Without much fanfare, Adobe launched a web-based Photoshop yesterday. However, it’s far from the Photoshop we all know and love… in fact, it’s reminds me more of Vuvox than Photoshop. As we would say in California, it’s lacking hella features…but hey, it’s still forward progress. Anyway, just wanted to make sure everyone got word.

http://www.photoshop.com/express/

Peace in the Middle East.

The FlashForward Conference and Film Festival has officially been acquired by none other than Beau Ambur (Founder of Metaliq). This is especially welcome news to me, because I have been a friend of Beau’s for years, and have been working for him as a Senior Engineer for Metaliq for the past year. I am also a former FlashForward speaker, in fact I met the Metaliq posse, along with Luke & Ali, and many other of my favorite Flash peers at FlashForward.

If any of you have ever worked, conversed (…or partied) with Beau before, you know the conference is in good hands. I don’t think I’ve been this excited about an acquisition since the Lakers got Shaq.

Last but not least, let me send an official thank you and virtual hug to Lynda, who has been an excellent host for FlashForward and an inspiration to us all. She has given people like myself the opportunity to grow from conference attendee to conference speaker, but that’s not the only reason why appreciate her so much. Lynda managed to breach the sometimes cold, technological world of interactive technology with old-fashioned, sincere charm and an undying love for sharing and teaching. I know we can only expect great more wonderful things from her and the rest of the folks at Lynda.com for years to come.

Here is the official pres release: http://flashforwardconference.com/press_release/23

Congratulations Beau! This is going to be a knockout production.