I've admitted this before, I am a big Lego fan (for the kids, of course!). I just saw this Eiffel Tower in the latest catalog. 3428 pieces, almost 4' in height, built to scale from the real tower's original blueprints ... I so need (yes, need) this one!
A year or so ago I posted an entry explaining why, as a rule, managing session state on the server (as ColdFusion does) was not ideal in Flex applications. I still stand by that assertion. But, many have pointed out that it is sometimes necessary to access ColdFusion session data from within Flex...
Scott Stroz has written a really useful article for the ColdFusion Developer Center entitled Using ColdFusion 8 with Microsoft Exchange Server .
As per Mike Chambers , this is the official AIR logo:
The second ColdFusion 8 cumulative hot fix pack has been released. This hot fix contains the 7 fixes from hot fix 1, plus 14 additional fixes.
MapQuest has opened up their AS3 APIs for developer use. You need to register to gain access. Our pals at Universal Mind were instrumental in creating the APIs . Check out this demo .
I have finally gotten around to updating the On The Road list and pictures. Lots of new pictures have been posted, including this one taken last week while climbing The Great Wall of China. Hey, this evangelism gig is a sacrifice, but I am willing to do it. ;-)
ColdFusion 7 and 8 includes an XMPP gateway, used for IM communication (to Jabber, Google Talk, and more). An update to the XMPP gateway is now available (for both ColdFusion 7 and 8), as explained in TechNote: Replacement file for XMPP Gateway .
Three positions to post this week, two development positions and one management position: APC (Providence, RI) is looking for a web development team leader to manage teams and projects doing ColdFusion development. BS in Computer Science and at least 4+ year experience in a senior level web...
Jim Priest has written a great article on CFEclipse for IBM developerWorks entitled Code ColdFusion applications fast with the Eclipse CFEclipse plug-in .