||moock-updates|| flash 8 now shipping

[colin@moock.org]

/**
 * flash 8 review
 **/
macromedia has shipped flash 8 and studio 8. my complete review of flash 8 
is here:
http://www.moock.org/blog/archives/000172.html

/**
 * flash 8 demos
 */
collected links to flash player 8 examples, by franto.com:
http://www.franto.com/blog2/collected-links-to-maelstrom-examples

macromedia's feature tour:
http://www.macromedia.com/software/flash/flashpro/productinfo/features/


/**
 * support your favourite site
 **/
don't forget to support your favourite website if/when you order. details 
here:
http://www.moock.org/blog/archives/000171.html

/**
 * flash 8 training
 **/
looking for some flash 8 training? try fitc's "flash 8 workshop," taught by 
grant skinner:
 http://www.fitc.ca/events/skinner/
 nov 11-12, toronto, canada
 dec 2-3, los angeles

tickets are $400 for this exclusive 2 day workshop, but moock-updates 
readers (that's you) receive a $50 discount by using the following discount 
code when ordering:
MOOCK798


/**
 * flash 8 articles
 **/
there are tons of new topics in the flash dev center to get you started with 
the new version:
http://macromedia.com/devnet/flash/

/**
 * flash 8 tech notes
 **/
and there are lots of new support tech notes now up here:
http://macromedia.com/support/flash/
(rss feeds for updates are here: 
http://weblogs.macromedia.com/notifications/)

/**
 * flash 8 community impressions
 **/
to hear what the community says about the new version, visit macromedia's 
blog aggregator:
http://weblogs.macromedia.com/mxna/index.cfm?query=bySmartCategory&smartCategoryId=4&smartCategoryName=Flash&smartCategoryKey=D03946CE-BE57-8C18-7F13A6688166DAA8

note that right now the blog feeds are kinda swamped by flash product 
notifications by macromedia...you might have to dig back a bit to get to the 
general blog discussion.

enjoy!
colin