Jonathan Snook covers the concept of "depth of applicability," explaining the benefit of limiting the impact that the CSS has on the HTML in a project, and demonstrating how multiple selectors within the code can result in the HTML being too challenging to change or port.

With Illustrator's panels ported over to a completely new system, it is easier than ever to make inline text edits and use keyboard shortcuts, freeing you from the tyranny of the mouse.

Lee Brimelow and Thibault Imbert discuss the enhanced graphics rendering engine and the Stage3D API, enabling developers to port their Flash games to mobile with up to 60 frames per second.

Here's a quick look at some Thunderbolt solutions I've been testing in my lab. In this video, you'll see an Apple MacBook Air 13" running Windows 7 64bit via Boot Camp with an activeThunderbolt port connected to Sonnet Chassis with a RED Rocket installed delivering full 4K playback on Ultra Lightweight notebook. **Note** the Mac OS does extremely well in this test as well. I only show Windows7 to help expand Thunderbolt across both platforms. The more users, the more devices.

Learn how to use Adobe Creative Suite Extension Builder to develop, debug, and deploy extensions that use Flex and Adobe AIR frameworks to extend the functionality of the Creative Suite applications. Find out how to interact with XMP metadata, connect your extensions with data and web services back ends, and port your extensions into multiple Creative Suite applications. Finally, get a peek into what Adobe is doing to help you monetize your extensions and plug-ins.

Learn how to take your successful Android app to new frontiers. While native-to-native porting moves you to one new platform, the cost is learning a new set of tools. Instead, make the most of your resources by porting once to a cross-platform environment, and reach several new markets in one step. In this session, we'll lay the groundwork to help you move from native Android Java to the Adobe Flash Platform. Make that first step on your path across platforms with confidence.

Get an introduction to the AIR for Android publishing options in Flash Professional CS5.5. Learn how to debug an AIR for Android application on a mobile device via a USB port.

Platform Evangelist Michael Chaize explains how layout mirroring helps minimize interface redesigns when porting a Flex application to languages with right-to-left text orientations.

Join Creative Social and a panel of three leading creative directors as they discuss the future of advertising. Anders Gustafsson of Crispin Porter + Bogusky, Laura Jordan Bambach of Lost Boys international, and Benjamin Palmer of The Barbarian Group will provide answers to questions such as: What needs to change? What does the advertising agency of the future look like? What defines success? How can you shape the future of digital advertising?

Join us as top casual game publisher PopCap covers a wide variety of topics about porting bestselling "Plants vs. Zombies" from its proprietary C++ framework to ActionScript and the Adobe Flash authoring environment. This session will cover traditional game architecture and the update loop, tradeoffs in the Flash graphics API versus PopCap's native PC graphics API, animation, font rendering, sound and music systems, and resource management.