diff --git a/src/tuveWhiteboard.mxml b/src/tuveWhiteboard.mxml
index c7cf487..9b4202a 100644
--- a/src/tuveWhiteboard.mxml
+++ b/src/tuveWhiteboard.mxml
@@ -30,10 +30,8 @@
        nc = new NetConnection();
        // set the encoding to AMF0 - still waiting for AMF3 to be implemented on Red5
 	   nc.objectEncoding = ObjectEncoding.AMF0;
-       //nc.onBWDone=onBWDone();
        nc.addEventListener(NetStatusEvent.NET_STATUS,onConnectHandler);
        nc.addEventListener(SecurityErrorEvent.SECURITY_ERROR,onConnectErrorHandler);
-       //nc.client = new CustomClient();
        nc.client = this;
        nc.connect("rtmp://utopia.ubixonline.com/SOSample");
        }            
@@ -43,18 +41,17 @@
 	  // have to have this for an RTMP connection
 	  }
 
-    private function sendText():void {
-      //      so.setProperty(chatname,msj_txt.text);
-      }
-
-    private function onBoardUpdate(event:SyncEvent):void {
-      var gotData:Object = so.data['boardInfo'];
+    public function onBoardUpdate(gotData:Object):void {
       var cID:Number;
       
       if (gotData == null)
         return;
-      if (gotData.id ==  myID)
+        
+      if (!gotData.hasOwnProperty("id"))
         return;
+
+      if (gotData.id ==  myID)
+          return;
       
       switch (gotData.cmd) {
       	case 1:
@@ -77,13 +74,14 @@
     private function onConnectHandler(event:Event):void {
       so = SharedObject.getRemote("tuveWhiteBoard",nc.uri, false);
       so.addEventListener(SyncEvent.SYNC,onBoardUpdate,false,0,true);
+      so.client = this;
       so.connect(nc);
       }
      
      /* Paint Funcs */
      private function doErase():void {
        canvas.graphics.clear();
-       so.setProperty("boardInfo",{id:myID,cmd:1});
+       so.send('onBoardUpdate',{id:myID,cmd:1});
        }
 
      private function doMouseDown():void {
@@ -91,7 +89,7 @@
        y1 = canvas.mouseY;
        isDrawing = true;
        }
-
+       
      private function doMouseMove():void {
        x2 = canvas.mouseX;
        y2 = canvas.mouseY;
@@ -99,7 +97,8 @@
          canvas.graphics.lineStyle(2, drawColor);
          canvas.graphics.moveTo(x1, y1);
          canvas.graphics.lineTo(x2, y2);
-         so.setProperty("boardInfo",{id:myID,cmd:2,x1:x1,y1:y1,x2:x2,y2:y2,drawColor:drawColor});
+         //so.setProperty("boardInfo",{id:myID,cmd:2,x1:x1,y1:y1,x2:x2,y2:y2,drawColor:drawColor});
+         so.send('onBoardUpdate',{id:myID,cmd:2,x1:x1,y1:y1,x2:x2,y2:y2,drawColor:drawColor});
          x1 = x2;
          y1 = y2;
          }