My new blog poll has been up for just a few days, but the initial results are impressive. 94% of respondents plan on upgrading to Blackstone, and 51% plan to upgrade as soon as it ships!
Last week I mentioned the Canary Wireless Digital Hotspotter HS10 , a full-featured WiFi detection and analysis device, and promised to post my thoughts on the device when I had gotten to try it out. Well, I have mine, and have played with it, and highly recommend that you do too. The device is...
I left my "Do you use CFC's?" poll up for longer than planned (I wanted to wait for at least 1,000 responses, and just noticed that there are over 1,200 already). The stats are impressive, with 73% of respondents using or tinkering with ColdFusion Components, and 38% claiming "I'd code no other...
A new TechNote has been posted describing how to set up the ColdFusion missing template handler if using IIS, and providing steps to make the IIS configuration changes that may be needed.
I love my job, care about the products I am involved in, and thoroughly enjoy working for Macromedia. But I have never been prouder of the company than I am now. Yesterday an e-mail from Sankalp Saxena, Managing Director of Macromedia India, was sent to all Macromedia employees worldwide. The...
Sean Corfield mentioned that he has updated the ColdFusion MX Coding Guidelines used internally by the Macromedia's Web Technology Group.
I was clearing out an office cupboard yesterday and discovered my collection of formerly used cell-phones (various networks, vendors, shapes, and sizes). As many of you know, I tend to switch phones rather frequently, and this is apparently where the older ones had been deposited. Rather than throw...
As many Treo 650 buyers have discovered, that device does not work with most Bluetooth equipped cars (including my own Acura TL ). The reason for this is that the 650 supports the Bluetooth headset profile (used by most headsets) but not the handsfree profile (used by most cars). Last week, palmOne...
I received a message from a recruiter at Recruitmax in Jacksonville, Florida, who is looking for ColdFusion talent. They recently hired 30 developers and are in need of 30 additional onsite developers, and are hiring at all levels. For more information see their careers page.
America's Most Wanted, the weekly Fox TV show hosted by John Walsh, has helped catch 818 fugitives to date. And the America's Most Wanted site at www.amw.com is powered by ColdFusion MX 6.1 (and also makes extensive use of Flash).