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Phew, I suck at picking up new languages ;-)

RMD 1.2.7 fixes the issue that manifested in Norwegian labels appearing in the english language version of the extension.

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Version 1.2.6 of the Remember Mismatched Domains extension is now available. This version adds a bunch more localizations and fixes a Firefox extension conflict that was causing the RMD options dialogue to fail to open.

Thanks again to everyone who has helped with all the translations of RMD as well as bug reports!

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This Cnet article titled “Flash to jump beyond the browser” has been getting some links today. It’s an interesting piece and the information it contains comes from Adobe’s Kevin Lynch so I think it’s fair to say it’s a solid piece factually as well. I’m a little concerned though that the Apollo hype is treading a little too close to just that - hype.

While I’m all for the advantages that come from developing projects in public (Adobe labs is a good example of that done right), I think Adobe have to be careful with over hyping Apollo before having something tangible to deliver. It can be a slippery slope to the kind of predatory preannouncements that companies like Microsoft have been accused of in the past. I guess the true litmus test lies in the spirit of the announcements - when used genuinely the goal is to solicit user feedback and create a sense of community while at the same time fostering critical developer relations (if developers don’t believe in a product it won’t fly, no matter how good it is). When the competition begins to heat up however, (I’ll bet the sun was shining in both San Jose and San Francisco when the latest delay to Vista went public), it can become an easy tactic used to stifle competion.

Don’t confuse these comments with pessimism for what Apollo will be. I really believe Macromedia, (and now Adobe), have done their homework and it is because I truly want to see this project succeed that I’m making these comments. It has enormous potential to make my life (as both a developer and a user) a heck of alot easier.

So, while I’m not the only one with observations of Apollo hubris, I would really like to see the buzz be due to the tech itself and not some ‘next big thing’ feeding frenzy.

Managed to put in a short day in the hayloft yesterday. I spent some time cutting ply for the cockpit seat backs and getting things in order after the winter break. I’m happy to report that the VG23 seems to have made it through the winter with no ill effects. After sweeping out a few spider webs (that has to be a good omen) I was able to quickly settle into tackling the first hurdle of this years build.

I figured that cutting and installing the cockpit seat backs would be a nice straightforward task to start the season off with. As I was drawing out the shapes though I quickly realized that the backs were going to be a few inches longer that a single sheet of ply (did I mention that the cockpit seats in the VG23 are large?). So, rather than a single piece I’ll build the seat backs in two sections, joining them at one of the cockpit frames. This will require a few extra cleats which I’ve glued in place and left to cure.