I do all my own web development these days with either Python/Django or JavaScript. (Have you seen Joyent's excellent SmartPlatform yet or checked out node.js? It's the future.) That said, I still have legacy sites that run PHP/MySQL and my blog is powered by WordPress. I'm also not too happy with my current web host (my sites fall over whenever I get linked to from somewhere popular) so I've been on the lookout for a new web host for some time. However, as I tweeted yesterday, "I hate looking for hosting on the web – it feels like walking through the red light district in Amsterdam – very seedy."

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A last minute change:

I'm going to be presenting my brand new session, Grab the Low-Hanging Fruit (or 5 Rules for Hedonistic Creatives) at Flash on the Beach next week.

The session got rave reviews at previews in Amsterdam and Belgium this week and I hope you guys will enjoy it too at FOTB in Brighton.

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Our friends at Mozilla are trying to set a world record today for the most software downloaded in 24 hours to mark the launch of Firefox 3.

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Today I'm releasing The GAE SWF Project, a resource of Flash and Flex-related knowledge specifically aimed at getting you up and running quickly with Google App Engine. If you want to skip all the details and start playing with it, skip to the Getting Started section.

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As I mentioned previously, I gave a new talk titled Bare-naked Flash: Dispelling myths and building bridges at Highland Fling this week. What follows is a comprehensive live-blog style commentary of the session with slide highlights.
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