After installing Windows XP Service Pack 2, the Windows Firewall is enabled by default. This can prevent ColdFusion MX 6.1 from functioning correctly. The technote at http://www.macromedia.com/support/coldfusion/ts/documents/windowsspxp2.htm describes the steps that need to be taken in order to...
I am using pre-beta versions of ColdFusion Blackstone on some of my applications (so as to test new features), and I've been updating the version used on a fairly regular basis, without any real downtime. How is this possible? Simple. I have ColdFusion running on top of JRun4. When I want to move...
There has been some good buzz in the press and blogs about event gateways in ColdFusion Blackstone, and folks are starting to try to wrap their hands around the concept and what this all means. So ... ColdFusion has long been an incredibly simple way to build Web apps. That's why we all use...
Operated by The University of Iowa, Henry B. Tippie College of Business, the IEM 2004 US Presidential Winner Takes All Market is a real-money futures market where contract payoffs will be determined by the popular vote cast in the 2004 U.S. Presidential Election. The overview, assets, graphing...
"Blackstone" beta applications are now officially being accepted. Go to http://www.macromedia.com/support/programs/beta.html for more details.
Details for MAX 2004 in Taiwan are now online (in Chinese) at http://www.macromedia.com/tw/macromedia/events/max_gc/. Speaker information (oddly enough, in English) is at http://www.macromedia.com/tw/macromedia/events/max_gc/speaker_bios/.
T-Mobile is one of the largest providers of wireless voice, messaging and data services. The Developer Center is T-Mobile's online guide to developing for the T-Mobile network. From WAP to J2ME and more, you will find helpful resources and tools to assist you in your development process. And...
Oracle Application Server is NOT officially supported by ColdFusion, but Oracle has posted a Technical Note which "details the steps required to deploy and configure Macromedia ColdFusion MX 6.1 for J2EE under Oracle Application Server (OracleAS) 10g (9.0.4)". See...
Here are links to some recent Blackstone stories: eWeek: http://www.eweek.com/article2/0,1759,1633483,00.asp InfoWorld: http://www.infoworld.com/article/04/08/09/HNblackstone_1.html ServerWatch: http://www.serverwatch.com/news/article.php/3390611
Simon has been an active part of the CF community for a long time, it's good to see him blogging at http://www.horwith.com/.