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July 21, 2005

ColdFusion Powers Australian Museum Online

The Australian Museum has an international reputation in the fields of natural history and indigenous studies research, community programs and exhibitions. The Museum was established in 1827 and is Australia's first museum, with unique and extensive collections of natural science and cultural...

July 21, 2005

ColdFusion MX 7 Keeps Step 2 A Step Ahead

If you are a parent then you know of Step 2, the creator of those big rugged and ridiculously durable kids toys, games, beds, and more. And the Step 2 web site is powered by ColdFusion MX 7 (although I have yet to find any new CFMX7 specific functionality on the site). Thanks to Troy Pullis for...

July 20, 2005

Grand Theft A Grand Overreaction?

Would you rent an R rated movie for your child? What about a movie rated NC-17? And if you did ignore the MPA rating , and your child ended up viewing highly inappropriate content, whose fault would that be? In case you are the only human who has yet to hear this vital news, Grand Theft Auto San...

July 18, 2005

CFMX7 Updater Beta

"Merrimack" is the codename for the ColdFusion MX7 updater in beta right now. The updater adds support for additional Linux flavors, Oracle AS, Mac OSX and WebSphere ND. It also updates some of the 3rd party bits (thereby fixing some bugs) and properly exposes CFCProxy (used to invboke CFCs from...

July 14, 2005

Going Dark(ish)

Macromedia gives employees a six week sabbatical every four years, time to switch off, unwind, reset, and refresh. I've been eligible for my sabbatical for almost two years, but with product launches and being on the road, I have never been able to block out six consecutive weeks. Until now. I'll...

July 14, 2005

ColdFusion Use In State And Local Government

We regularly comment on ColdFusion use within the US federal government. But ColdFusion is also used by governments agencies and organizations at all levels, including state and local. Here is an example of ColdFusion use in each and every one of the 50 states: Alabama: Alabama Secretary of State...

July 13, 2005

Word Association: Macromedia = ?

When folks ask me where I work, and hear the response "Macromedia", there are usually one of two responses. More technical folks respond with "oh, Flash". And less technical folks tell me they have never heard of the company, until I mention Flash, and then they respond "oh yeah". Earlier this...

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