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June 19, 2004

Pondering Output to Excel

Lots of you have been asking for a print output to Excel (this has come up in discussions at user groups, in e-mail threads, and in the comments to my blog entry regarding RTF files). I've been giving this one some thought, and honestly, I don't believe that Excel makes sense as a "print" format. I...

June 18, 2004

Week 3 Wraps

I am home, recuperating from week 3 of my Summer 2004 User Group Tour. My last stop this week was Denver, which has always boasted a strong and enthusiastic membership, and this event reflected that. Unfortunately, I once again forgot to take pictures, so if you have any to share please send them...

June 16, 2004

Bye Bye Phoenix, Hello Denver

I just arrived in Denver, a pleasant 55 degrees, far more agreeable than 101 degrees in Phoenix! Last night's session (in Phoenix) was intense. About 50 attendees in a very nice room in a community college library. We got into a long discussion about RTF and XLS files, the formalization of...

June 15, 2004

How Important is RTF?

I have now demonstrated Blackstone's ability to generate printable pages to 12 user groups, lots of corporate customers, and many hundreds of users. While we have publicly committed to Blackstone supporting the creation of printable documents, we have not publicly committed to any specific output...

June 14, 2004

Three in Texas Kicks off Week 3

I am in Houston, Texas, and just finished the third of three presentations here. Monday midday was a lunchtime presentation in Austin, at the Alamo Drafthouse (a rather eccentric feeling cinema / bar). This was my first trip to Austin in almost 5 years, long overdue. And attendance was great,...

June 10, 2004

ColdFusion Helping With Accessibility

Section 508 requires that Federal agencies' electronic and information technology is accessible to people with disabilities. Section 508 was enacted (as an amendment to the Rehabilitation Act) to eliminate barriers in information technology, to make available new opportunities for people with...

June 10, 2004

Week 2 Pics Online

Pictures taken at the groups visited during week 2 of the Summer 2004 User Group Tour are now online at http://www.forta.com/about/theroad.cfm. In my rush, I forgot to take any pictures in Chicago, so if you were in attendance and happen to have pics, please send them my way. Thanks!

June 10, 2004

Chicago Wraps Week 2

I spoke to the Chicago ColdFusion User Group Last night. This was a whistle-stop visit, I arrived in Chicago in the afternoon (I was delayed getting out of St. Louis) and left the meeting as I was done to grab a taxi back to the airport. I got to O'Hare in time for my flight which was then...

June 8, 2004

Three for Missouri

I just wrapped my third presentation in Missouri in 25 hours. Last night was the Kansas City user group, with over 90 attendees (they've now taken the lead on this tour, which group will challenge them?). This was the most engaged and interactive group yet. I didn't have to prompt for questions...

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