The 3rd edition of my "Sams Teach Yourself SQL in 10 Minutes" is now shipping. This is my best-selling book, and is also one of the best-selling SQL books on the market, and so I am really excited that this revision is now available. The biggest change this time around is extensive coverage of...
Good story on Integration Developer News about using XML as "application glue", with an example of how XML was used to tie ColdFusion with Tuxedo and BEA and more. Story at http://www.idevnews.com/TipsTricks.asp?ID=108.
We're close to finalizing the details for my North American Summer 2004 User Group Tour. As it stands now, here is the plan: Week of 5/31: Toronto, Ontario; Louisville, KY; Atlanta, GA; Jacksonville FL. Week of 6/7: East Lansing, MI; Kansas City, MO; Columbia, MO; St. Louis, MO; Chicago, IL. Week...
This one amused me. CertificationWorks.com offers certification programs, books, exam notes, training courses, and more, all at http://www.certificationworks.com/. Lots of certification programs, MCSE, MCSA, MCDBA, MCSD .NET, MCAD, and more. All Microsoft certification programs, and only Microsoft...
Builder.com has published a nice introductory article to ColdFusion and Java, and the basics of how to invoke Java code from within ColdFusion applications. See http://builder.com.com/5100-6370_14-5177283.html.
It's official, MAX 2004 will be November 1-4 in wonderful New Orleans. The MAX 2004 home page is http://www.macromedia.com/macromedia/events/max/, registration is not open yet, but there is an open call for topics and speakers.
Want to print a photo taken on your cell phone? Need to quickly print from your PDA? This was a logical next step, so not a big surprise here, but ... the HP DeskJet 995c has built in Bluetooth support (see http://h10010.www1.hp.com/wwpc/us/en/sm/WF05a/18972-236251-236261-14438-236261-45622.html)....
U.K. IT online magazine, The Register, briefly reviewed (and discounted) my new "Sams Teach Yourself Regular Expressions in 10 Minutes" at http://www.theregister.co.uk/content/31/36664.html (book info at http://www.forta.com/books/0672325667/). Thanks to Lucas Sherwood for letting me know about...
Flash, Flex, ColdFusion "Blackstone", ... lots to talk about, and thus time for a user group tour. I love talking to user groups, and do so regularly, but it has been a long time since I did a full blown tour. And so we're putting together a new tour, planning to visiting at least 20 North American...
I almost live in Marriott hotels, and so this is the announcement I have been waiting for. Marriott has offered WiFi at select locations for a while, but now (see http://www.tmcnet.com/usubmit/2004/Apr/1028108.htm) WiFi is being rolled out to 1200 hotels worldwide. The only problem I have is thus...