The week before MAX Europe in Milan, I spent a few days in Poland. This was my first trip to Poland, and I got to meet customers, partners, and local Adobe personnel, as well as present at an RIA Day event. One evening, Tadeusz Chelkowski and Piotr Walczyszyn gave me a quick tour of the city. The...
Well, two mini-me's actually. ;-) These adorable paper figurines were created by the very talented Brazilian, Cláudio Dias (the same guy who sold a Darth Vader model to help pay his way to MAX). The one on the left is me in a CF shirt, and the one on the right is everyone's favorite...
No, I am not going to get into any presidential political discussions here. But, I mentioned PolitiFact to a few people lately who had never head of it, and so am sharing it here, too. PolitiFact is a project of the St. Petersburg Times and Congressional Quarterly to help you find the truth in the...
I am in Paris' Charles de Gaulle airport, waiting for my connection to Bangalore, India, where I'll be presenting at the Adobe RIA Developer Summit .
In my prior post I introduced the basics of home automation via X10 . X10 is not a new standard and specification, it has actually been around since the 1970s. And over that time is has not evolved much, if at all. X10 is incredibly popular, because of its simplicity and extensibility and low cost....
As many of you know, I am a bit of a home automation nut, and for close to a decade I've been wiring and rewiring parts of my home, while tinkering with all sorts of gadgets (some very useful, some admittedly less so). Part of the appeal is the fun factor. But there is a very practical aspect to...
Wow, this is my 3000th blog post! Many of the early posts were actually "Tip Of The Day" entries which I migrated to the blog when I brought it online. The earliest tip/post is dated September 15th, 2000 was was 2898 days ago, so almost a post a day for close to 8 years! So, to the thousands of you...
I like Vista. I've said it before , and will say it again, Windows Vista works for me, and works well. But, it's no secret that Microsoft has run into problems convincing the masses to really give Vista a try. And so Microsoft is trying something creative, a fun campaign named the Mojave Experiment...
I've been a fan of AVG Anti-Virus for a long time. I recommend it to friends and family, have installed the free version countless times, and have a paid multiple computer license for my home network. I used to use Norton AntiVirus, but that was a long time ago. I abandoned that product in...
Glenda Vigoreaux has been part of the ColdFusion family for many years. She spoke at usergroups, was a highly regarded and requested trainer (and was the highest rated speaker at MAX one year), and was liked by all who knew her. She loved teaching, and considered motivating others her true passion....