Last visit to Sherb.

Visited Sherb. for [almost] the last time. Haven't been for >2 months. Things haven't changed. People are more indecisive then ever before. Mr. W was still full of attitude. I told him he should stop 'tech' - boy was he not hearing that/me.

Adobe CS5 - Trail Versions now available

Adobe has released the CS5 Trail versions.

Direct download for CS5 here:

After Effect - Part I/II
After Effect - Part II/II

Photoshop CS5 - New Features Video

There looks like some interesting stuff in Adobe's Photoshop CS5.

Friendship & Sickness

Everyday I watch a good friend move further and further away. I think he is lost.

Revelation

Well today is a revelation day. After 'studying' yesterday and all the stuff that happened on the weekend (pis) Mr. W told me a lot of shit. How do I begin to think about this? It's too much.

Top three things developers should look at to monetize on their apps and skills?

1) Find a hole in the market. It doesn't do any good to create a product that does the same thing that a few other products already do.
2) Figure out what sets you apart, embrace it, and market the crap out of it.
3) The hardest part about monetizing an application or product is getting it noticed by the people who are willing to pay for it. Leverage social networks, get out and talk to everyone to build your personal network, and set aside as much cash as possible for promotional opportunities.

Via: Adobe Devnet

Outlook User Base: 600,000,000+

"There are over 600,000,000 Microsoft Outlook installs in the world (according to our friends on the MS Outlook product team over in Redmond)" - www.gist.com. Wow! I wonder how much it went down before GMail, YMail, etc. arrived?