Ben Forta

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July 8, 2007

A Great Day For Flight

I fly a lot and love flying, so I pay close attention to changes and announcements from the major aircraft manufacturers. I have a particularly close connections with Boeing - not just because they are loyal and long-time ColdFusion users, but also because I've taught training classes there, have...

June 27, 2007

No iPhone For Me

Lots of folks will be trying to lay their hands on an iPhone tomorrow. And as impressive as the phone looks (and there really seems to be lots to like about it), I am not getting one. What killed it for me was the decision to tie it to the older slower speed data networks instead of Cingular's 3G...

June 16, 2007

My Son's Winning Speech

My 12 year old son has been taking public speaking classes all year. This is a school program offered to students in 7th grade. Throughout the year students prepare speeches on a variety of topics of their choosing, and present them in front of their class. They are given pointers and assistance on...

June 4, 2007

This Is What Education Should Look Like

My local paper, the Detroit Free Press, is running a wonderful story that should be read by educators everywhere. Bradford Academy is a local charter school serving 1100 students in kindergarten through eighth grade. A year or so ago, 75 seventh graders were given the opportunity to turn school...

May 31, 2007

Hit By DNS Park DDoS Attack

DNS Park has been the victim of a DDoS attack , which appears to be ongoing. As DNS Park hosts DNS for forta.com, my site was sporadically unavailable through the night and this morning, although it seems to be available right now.

May 26, 2007

Site Back Up

My sites were up and down for the past hour or so while I upgraded the servers to the latest and greatest version of Scorpio (the version that we plan to release as the public beta). Sorry for the inconvenience, we're back up now.

April 26, 2007

On Posting Job Listings

I post ColdFusion (and occasionally Flex) related job listings on this blog, never more than once a week (and usually on Fridays) and sometimes less frequently. For as long as I have been doing this I have had people contacting me (or sometimes leaving comments) asking why I do so, stating that...

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