This is interesting. I'm not quite sure what it is yet, but it appears that Adobe is offering the beta version of a service that will let developers add social networking functionality to their Flash and Flex apps with ease. Check out the link if you are interested...

http://labs.adobe.com/technologies/afcs/

On May 27th from 8pm to 10pm learn Photoshop retouching techniques from one of the best! Join Chris Tarantino online at a RetouchPRO live event. The cost is ONLY $10. If you are interested in enhancing your Photoshop skills I recommend you sign up NOW!!!

Chris calls Flower Mound home and is an expert at color management and retouching and has worked in the retouching and color correcting field since 1983. Chris has been described as someone who "breaks" Photoshop to make it work better.

Thanks to everyone who braved the weather to make it to our May meeting!

If you want to see the slides again you can get them at http://files.me.com/genemcc/dp7t2w

Here are the links to some of the sites I mentioned:

• Gavin Seim's Bride HDR shot 
• Trey Ratcliff's excellent HDR tutorial
• Photomatix Pro from HDR Soft (Remember we have a 20% discount code - use the contact link above and provide your login ID for DFWAUG to verify membership and I'll send you the code.)
• My site - Lightroom Secrets

If you have any questions feel free to contact me directly at gene at lightroomsecrets dot com

Up until recently, I wasn't really fully sure of what I could accomplish via Adobe's desktop sharing application - ConnectNow. I had thought that it was a pay-per-use option only. Boy was I wrong. Turns out it is FREE for up to 3 users. At first glance you might think - that's not really a whole lot of people. But keep in mind many times clients will be meeting in a conference room, sharing a connection. In situations like that, 3 users is all you need.