Jesse Ezell Blog

A week or so ago, I resumed work on our .NET based Flash file format library (the C++ version, known as SWFSource is generally considered to be the best lib for Flash encoding and is used in a ton of 3rd party SWF tools). The library should be available within the next few months so that you can begin construction of your own .NET enabled version of Flex or Laszlo (if you want to beta so that you can get started on it today, send me an email and I will get something out to you).

In response to my comments on offshoring, Richard Tallent writes:

Thanks to Patrick for the link.

“Catherine Mann of the Institute for International Economics makes the case in favor of offshoring: High-tech hardware would have been 20% more expensive in the 1990s if not for offshoring. This spurred investment in more high-tech gear, boosting productivity and freeing up cash to plow into still more innovation. Plus, for every dollar spent on offshoring, the U.S. gets back $1.12 (and the global economy reaps another 33 cents), says a report from McKinsey consultants. Think about it: As more workers in India land higher-paying jobs, they can afford to buy more U.S. products, from processor chips to Hollywood films. By spreading the wealth, offshoring makes life a little better in some of the poorest regions of the world. “ [1]

This is a pretty interesting Slashdotted piece about tracking information embedded in some of Microsoft's PR documents. At the very least, it gives you an appreciation for the editing process that Microsoft goes through, which strips out stuff like ad hom. attacks before they make it to the press

Chris and Ted are going back and forth on whether to use the GAC. Chris' conclusion is:

This Porsche Boxer S was seized from a spammer as part of his settlement with AOL. AOL is going to be giving it away to a lucky AOL subscriber as payback.

Insane