Adobe Systems has now released a preview version of ColdFusion 8 to the Adobe Labs website. Here you can dowload the latest version of ColdFusion and there are some great online videos to get you into the new features fast. Some of the new features listed give you the power to easliy work with Flex to create personalized, multimedia-rich applications and Acrobat form integration. Sounds good to me ….

One graphic arts service that is always in demand is logo design for new businesses. It’s also a great place to get started learning Adobe software in a real-world context. These Top 50 Logo Design Tutorials make for a great launching pad.

101 Hidden Tips & Secrets For Photosho is a nice place to go to get a ton of tips and tricks at once.

A new release of the free Photoshop Automator Actions v3.5 is now available.

We just got word that Final Cut Pro 6 (actually the entire Final Cut Studio 2.0 Suite) is now shipping! Woot!

Unfortunately, that’s just the single-user versions. For multi-user classroom volume-licenses, like what we need, we’ll still have to wait a few more weeks. But it’s coming! And we’re pumped!

New Adobe Entry-Level Certification Program….

“Adobe Systems is developing a new line of certifications for its software. Called Adobe Certified Associate, the suite of exams will help validate a test candidate’s ability to create, manage, integrate and communicate information using Adobe’s multimedia, video, graphic and Web software.” - CertMag.com (May 21, 2007) Read the entire article at CertMag.com

Joost is a new technology I was able to check out at the Web 2.0 Expo last month. It is a way to watch television over the internet. They were able to rope in some decent content from MTV and Comedy central among others. It is by invitation only right now but should be out of Beta soon enough, defiantly a technology to keep an eye on.

Here’s a quick post on 5 Tips for Making Trade Shows Work for Your Business. Since we are exhibiting at the upcoming trade show for the ASTD, it seemed appropriate to blog the post. If you’d like a free Expo Only pass to the trade show, use code 2368 when you register.

Just got back from my oldest’s birthday party at LASERQUEST. (Beward of sound on the link) He and his friends had a blast. I highly recommend this for 10 to 15 year olds. It was around $15 a person for 2 games plus some extras. Laserquest is really best of breed in my opinon, when it comes to lasertag games. They do it right and realize that it’s as much about attitude in building the experience as the game itself. They really get you excited.  My organization could learn some stuff from them about making sure all contacts with the client are fun! After all, we teach some of the coolest software on the planet!

Adobe has a new Adobe Exchange for finding great product related content. If you have feedback for the Web team responsible for the production of the Exchange, you can let them know via the Exchange forum.