The South-East Ohio Spring Break Conference is here again this Thursday. This is the one-time per year that you can get 7 tracks, 40 sessions, and lunch, for $35. You can't really beat that. I went there last year and coming back again... I really had a great time. I will be giving two sessions: Robust Ajax Architecture, and Design Patterns and Best Software Practices. There will be also sessions on ColdFusion, Flex, Flash, Apollo, and a key note by Ben Forta. If you're anywhere near OH, you oughta check it out.

Apollo is the code name for a cross-operating system runtime being developed by Adobe that allows developers to leverage their existing web development skills (Flash, Flex, HTML, JavaScript, Ajax) to build and deploy rich Internet applications (RIAs) to the desktop.

Apollo enables developers to create applications that combine the benefits of web applications – network and user connectivity, rich media content, ease of development, and broad reach – with the strengths of desktop applications – application interactions, local resource access, personal settings, powerful functionality, and rich interactive experiences.