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Last Day For PhoneGap Day Early Bird Tickets

will take place January 28-29, 2016, at the Adobe offices in Lehi, UT. And today is the last day to grab your tickets at Early Bird pricing.

Slate Now On Web

And we've got more great Slate news to share!

has been available on the iPad for about half a year, and hundreds of thousands of great stories have already been told in Slate. Kids (and their teachers), in particular, love Slate, and we've seen wonderful examples of work created by students of all ages.

Slate stories are beautiful and responsive web pages, and they are viewable in any web browser on any device. But authoring? That requires an iPad. Or rather, it did until today, because we just announced a web version of Slate, everything you know and love about authoring in Slate, but now right within your web browser.

Slate for web is functionally identical to Slate for iPad, you get the same user interface, the same text control, the same image options, the same themes, the same sharing options, the same everything, all from within your favorite browser. Oh, and it is designed to work on Chromebooks, too! And on top of that we've added syncing, so that you can author in multiple locations, with browsers and iPads, and your content will always remain in sync.

And here's one more important thing that stayed the same, the price. Slate for web is priced the same as Slate for iPad, it's free!

Enjoy, and please share your creations!

Slate 1.2 Released

Say hello to Adobe Slate 1.2. Today's update adds support for text alignment, better Lightroom integration, and photo grid improvements. And we're not done yet, more goodies are on the way!

Othermill Brings Illustrator Designs to Life

Othermill is a desktop mill that started life as a Kickstarter project (which I backed so I have one of these babies). It's a fun and creative tool, and Create magazine has just published a story on how Othermill is being used to turn Illustrator designs into physical objects.

Othermill Bring Illustrator Designs to Life

Othermill is a desktop mill that started life as a Kickstarter project (which I backed so I have one of these babies). It's a fun and creative tool, and Create magazine has just published a story on how Othermill is being used to turn Illustrator designs into physical objects.

Join The Photoshop PsMystery 2015 Game

Following up on last year's murder mystery, the Photoshop #PsMystery game is back, this time taking you to outer space in the year 2398. The IXS FarStar has been cleared for re-entry into Earth's atmosphere on Oct. 31. But at 16:47 Zulu Time today, Commander Nova Ryder informed us that Pilot Maladie Harbinger has been compromised by an unknown illness. In this year's #PsMystery, we need you to collect the clues to diagnose the ailment and cure the patient. Gather your scientific evidence and post a screenshot to our Facebook page to return the IXS FarStar and its crew safely to Earth. Here are all the details.

Premiere Clip Slip Edits Explained

Adobe Premiere Clip 2 includes a new feature called Slip Edits, and Peter Garaway explains what this little goodie is all about.

Brackets Coming To Dreamweaver

Over on the Dreamweaver blog, Ryan Stewart has explained that the hugely popular open source Brackets editor is going to be integrated into Dreamweaver. This is great news for Dreamweaver users who stand to benefit from the combination of superb web design tooling and world class code editing.

Flash Security Update

Title says it all, Flash Player has been updatred to address a potential security risk. Here are the details.

Story On Voice And Slate At Liberty Elementary School

Over on the Adobe Voice & Slate Blog you'll find a wonderful story on how Storytelling apps give inner-city Baltimore students a voice. I had a great time meeting with teachers at Liberty Elementary School a few months back, and if you are a K-12 teacher and school administrator, get in touch with me, I'd love the chance to talk to you, too.