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November 28, 2007

Excellent Ajaxian Post on CFGRID

Rey Bango has posted a great Ajaxian entry on Scott Bennett's demonstrations of extending the ColdFusion 8 Ajax data grid.

Amazon.com ColdFusion 8 Book Page

Amazon.com has created a feature page highlighting the 3 new ColdFusion Web Application Construction Kit books (as well as SQL books that may be of interest to ColdFusion developers).

Books ColdFusion SQL

November 27, 2007

Samsung BlackJack II Disappoints

I couldn't help myself. I kept calling the local AT&T stores until I found the Samsung BlackJack II that I mentioned the other day, and then I asked them to hold it for me, and dashed over to buy it. And the verdict? Well, first some pros and cons: Pros: Samsung has been touting the new bigger...

Microsoft To Start Selling My SQL Server Book

The Microsoft bookstore (on the Microsoft campus in Redmond, WA) has only sold Microsoft Press books to date. But, starting next week they will be selling select books published by other publishers. And apparently my Sams Teach Yourself Microsoft SQL Server T-SQL in 10 Minutes is one that they have...

Macworld Reviews ColdFusion 8

Macworld (in the UK) has posted a review of ColdFusion 8 . And, the site (as well as the review page itself) is powered by ColdFusion. Cool!

CFWACK 8 Volume 2 Shipping

Last night I said that CFWACK 8 Volume 2 - Application Development would be shipping soon. Well, Volume 2 is now shipping, I received my copies this morning. Some of the new content includes coverage of working with images, PDF manipulation and processing, thread management, and Flex integration....

ColdFusion 8 Books Are Done

We ran into some delays with the final volume of the updated ColdFusion Web Application Construction Kit. But, the good news is that Volume 3 is done, and should be available before the end of the year. (Volume 2 before that). Links to the new 3 volume series are online . Oh, and I am not supposed...

I May Need To Upgrade To Samsung BlackJack II

I've been carrying a Samsung BlackJack around with me for a year now, and posted extensive comments on the device back then (actually, it was a year ago to the day!). All in all, I have been very pleased with the phone, and have even been willing to overlook its shortcomings. But, I am always on...

Three Non U.S. Positions To Be Filled

Two postings this week, both for non-U.S. positions: APCO Worldwide (Brussels, Belgium and/or London, England) is looking for a ColdFusion developer. Requirements include relevant ColdFusion experience (MX or later), as well as 1-2 years of hands-on experience coding websites and developing web...

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November 20, 2007

ColdFusion UDF: RandString()

A user sent me some code he was having trouble with, and in the code I saw a rather verbose and complex block of CFML being used to generate random strings for use with CAPTCHA verifications. So, while replying to his e-mail, I also sent him the RandString() function I use myself. And, as it may be...