I just recently started using Pastebin. Basically you can past some code in and then share a link so that you can send other friends or developers to look at the code you are talking about. They have a great API and I am sure I will look into what else can be done with there platform but for now it is a great and really quick way to share code if you need someone to see a block or two that you are talking to them about.

Google Chrome Extension

With this Google Chrome Extension you are able to create new pastes directly from your browser. A recommended extension for all Pastebin users who use Google Chrome.

Version	Download	API Version	Developer
2.0	DOWNLOAD	3.0	Joshua Luckers

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Now in its 10th year, FITC Toronto is one of the largest and longest running events of its kind in the world. With some of the most unique and engaging presenters from around the globe, FITC Toronto is a blitz of presentations, demonstrations, and panel discussions, sandwiched between our legendary FITC parties and abundant networking opportunities. Topped off with the FITC Award Show, it's three days and nights that will leave you inspired, energized and awed.

• Three full days and nights of events, plus one day of optional pre-festival workshops
• Over 70 presentations and panels covering the Creative, Technical, and Business aspects of Flash and digital media
• Over 1200 attendees from around the globe
• Over 80 internationally renowned design and technology presenters
• Includes the annual FITC Awards Show
• Includes FITC evening events
• Includes the 'FITC Get a Job' mixer, a free-to-attend job fair for the Interactive industry

As a User Group Manager I get hit up by companies, recruiters and individuals all the time about how to find coders or how to find good companies to work for.

Check out this article on readwriteweb.com. There is a lot of great insite on how your company can find coders but I would encourage developers to check this out too. There is a lot of good insite for the type of companies you should be looking to work for.

Understand them: In order to pry them away from their current job, you need a strong lure, and you need to understand what their motivations are to craft something tempting. The best programmers often aren't driven by money, so figure out if they're after more responsibility, independence, the chance to work with cutting-edge technology or recognition from their peers. Sit down with them over coffee, join them on a hike, spend time with them however you can. Once you know what makes them tick, you can build an offer that's hard for them to refuse.

Fireworks can be thought of more in terms of a program such as InDesign. InDesign creates print layouts, and Fireworks creates screen layouts. Photoshop and Illustrator should be  used only as a supplier. You create graphics in Photoshop and Illustrator to be brought into Fireworks to create a screen design.

The following video demonstrates some of the most important features that make Fireworks the best layout tool for screen design.

I for one think that github is extremely awesome for open source project hosting. However, it came time for me to find a better solution for hosting git repos for private projects. I never really looked at github pricing till just the other day. Holy shit it's expensive. I know cost can be subject to features and personal opinion but considering there are more inexpensive solutions for rolling your own repo hosting there was no way I was going to pull the trigger on a paid account.

After some searching around I pulled the trigger and signed up for an account with repositoryhosting.com. Why? Well yes I could have hosted repos on my own server but I have found that managing repos and more than one user can be a bit of a pain. Plus you get trac built in, witch is a great way of documenting and tracking your projects.

I get nothing at this point for pointing out this hosting solution other than the satisfaction of letting other developers know about a great service that is out there that will only run you $6 a month and you get the first 30 days to try it out for free.

Check out the features you get

Unlimited Repositories

Unlimited Trac Projects

Unlimited Users

Custom Domains

Custom Logos & Colors

SSL Secured

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Scheduled Backups

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Was reading the following article and the second paragraph below pretty much says it all.

Some of the things that I did to jumpstart my own iPhone app business seemed bold and spectacular at the time: I flew out  to WWDC in San Fran to learn the tools, cut my work hours to 50%,  turned down a promotion and I went ahead and created a “business entity” so I could do business in the best way.

However, none of those things are what made me successful: what did the trick was struggling to learn Objective-C, Cocoa-Touch and then spending sometimes 15 hours each day writing and rewriting code until it worked.  Really, success comes down to consistant and hard work.  In comparision, the “idea” of my product was trival compared to the sheer amount of time spent on implementing (luckily implementing is the fun part!).

It's no secret that I am huge fan of FDT. Today FDT 4 drops. One of the things that kept me from using it so much in the past was the lack of Flex support. You could code flex projects but there was always a bit of clean up to do hear and there to get it to work just right.

The new support in FDT 4 is awesome. You will find yourself thinking, "this is how it should be", when you are coding your projects. Check out the demo below and give it a try today. They have a free trial, and if you are a professional Flex or Flash developer, I promise you will love this IDE.

Flex support was improved dramatically, it includes FXG, Flex 4 States and the new MXML 2009 language tags now. We added Flex 4 support for the Debugger, Organize Imports, Quickfixes, Formatter and Toggle Comment in MXML.