A user wrote to ask how the recently released XPPAJ libraries (used in my cf_pdfform tag) could be used to determine basic PDF file information (version, page count, and so on). And yes, it sure can. The following is a quick UDF I threw together that returns PDF version, page count, attachment...
The Flash team has released Flash Player 9 universal binary for Intel based Macs . Emmy Huang has posted details on her blog.
Today's news about a foiled plot to blow up flights between the U.K. and the U.S. is very upsetting. Not the plot itself, as despicable as it is, what is really upsetting is the response. No taking liquids on to planes, "sorry maam, we know airlines don't feed you anymore, but that water bottle is...
Ryan Favro sent me a link to a really nice example he created showing how to use Flex 2 to build a client that allows you to upload multiple files to ColdFusion (and he has included a View Source). Check it out .
The Breeze team has released the Breeze Meeting Sync SWF SDK to allow developers to create custom collaborative applications, using a set of easy-to-use ActionScript APIs. The SDK allows Flash developers to extend the functionality of Breeze Meeting by synchronizing Flash-based multi-user...
Based out of Tempe, Arizona, Insight Enterprises, Inc. is one of the largest technology solution providers in the world, with more than 3000 employees worldwide and operations in the United States, Canada and the U.K. Insight sells just about every major technology brand, and has been doing so for...
I don't play video games much anymore, I tinker sporadically, but wouldn't call myself an active gamer, at least not like I used to be. Back in the 80s and early 90s I was a big Infocom and Sierra fan. (I actually wrote the official walkthroughs for several Sierra games way back when, although I am...
With the success of my recent Flex + ColdFusion seminar in D.C. and subsequent e-seminar last week, we'll be taking the show on the road. Join me for a half day seminar to learn why there's simply no quicker or easier way to create Rich Internet Applications than the combination of Flex 2 and...
Total Training has released an 8 hour DVD Flex 2 training course hosted by our very own James Talbot (author of the soon-to-be-released "Adobe Flex 2: Training from the Source"). If you are looking for a way to quickly get up and running with Flex 2, this could be the best $150 you'll spend.
SitePoint's August 2nd 2006 issue of Tech Times was released yesterday. In it, a reader asks what products and technologies she should learn (she mentions "AJAX, CSS, Flash, ColdFusion & MSSQL, PHP & MySQL, Microsoft technologies"). I have a couple of issues with Editor Kevin Yank's...