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January 6, 2004

Back to London

I'll be back in London at the end of this month, and so another visit to the UKCFUG. This time I'll be sneak peeking Macromedia Flex. Registration for this event is required, go to http://www.ukcfug.org/.

ColdFusion Flex Stuff

January 4, 2004

ActionScript Code Used in Flex Example

A few of you asked to see the ActionScript code use to implement the query2tree() function used in the Flex example I posted last week. So, here it is: function query2tree(src) { // Define tree object var tree:XML = new XML(); // Define vars var recNo:Number, itemCount:Number; var rec:Object; var...

ColdFusion Flex

January 3, 2004

Flash Based NASA M2K4

Stay on top of the Mars Exploration Rover Mission via NASA's Flash based M2K4 site at http://www.nasa.gov/externalflash/m2k4/frameset.html. Animations, images, Mars surface exploration, trivia and more.

Stuff

January 1, 2004

Flex App: ColdFusion Resources List

My ColdFusion Resources page lists columns, articles, presentations and more. Over the years the list has grown to the point that the page requires about eight page-down scrolls to see the entire two column list. So, this page seemed like an ideal first Flex app; a tree control showing categories...

Playing With Macromedia Flex

I used much of my quiet time over the holidays to play with Flex (the in-beta product formerly known as Royale), and honestly, it's been a quite a while since I have had this much fun. Flex is highly addictive, and has that same instant-gratification feel that makes using ColdFusion such a...

Flex

January 1, 2004

Make Your Own Snowflakes

This is just too cute for words, Make-a-Flake (at http://snowflakes.lookandfeel.com/) lets you design your own snowflake using paper, scissors, and Flash. This is a really nice example of Flashifying a familiar experience.

Happy New Year to All

2003 was a pretty intense and very hectic year. New products, a new baby, new books, over 150,000 actual miles logged, dozens of speaking engagements, a new blog, trips to over a dozen countries, a new Macromedia conference ... Wow! Thanks for all your support this past year, both personally and...

Changing the JRun JRE

I recently needed to change the JRE used by JRun (to a newer version). No problem, just stop JRun, remove the old JRE, install the new one and restart JRun. Right? Nope. JRun stores the JRE path, and that needs to be updated to reflect the new JRE location. It took a few minutes to find where this...

ColdFusion for IBM zSeries

Macromedia and IBM are pleased to announce the availability of ColdFusion MX Enterprise 6.1 for IBM zSeries mainframe. This integrated infrastructure is designed to provide the most productive, scalable and powerful web application platform for enterprise customers. This new product offering is...

Mad Cows or Mad Policy?

I've been a Red Cross Blood Donor since the 80's, and have given gallons of blood. Blood donation is mildly inconvenient, not painful, and saves lives. It is something I feel very strongly about, and I regular encourage others to become donors too (especially in the winter when blood supplies run...