Working in the internet space means sometimes new ideas, technologies, paradigms creep upon us bit by bit and, while we ‘get it’, sometimes it can be helpful to step right back and put things in context.

This talk certainly does that, placing SM within the context of the history of human communication and punching home its significance…

http://www.ted.com/talks/clay_shirky_how_cellphones_twitter_facebook_can_make_history.html

For the November ACUGA meeting we were joined by Peter Ryce from Adobe. Peter spoke about using the Connect Pro Exchange to download custom applications and extensions along with using sync swfs to enhance your connect meeting experience. Peter showed us some really cool sync swfs such as the ‘Footprints‘ app and a clever ‘paper-scissor-rock’ game.

If you happened to miss the event, a recording is available online. Lastly, ACUGA will be going on holidays for the next 2 months so we will see you all again in February 2010.

www.realestate.com.au/features

Take a wander around the fictional town, check out the locals and see how all the new features at realestate.com.au can help you in your property search or sale.

Adobe has found an issue with the Connect Pro 7.5 Installer that can delete the entire drive on which Connect Pro is being installed. This issue affects anyone who has downloaded the version 7.5 license trial between November 3rd and November 17th 2009.

Adobe has advised customers to immediately cease any further installation of Adobe Acrobat Connect Pro version 7.5 and to delete the Installer program containing Adobe Acrobat Connect Pro version 7.5, as applicable. The issue occurs if you select “cancel” during the file copying step of the installation process.

For more information on this, please carefully read this technote released from Adobe, to see if your current version is affected by this issue. Contact webqem if you require more information about this issue.

The article further explains that from the research, they have found that “a third of online users who have seen an ad are able to recall it when asked” . It is funny that only a third of people are able to recall online ads, because here at webqem, we believe that our online ads are so amazing, 100% of users are able to recall the online ad! You can check out webqem’s coolest online ads here.

The project included requirements definition, wireframing, copywriting, organic SEO, and design and build. There is an emphasis on clean and clear navigation throughout the various page levels on the site, along with testimonials and links to virtual tours, in context. Rich landscape imagery and Flash galleries on specific pages have been used to give life to the pages and to work in concert with the copy to clearly present relevant information to the end user.

The seminar will be running on Tuesday 21st Nov, from 10am to 11.30am. It is being held at: 33/F, 9 Queens Road Central, Hong Kong. If you would like to attend, please reserve your place by calling us on +852 8199 0531 or send an email to danielo@webqem.com.

The new site gives customer’s the ability to make and amend bookings, submit shipping instructions, approve draft/verify copies of their documentation, download online Bills of Lading, share Certified True Copies of their documents and print invoices relating to their shipments.

The site went live on Oct 19 with a soft launch, followed by an email blast out 2 weeks later that saw traffic quadruple. We’re all very happy to see the site up and running, and thank everyone for their hard work in getting such a complex site build live.

oneworld Alliance has undergone some major changes over the past week. Not only have they welcomed a new airline – Mexicana – but they have restructured their whole website and launched their brand new mobile site.

The integration of Mexicana and the restructure to the site began way back in Feb 2009. After 10 months, oneworld, webqem and a plethora of other agencies involved in translations, tools and design launched the site on Nov 10th to resounding success. At the same time, the newly designed and built mobile site was launched as well.

A big thank you to all of the teams involved in such an epic project.

Congratulations to Virgin Mobile on launching their new eShop! webqem is proud to say that we had a hand in bringing this new and improved online store to fruition.

Starting back in March 2008, webqem was hired to provide UI guidance for design, function and overall usability and customer experience. Consequently, the resulting wireframes and corresponding notes were taken and used by the in-house Virgin design and development team as direction for the site you see today.

Good work from the team at Virgin Mobile!

Come join the webqem team at this month’s ACUGA meeting. For the November ACUGA meeting we will be joined by Peter Ryce from Adobe.  Peter will take you through how you can use the Connect Pro Exchange to download custom applications and extensions along with sync swf to enhance your connect meeting experience.

The online meeting is being held on Thursday 26th November at 11.00am Sydney time. Make sure you register and we hope to see you there – and don’t forget to join the ACUGA user group.

