I am home, recuperating from week 3 of my Summer 2004 User Group Tour. My last stop this week was Denver, which has always boasted a strong and enthusiastic membership, and this event reflected that. Unfortunately, I once again forgot to take pictures, so if you have any to share please send them...
I just arrived in Denver, a pleasant 55 degrees, far more agreeable than 101 degrees in Phoenix! Last night's session (in Phoenix) was intense. About 50 attendees in a very nice room in a community college library. We got into a long discussion about RTF and XLS files, the formalization of...
I have now demonstrated Blackstone's ability to generate printable pages to 12 user groups, lots of corporate customers, and many hundreds of users. While we have publicly committed to Blackstone supporting the creation of printable documents, we have not publicly committed to any specific output...
I am in Houston, Texas, and just finished the third of three presentations here. Monday midday was a lunchtime presentation in Austin, at the Alamo Drafthouse (a rather eccentric feeling cinema / bar). This was my first trip to Austin in almost 5 years, long overdue. And attendance was great,...
Section 508 requires that Federal agencies' electronic and information technology is accessible to people with disabilities. Section 508 was enacted (as an amendment to the Rehabilitation Act) to eliminate barriers in information technology, to make available new opportunities for people with...
Pictures taken at the groups visited during week 2 of the Summer 2004 User Group Tour are now online at http://www.forta.com/about/theroad.cfm. In my rush, I forgot to take any pictures in Chicago, so if you were in attendance and happen to have pics, please send them my way. Thanks!
I spoke to the Chicago ColdFusion User Group Last night. This was a whistle-stop visit, I arrived in Chicago in the afternoon (I was delayed getting out of St. Louis) and left the meeting as I was done to grab a taxi back to the airport. I got to O'Hare in time for my flight which was then...
The Government Online Learning Center, http://www.golearn.gov/, is a US Government resource providing e-training products and services to Federal employees. Created to supports the President's Management Agenda (PMA), the site is continually growing with the addition of products and services and...
I just wrapped my third presentation in Missouri in 25 hours. Last night was the Kansas City user group, with over 90 attendees (they've now taken the lead on this tour, which group will challenge them?). This was the most engaged and interactive group yet. I didn't have to prompt for questions...
Last night's presentation to the ColdFusion user group in East Lansing, Michigan, went really well. About 45 attendees (some of whom drove for several hours to join the fun), and the most interactive and engaged crowd yet. The group introduced themselves one by one, and announced how long they had...