Macromedia - Macromedia Central: I think this has the potential to be huge. Macromedia Central is a single user interface (code-named “Halo”) into which Flash and Shockwave applications can be “plugged.”
If you write an app, you can include an XML file that explains how it’s to be paid for, and users will be able to download it into Central. Central apps are designed as SOAP interfaces that use Web servers to handle the heavy-lifting. They’re also designed for “occasional connectivity” for laptops and PDAs that aren’t connected all the time. Macromedia has a good whitepaper (PDF) on it.
This almost makes me want to learn ActionScript. Almost.
Flash steps out of the browser: We talked about this six months ago when it was first announced. Good to hear it's come to fruition. "Software maker Macromedia on Wednesday released a test version of Central, a new add-on for its widespread Flash animation format that's intended to make Internet…
BlagoNet: This is a news aggregator written in Flash. It's a neat concept, but seems like more of a programming exercise. Functionality is limited (for example, clicking on the entry in the list just pops a browser to the permalink), but it's neat-looking. Nice concept, just needs to mature…
