September 2004

If you’ve noticed a significant drop in your Database calls AND you migrated from CF5 to CFMX then you might want to read this TechNote released today. Basically it has to do with a flag being... Read More
This is one mode that I have never, ever used. I’m probably not the best person to post something on it, but since I’m covering all the other blend modes I couldn’t exactly skip it.... Read More
Woot! Got a new article published which walks you step by step on setting up CFMX 6.1 (pre updater) with Apache 2.x on your Windows computer / server. Check it out.... Read More

SciTE properties

By | | PHP

SciTE is like the Firefox of text editors – fast, cross platform, configurable, free / Open Source etc. with the bonus of giving a familiar environment on Linux and Windows, particularily where... Read More
 
Are you a ColdFusion convert? Now's your chance to get on board as Eric shows how to install ColdFusion 6.1, and explains the steps involved in setting up a ColdFusion Development server on your home... Read More

PEAR::Services_Ebay ready

By | | PHP

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Was grumbling about the Ebay user interface a while back. The good news is Stephan and what he’s done with PEAR::Services_Ebay (well worth a read) looks very much like it’s going to be... Read More
I’m working with a client today about strengthening his pipeline. He has a proprietary technology that will supposedly change the world, has some supposedly incredibly well-connected... Read More

Rediscovering the obvious

By | | PHP

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(Rant alert: you have been warned) Been plowing through The Art of Unix Programming, which, in general, is excellent – should be required reading for anyone developing software. Joel Spolsky... Read More
 
If you want proof that remote scripting has hit the mainstream, look no further than the recent launches of both Amazon’s A9.com search engine and Google’s new Google Local service. Both... Read More

News of IIS 7

By | | .NET

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From Fritz Onion: “All in all, it looks like the future of IIS (IIS 7) is moving toward integrating into the ASP.NET pipeline, so it will be worth spending time familiarizing yourself with the... Read More
In the opening salvo of a competitive marketing campaign, Sybase announced last Wednesday the release of an Express Edition of its flagship enterprise database product, Adaptive Server Enterprise,... Read More
Just been doing some heavy translation from German to English. Which lead to writing a simple command line tool for translating via Google – waste time to save time in other words. Getting a... Read More
There are some days when an interesting technology just makes you sit up and think ‘Thats a really good idea!’, and today is one of those days. Working with TelSim Software, to test their... Read More

CFML History?

By | | ColdFusion

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Ever wanted to know the history of Coldfusion? Raymond Camden pointed me (who was pointed by Tim Buntell) to this link. Looks interesting enough. i’ll have to download it later and geek out in... Read More