Updated DataDirect JDBC drivers are now available for ColdFusion MX 6.1. These address timeout issues, as well as issues with Oracle, SQL Server, DB2, and Informix drivers. The updated drivers are for ColdFusion MX 6.1 only. Details at...
One of the recurring complaints heard during my trip to Brazil last year was the lack of local ColdFusion hosting. That has now changed. The local Macromedia team worked with LocaWeb, the largest hosting company in Brazil, who is now offering both ColdFusion 5 and ColdFusion MX 6.1 hosting. To...
Each time I release a new book, my publisher sends me lots of copies for my own use. I hang on to several, and send copies to some folks, but the rest sit in boxes in my office. I have lots of books stacked away here, copies of my ColdFusion books, SQL books, and more. I'd like to get these into...
Lots of you have been asking about MAX 2004 dates and location. The official MAX announcement is due shortly, and I can't discuss the location until then. But, to help with scheduling, here are the dates (as they stand now, although nothing is final until the official announcement). MAX 2004 is...
Matt has jumped right into it with an excellent post on working with large data sets in Flex. See http://www.markme.com/mchotin/archives/004610.cfm.
To help ColdFusion developers better understand Flex and what it means to them, I have posted: A Breeze presentation at http://www.macromedia.com/software/flex/productinfo/brz_flex_and_coldfusion/. An article (containing both positioning and an example application) at...
As many have already noted, Flex 1.0 is now available. To learn more, check out: The Macromedia Flex page at http://www.macromedia.com/software/flex/. The Flex Developer Center at http://www.macromedia.com/devnet/flex/.
MXEurope, originally planned for September 2004, has been rescheduled for January 2005. Details at http://mxeurope.org/.
Matt Chotin, a software engineer on the Flex team, is now blogging at http://www.markme.com/mchotin/.
Online in the sky at last? CNET News.com is running a story (see http://news.com.com/2008-1032-5178988.html) about the resurrection of Internet access on airplanes (originally hyped 3 years ago). Initially, 802.11 in the plane (your notebook talking to an onboard access point), and then possibly a...