2005

U2 rocked, once again. Their performance was amazing. I have never seen a band play with such soul and technique. Going to The Garden to see U2 is always an experience. I am also amazed by how much time and effort U2 and Bono continue to put into humanitarian causes.

We got back from Puerto Rico and we have some great pictures. We had a great time. Grace was wonderful. She’s such a trooper.

Today is my birthday and life couldn’t be better. I have a wonderful wife, a wonderful daughter, great friends and family and a great job that I enjoy going to everyday. Thanks to everyone for everything over the years! I’m closer to the stars thanks to your shoulders.

Macromedia has released Studio 8. Included in Studio 8 is Dreamweaver 8, Flash Professional 8, Fireworks 8, Contribute 3 and FlashPaper 2. I hope Dreamweaver 8 doesn’t freeze up all the time, I’d pay good money just for that.

I’m addicted to StumbleUpon!

MSN has erased Apple from existence. Their map service fails to show Apple’s HQ, where Google‘s map service shows it in its full splendor. What’s going on?

Microsoft has officially named their new OS, “Windows Vista”. I think it’s the worst name you could possibly come up with. It must have been decided by a committee, because in my experience that’s how really bad ideas come to exist.

Amy Greer from Lafayette, Indiana, USA purchased the 500,000,000th iTunes song on 7/17/05 at 2:44 pm. The song was “Mississippi Girl” by Faith Hill.

I’ve been reading the Macromedia Certified Developer Guide for Coldfusion MX 7 by Ben Forta. So far it seems like a great book. If you’re an intermediate developer this might be a good book for you to keep on your desk.

Shockwave Flash Embedder is a useful resource for embedding flash files into web pages. It allows you to set options which are automatically coded into the page for you.