This week, we get more help with Spry, Fireworks Jam Sessions, a Dreamweaver tutorial for the cottage industry set, Adobe certification for students, eSeminars from Adobe, and the return (and rev) of an old friend. If you're a tech writer, that is.

Alan Musselman points out some useful resources for developers trying to wrap their heads around Spry. One is an Adobe Developer Center article from earlier in the year on using Spry to build a photo album, and the other is a data sample/demo on Adobe Labs.

Alan is the product manager for Adobe Fireworks, and he holds a live open session on Fireworks CS3 every Thursday at 1 PM Central. For Connect recordings of past sessions, go to Alan's blog and scroll down to Jam Sessions.

VineyarDesigns.com has posted a free getting-started tutorial for Dreamweaver CS3. Of more long-term value for some users may be the VineyarDesigns.com site itself, which offers business strategies and resources for work-at-home moms. Hmm. i'll have to show this to my wife. On second thought, that conversation probably ends about the time i get to the phrase "...your spare time...." Via Jen deHaan.

If you are involved in teaching (or if you are currently a student of) web development, you might be interested in Adobe Certified Associate Objectives. There are tracks in Web Communication, Rich Media Communication, and Visual Communication. (Full disclosure: i consulted on these objectives and took a couple of editorial passes at them--feedback welcome.)

With the advent of autumn, Adobe's free online eSeminars and online events kick into high gear. In particular, check out the series dedicated to CS3, which includes titles like

• Search Engine Optimization for Flash Sites
• Advanced Dreamweaver Design Case Study with Delaware.Net
• Dreamweaver for Traditional Graphic Designers
• Dreamweaver CSS Boot Camp (for beginners)

Other sessions address Flash, Flex, Spry. There are also eSeminars dedicated to Acrobat workflow, digital imaging, and the Adobe Technical Communication Suite.

Registration is free, but each session can only take a limited number of participants, so this is a ya-snooze-ya-lose kinda thing.

Hmmm. Adobe Technical Communication Suite? Oh, right. This week Adobe revealed "What Ever Happened to RoboHelp?" Nice. Who'd have thought?