Blog

July 14, 2005

Using ColdFusion To Generate FlashPaper For Flex Apps

The folks at Daemon have posted details on how to use ColdFusion MX 7 to generate FlashPaper content for your Flex apps.

ColdFusion Birthday Party Pics Online

I've posted some pictures from the ColdFusion birthday party online. Steve Erat also posted a video .

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...

Pope Condemns Harry Potter, But What About ...?

Apparently, a letter written by Cardinal Joseph Ratzinger , before he was elected Pope Benedict XVI in April, condemns Harry Potter as a potentially corrupting influence on children. Accusing the stories of "subtle seduction", the then Cardinal felt that the series corrupts the young, distorting...

School Cancels 'Evil' Harry Potter Day

With the release of the long awaited Harry Potter And The Half Blood Prince this Saturday, students at The Holt Primary School in Skellingthorpe, Lincolnshire (in England) were planning to come to school on Friday dressed up as witches and wizards. But the BBC is reporting that head-teacher Paul...

ColdFusion 10th Birthday Party

This evening we celebrated ColdFusion's 10th birthday (the birthday was actually July 10th, but that was a Sunday) with a party in the appropriately named Minnesota room in the Macromedia Newton office. Lots of ColdFusion's founding fathers joined us, including JJ and Jeremy Allaire, Charles...

ColdFusion

July 12, 2005

ColdFusion MX 7 Cumulative Hot Fix 3 Released

ColdFusion MX 7 cumulative hot fix 3 has been released (for all editions and platforms), fixing about 20 issues and including one recent security update. ColdFusion MX 7 cumulative hot fixes are installed in the ColdFusion Administrator. Details are on the hot fix page .

Check Out Brazil's IHOUSE

The Innovative House (IHOUSE) has a mission of: to offer the last word in high-tech solutions for homes, apartments and hotels. Be it the Smart Shower (a "hot and cold water mixer with digital computerized controls that allow precise regulation of both water temperature and pressure" where a "voice...

Flash Players! Get Your Fresh Pre-Release Flash 8 Player!

The public beta for the next generation Flash player, Flash Player 8 , is now open. Be sure to read the FQA before downloading.

Reviewing the PalmOne Treo Bluetooth Headset

I have been wearing Bluetooth headsets for, well, about as long as they have been available. My favorite have been the Sony Ericsson HBH series, but my HBH-60 died (well, the battery did, and it can't be replaced) so it was time for a new one. I do not like the Plantronics and Jabra headsets, they...