Heading to Amsterdam for the FITC conference this weekend? Make sure you grab Thomas Joos's mobile conference guide on your FlashLite 2-enabled phone.

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It should be easier to find out what version of the Flash Player a user is running. I also often feel the need to check the player version myself while developing. So, for a while now I thought it would be cool to have a simple site that told you your Flash Player Version and maybe also offered some helpful links too. Today, when a burst blood vessel in my finger from too much typing stopped me from working on Singularity, I thought I could at least create that site with one hand.

So here it is: playerversion.com.

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Last week, I had the pleasure of attending a conference in Geneva called LIFT. When I think about how close I was to not attending, I shudder.

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Orhan Korhan is a research assistant at my dad's university who is studying Work-related Musculoskeletal Disorders during computer use. Those of us in the industry probably know it better as RSI (Repetitive Strain Injury). Orhan has prepared a questionnaire that he would like your help in filling out.

A couple of years ago, I had such severe RSI that I couldn't move, with shooting pains all the way up my body. Thankfully, physiotherapy, a new chair, changing my typing habits, and not using a mouse has meant that I have been relatively RSI-free in the interim. I've also realized that I personally find it easier and less tiring to work with a laptop on my lap where I can move it around as I work (although I may be quite unique in this based on my conversations with friends). Finally, I've had less symptoms after switching to a Mac but that may have to do with my reduced stress levels more than anything else. All this to say that though the specter of RSI looms close-by always, I've been fortunate that it has not chosen to visit me recently.

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There are only 50 tickets left for BarcampBrighton2 and they're going to be available, on a first-come-first-served basis, at 12.30PM today (Wednesday, February 13th) from this site.

That's in a little under 15 minutes and the tickets will most likely go within the first minute, so don't be late!

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