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June 2, 2008

Hello From Scotland

I just arrived in Edinburgh for Scotch on the Rocks 2008. Adam Lehman and I are presenting an opening session in the morning. And as soon as he gets here we'll figure out what we're talking about! ;-)

The ColdFusion Pricing Debate Revisited

Over the years there has been infrequent but ongoing discussion about ColdFusion pricing. Some feel that the price is too high and that lowering it would increase product use. Others believe that the product has been priced far too low, and that raising it would increase respect among analysts and...

ColdFusion And Flex Positions In CA And SC

Three positions this week: Unnamed client (Carlsbad, CA) is looking for 2 Flex developers. Requirements include experience with Flex and with LiveCycle Data Services. Contact recruiter Natalie Fay at Outsource Technical - Information Technology Staffing. University of South Carolina (Columbia, SC)...

Jobs

May 29, 2008

Ahamad Patan Is Going To Reinvigorate The ColdFusion Exchange

Remember the ColdFusion Exchange ? It's been languishing and suffering from neglect for a while. But ColdFusion team member Ahamad Patan has taken over Exchange moderation and is committed to reinvigorating this resource.

Sorry Firefox, Download Day Won't Set Any Records

Download Day 2008 is a planned attempt to set a Guinness World Record for the most software downloads in a single day. As per the FAQ , they'll need over 1.6 million downloads, but want to shoot for 5 million. Which is nice, but sorry Firefox, that'll be no record. Flash Player blows that number...

MAX 2008 U.S. Registration Is Open

MAX 2008 registration is now open at the Adobe MAX site . Right now we've only opened registration for MAX U.S. in San Francisco. Registration for MAX in Milan and Tokyo will be opening shortly.

New Free AIR Based Vertabase Timer Released

Vertabase Timer is a free utility to help you keep track of time spent on client projects. And the new version 1.5 is a Flex based AIR application (as described in this forum post ).

Rivello MXML And ActionScript Coding Standards Posted

Samuel Asher Rivello has posted his ActionScript 3 and MXML Coding Standards . If you're getting started with Flex, this may be of use to you.

Flex

May 24, 2008

EarthBrowser 3 Powered By AIR

EarthBrowser is an interactive 3D globe of the earth which provides all sorts of regional data, weather information, and much more. (A bit like Google Earth in some ways). And the latest release, version 3, is built as an AIR desktop application (as explained by creator Matt Giger).

AIR

May 21, 2008

Sava Open Source ColdFusion CMS Released

And now we have another open source CMS option for ColdFusion. Blue River Interactive Group has announced the release of Sava CMS , its open source ColdFusion-based content management system. The features look pretty impressive, as does the UI in the screenshots. If anyone has personal experience...