I needed to demonstrate a Captivate package that I had uploaded to Adobe Connect 8. The URL assigned to the package could be viewed if you had an account, but, if you didn't have an account and you sent the URL, an external user without an account wouldn't be able to view the content.

Now you can have adobe connect create a token that it adds to a link that you can email to a viewer and it will permit viewing of the resource without logging in. This is really useful for reviews of content where the reviewer doesn't have an account.

Of course you can make the content public, but sometimes that is not an option. This may have been available in earlier versions, but I have only recently had the need for such functionality.

Also seeing as it took me a little while to locate the Adobe desktop manager, I thought I would share the link with you.

http://www.connectusers.com/downloads/ is the location to download the Adobe connect desktop manager for meetings which is an Adobe Air application. Additionally there is a plugin for Outlook so you can book meetings directly from within outlook.

http://www.adobe.com/support/connect/gettingstarted/index.html The getting started page provides a bunch of assets including cheat sheets and what's new videos to fast track you on your path to becoming an expert with Adobe Connect.

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