Tao Tough

Flash Lite 2.0

I've just downloaded and installed flash lite 2.0 today it was fairly easy to install and after creating a template it's pretty easy to get going.
Check out Macromedia labs to get info on flash lite 2.0.

The main feature upgrade in flash lite 2.0 that interested me the most was the XML support. With flash applications now being able to grab XML data users could run an application cheaper. By this I mean that certain programs that need data to run will not have to keep connecting to the internet every time it could be a 1 connect deal which would cost the user less over all and more time could be spent using the application rather than having to ask themselves "if I hit that back button how much is it going to cost me".

Mobile Applications

When people say mobile application it they always think "application to go" but what I was wondering is if the main front end is on the web is it still a mobile application.
Take this google Map Hack where people can take pictures of garbage all over new your city and they can be viewed as a dumpster icon on a google map interface. Is this considered a mobile application when all the user is really doing is emailing a photo (and probably GPS address) from their phone.
However that is decided it can clearly be seen that for both entertainment and practicality mobile applications can be extremely helpful.