We ran into a Flash problem today with our largest client. The client brought up our site which requires flash, it gave them a page that explained our site uses Flash and they need to go to Macromedia’s site to download an install it. Then they click on the link to take them to Macromedia’s Flash Download page.

This is where the problems begin. The client is using Netscape 4. Our site is fully Netscape 4 compatible. Flash itself is fully Netscape 4 compatible, right? Well, the Macromedia web site doesn’t work in Netscape 4, so they can’t download Flash to install it.

With the release of Flash MX 2004, IÂ’ve been giving a lot of thought to the importance of Components in application development. It seems like we keep moving more and more towards building applications around components. Now with the addition of Form based applications, and data components, components are even more important. I canÂ’t really imagine building a good application that uses forms without having everything (almost) as a component.
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You probably noticed that the help is missing some documentation for some of the components. If you looking for the full documentation of the components and prefer it in PDF format, you can download it from here

Thanks to Tom

Dave Yang has started a blog and already has some very good content on F2004. Make sure you check it out!

If you will be in London or are only a train ride away, make sure to attend this mini-conference. The London user group is having a super event for their monthly meeting and I canÂ’t believe it is a completely free event. They have 6 top-notch speakers, and many prizes lined up! Make sure to sign up ASAP as seats are very limited.