This is the last of the RIA Cowboy Videos from Dreamforce 2008. In this one I interview Model Metrics about some of the things they are doing with Flex and Salesforce. Cool stuff!

On Saturday, March 28th, 2009 there will be a huge gathering of Flex gurus to quash some of the open source Flex SDK bugs! You can participate either in person (currently only in Seattle but there’s no reason why we can’t add more locations!) or over the Internet. More information is available at: www.bugquash.com

Here’s another video from Dreamforce 2008. In this one I talk with Infowelders about their custom data visualizations built with Flex and the Force.com platform. Very cool stuff!

I was recently able to be a guest on The Startup Success Podcast. I talked with Bob and Patrick about my usual topics: Rich Internet Applications, Flex, Adobe AIR, etc. It was a very enjoyable chat. Give it a listen and let me know what you think.

In this video from Dreamforce 2008, Cloud9 Analytics shows me their Flex-based Pipeline Management Suite for Salesforce.com.

In this video from Dreamforce 2008 PivotLink shows off their Flex-based SaaS BI product. Cool Stuff!

Here is another great video from Dreamforce 2008. This one is with Tier1CRM who is using Flex for a very compelling financial CRM system. Let me know what you think.

At Dreamforce 2008 there were a ton of exhibitors using Flex. I walked around and interviewed some of those companies so that you can see what real businesses are doing with Flex. In the first interview I talk with InetSoft. Check it out and let me know what you think.

Over the next few months there are a number of great technology conferences across the globe. I’ll be speaking about Adobe AIR and Flex at:

• Java Posse Roundup on March 3 - 6 in Crested Butte, CO
• TheServerSide Java Symposium on March 18 - 20 in Las Vegas
• Emerging Technologies for the Enterprise on March 26 - 27 in Philadelphia
• JAOO Sydney on May 5 - 8
• JAOO Brisbane on May 11 - 14

I’m also planning a number of Java User Group visits in March and April. I’ll post the dates for those as soon as I get them nailed down.

Bruce Eckel and I will be hosting a 3 day Adobe AIR and Flex Jam in Crested Butte, Colorado - February 25 - 27. If you are learning Flex or diving deeper into Flex then this will be a great opportunity to quickly learn more. For beginners we will work through our book First Steps in Flex. Hopefully see you there!