One frequently requested ColdFusion enhancement is the ability to distribute ColdFusion applications without having to provide CFML source. I first demonstrated this functionality in 2001 (before the release of ColdFusion MX), but then we never actually shipped that functionality. As I first...
I've been demonstrating basic use of Blackstone Flash Forms for a while now; little things like pop-up calendars, simple tab dialogs and accordion controls, grids and trees in forms, input masking, basic events, and more. All very cool looking, or so I thought. But several developers have commented...
I'm not sure how long this one has been around, but I just ran across a nice little CF/Flash integration tutorial by Koosha Khajeh, a 17 year old Flash Developer. The tutorial entitled Creating a Client-Server Guest Book with Macromedia Flash and ColdFusion walks through building a CFC, creating a...
CNN is reporting that "Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince" will go on sale in Britain and the United States on July 16, 2005. Sweet, we get book 6 and movie 4 the same year!
Lots of you have asked me about books being updated for Blackstone, so here is the scoop ... The update to ColdFusion MX Web Application Construction Kit will be out at about the time that Blackstone ships (sorry, I can't give you that exact date yet). One exciting change this time around, Ray...
I've said it before and I'll say it again, I just don't get the fuss and hype surrounding GMail. Honestly, while it does have some cool features, it just does not work for me. But that being said, I have 6 more invites to give away. So, if you are one of the few remaining carbon-based life forms...
Pete Freitag blogged an apparent association between beards and successful languages . This one may be pushing it, but just to be sure I don't jinx anything, I'll keep mine. :-)
Adam Howitt just e-mailed me to tell me about (and invite me to) CFLunch. As per Adam, "I run a CFLunch meeting every other Wednesday for ColdFusion developers in the loop area. These are less formal than CFUG meetings and are just an opportunity for round table discussion. Currently we have around...
Flex Builder 1.5 is now available. This new version has been updated to support all the new capabilities of Flex 1.5. Details on the Flex Builder page .
I've not bought a Wi-Fi detector yet for one reason, while these devices are great at locating Wi-Fi access, they won't let you know whether encryption is enabled or not (and so you end up having to boot up anyway, which makes the device somewhat useless). What I was waiting for was a device that...