I have not tried this one, but Katsuyuki Sakai (a Japanese ColdFusion and Dreamweaver user) has created a Dreamweaver extension that allows for ColdFusion service stopping, starting, and restarting right from within Dreamweaver. See http://www.wcan.jp/blog/katz/archives/000385.html for details....
Good story on Integration Developer News about using XML as "application glue", with an example of how XML was used to tie ColdFusion with Tuxedo and BEA and more. Story at http://www.idevnews.com/TipsTricks.asp?ID=108.
We're close to finalizing the details for my North American Summer 2004 User Group Tour. As it stands now, here is the plan: Week of 5/31: Toronto, Ontario; Louisville, KY; Atlanta, GA; Jacksonville FL. Week of 6/7: East Lansing, MI; Kansas City, MO; Columbia, MO; St. Louis, MO; Chicago, IL. Week...
This one amused me. CertificationWorks.com offers certification programs, books, exam notes, training courses, and more, all at http://www.certificationworks.com/. Lots of certification programs, MCSE, MCSA, MCDBA, MCSD .NET, MCAD, and more. All Microsoft certification programs, and only Microsoft...
Builder.com has published a nice introductory article to ColdFusion and Java, and the basics of how to invoke Java code from within ColdFusion applications. See http://builder.com.com/5100-6370_14-5177283.html.
It's official, MAX 2004 will be November 1-4 in wonderful New Orleans. The MAX 2004 home page is http://www.macromedia.com/macromedia/events/max/, registration is not open yet, but there is an open call for topics and speakers.
Flash, Flex, ColdFusion "Blackstone", ... lots to talk about, and thus time for a user group tour. I love talking to user groups, and do so regularly, but it has been a long time since I did a full blown tour. And so we're putting together a new tour, planning to visiting at least 20 North American...
Updated DataDirect JDBC drivers are now available for ColdFusion MX 6.1. These address timeout issues, as well as issues with Oracle, SQL Server, DB2, and Informix drivers. The updated drivers are for ColdFusion MX 6.1 only. Details at...
One of the recurring complaints heard during my trip to Brazil last year was the lack of local ColdFusion hosting. That has now changed. The local Macromedia team worked with LocaWeb, the largest hosting company in Brazil, who is now offering both ColdFusion 5 and ColdFusion MX 6.1 hosting. To...
To help ColdFusion developers better understand Flex and what it means to them, I have posted: A Breeze presentation at http://www.macromedia.com/software/flex/productinfo/brz_flex_and_coldfusion/. An article (containing both positioning and an example application) at...