ACUGA is short for the Adobe Connect Users Group Asia-Pacific

With the introduction of Connect Pro 7.5, Adobe has launched a new add-in for Lotus Notes that enables users to schedule Connect Pro meetings directly from the desktop. In this tutorial, Vincent Toesca from Adobe, walks through all the features and system requirements of the new Lotus Notes Add-in.  The tutorial is broken up into two sections. Links to the tutorials are listed below.

Part 1:  Overview (Feature Summary, System Requirements)
Part 2:  Demonstration using Lotus Notes 8.5

Another great tutorial presentation is available from connectusers.com. In this tutorial Paresh Kharya from Adobe looks at the improved conversion of PPTX in a Connect Pro share pod. Adobe have made some real improvments to their conversion of powerpoint files so this tutorial is a must see.

The presentation was made using Adobe Presenter, so all you need is an internet browser with Flash installed. The tutorial is available for watching online.

The presentation was made using Adobe Presenter, so all you need is an internet browser with Flash installed. The tutorial available online.

Check out this helpful Tutorial by Jody Plotkin from Adobe. In this presentation, Jody walks through the features and advantages of using Universal Voice – a new feature added to Connect Pro 7.5. The presentation was made using Adobe Presenter, so all you need is an internet browswer with Flash installed.

This tutorial is available on connectusers.com or click here for the tutorial.

webqem’s ColdFusion and Flex trainer – Andrew Muller (sitting second from left), has made a guest appearance on the first episode of Adobe Refresh TV. In the episode, Andrew, and the panel, discussed the recently released public beta’s of Flash Catalyst, Flash Builder 4 and ColdFusion 9. And talked about the impact of these tools on the designer-developer workflow and discuss the improved Flex Framework and ColdFusion 9 languages. They also showcased local sites and applications built for the Australian market.

You can watch the recording here. Adobe Refresh TV will be screening on a regular basis covering news, reviews & tutorials.

Adobe today announced significant updates to Adobe Acrobat Connect Pro.

The new version of Acrobat Connect Pro includes a number of really cool new features including Universal Voice, Webcast, Secure Desktop Sharing, and PDF Integration.

Universal Voice enables Connect Pro customers to integrate their meetings with any audio conferencing provider.  Telephone audio can be recorded with a web meeting and broadcast over VOIP to enable participants to listen to the audio without dialing in.

Connect Pro Webcast will allow for very large events with up to 80,000 participants attending high-impact sessions that can incorporate rich media, video, slides, and interactive Q&A.

Secure Desktop Sharing introduces more granular control over the Compliance and Control settings in Connect Pro.  New administrative tools enable organizations to create a white list of applications that can be screen-shared.

In addition to the features listed above, Adobe has also added PDF integration, a new add-in for Lotus Notes and VMWare support.

For more information, there is a tutorial on the new features available on connectusers.com. You can also view the press release from Adobe.

More information about maxoom interactive catalogues with images and video is available online.

Adobe has released it’s newest version of ColdFusion, by announcing the release of version 9.  Adobe chose to announce the new release at Adobe MAX, Adobe’s worldwide developer conference, at the start of October.

ColdFusion 9, a powerful development technology for building dynamic Web sites and Internet applications, increases developer productivity, integrates with complex enterprise environments and delivers rich and interactive experiences for users. ColdFusion Builder Beta 2 is the next build of the new Eclipse™ based ColdFusion integrated development environment (IDE) used for rapidly developing ColdFusion applications.

The team at webqem are keen users of the ColdFusion technology (along with all technology) and have the knowledge and expertise to supply and train you in the ColdFusion software. Contact us for more information.

A full press release is available online.

For the October ACUGA meeting Ryan Monger – Adobe Connect Pro Technician, gave an excellent presentation on the audio best practices for using Connect Pro. Ryan looked at all aspects of a users’ audio when using Connect Pro such as the setup process, combining VoIP & Teleconferencing, best settings, and much more. Ryan also gave all attendees a plethora of great resources for audio best practices for Connect Pro.

If you happened to miss the event, a recording is available online with all of the links to the resources still available. Make sure you register on connectusers.com for the upcoming November meeting.