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Finally… I’m in the mood of writing again… I’m sorry to say that it’s a long time since my last article, but hopefully that is going to change.

A lot has happened in the Flash world these past few month and I’m sure you’re up to date with the news so there’s no need for me to list them.

Anyway, if you noticed, during the summer JumpeyeComponents launched a new web application called PhotoSnack. It allows you to create very nice online Flash photo albums. Well, JumpeyeComponents has just launched an updated version of PhotoSnack for testing, which can be found at http://dev.photosnack.net. It has many more features than the initial version and a total of 13 albums to choose from. Here is a short video to get you started: http://dev.photosnack.net/help/tutorials/getting-started/.

Besides PhotoSnack, JumpeyeComponents also launched the SnackTools, which is a suite of web applications containing both PhotoSnack and BannerSnack. All of the web applications are only for testing purposes and JumpeyeComponents is happy to receive your feedback on the applications. There’s also a full-discount coupon (TEST) used to unlock the premium features.

One important thing to note is that the accounts you create in the test applications will be deleted without any notice once the testing is over and the applications are released in their final version. Just keep this in mind while you are playing around with the apps.

This being said, I hope you’ll all have fun with the SnackTools. I’m looking forward to see some interesting examples. If you have any comments on the applications (ideas, bug reports or any other comment) feel free to leave a note here or write to JumpeyeComponents through the feedback application they have on each of the SnackTools web apps.

This week Kevin Merritt, CEO of Blist, held a presentation of Blist at DEMO 08. You can see the video right here. Just play it. First impression: a little wow + a little bit of hhmmm. I can see this is not just another software to help you with your lists. These guys put in quite a lot of work to get here and I’m sure time will show us that it was worth it. The first thing that comes into view is the nice, clean interface it has. Then, as it goes along with the presentation, many interesting features are revealed.

As I know, many people signed in for a beta version, so I guess Blist will have quite a lot of followers from the start and I’m sure their number will increase (I don’t want to say “dramatically”) over the next few months. They already send out a “first round of beta invites” and they will keep sending the invites for many more people. I really hope I’ll get one soon. Can’t wait to try Blist.