-age, community driven marketplace which could be easy-to-use and profitable for all parties involved.
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APRESS.COM | Books for Professionals, by Professionals
Apress is a technical publisher devoted to meeting the needs of IT professionals, software developers, and programmers, with more than 1,000 books in print and a continually expanding portfolio of publications. Apress provides high-quality, no-fluff content in print and electronic formats that help serious technology professionals build a comprehensive pathway to career success.
The Apress editorial and production team work hand-in-hand with all authors to ensure that their unique voices come through in each book. Apress is committed to supporting the ever-growing programming community by taking risks on publishing books in niche and nascent technologies.
Apress publishes an extensive range of books geared toward programmers from all areas, including industry bestsellers Pro C# and the .NET Platform by Andrew Troelsen, CSS Mastery: Advanced Web Standards Solutions by Andy Budd, Pro Spring by Rob Harrop and Jan Machacek, Beginning Ubuntu Linux: From Novice to Professional by Keir Thomas, and Beginning iPhone Development: Exploring the iPhone SDK by Dave Mark and Jeff LaMarche. Our business and software management line, which features titles by a trove of well-respected authors (including Founders at Work by Jessica Livingston, Micro-ISV by Bob Walsh, and multiple books from the inimitable Joel Spolsky), have helped legions of programmers adapt to the business side of technology and become more productive.
Based in New York, USA, Apress strives to promote innovation in publishing, boasting a global network of authors, editors, technical reviewers, and sales and promotion teams who work together to provide our readers books and electronic products of the highest quality.
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FlashAndTheCity
In case you didn’t hear there is a great buzz around a four-day conference-taking place in New York City called FlashAndTheCity on May 13-16, 2010. Flash and the City's goal is to redefine the way they think about conferences as well as bring together A-list speakers with professionals in New York and other attendees from around the world. Similar to other conferences you get great value in terms of learning. Two tracks for three days, and you can register for a workshop being held the day before the conference. In fact, you will have a chance to hear presentations from over 50 speakers. These speakers are mind-blowing presenters that have made an impact on technology and are well known in the Flash community speakers such as Ryan Stewart, Peter Elst, Grant Skinner, Lee Brimelow and many others.
You will have access to the City Track. The City Track is a completely new conference format, and the extra-curricular activities will include a New York Cruise and Dinner, rock/grunge band 22nd Century, and tours around New York City. Click here to view the schedule. The venue, just like the rest of the conference, is unique as well. They will be hosting the conference in an artist's theater called "The 3LD (3-Legged Dog)". 3LD is a Technology Center located in downtown Manhattan and is a thriving catalyst in the New York art scene. By hosting the conference in 3LD they will be supporting the artists. Tickets are only $299 until they sell 300 tickets or until May 07, 2010 (whichever comes first). After that price goes up to regular price of $399! Needless to say, you need to jump on this deal to secure your spot for the low cost. As a member FriendsOfFFDmagazine - they have special discount code for you to use and take off $50 of the full price, click here and use coupon code #FriendsOfFFDmagazine to take advantage of the discount and secure your spot.
In terms of accommodations, for a limited time only you can book the Hilton for $239 a night, see here!
