Proprietary OS Upgrades – Apple sets the standard
I have to say I’m impressed, something that doesn’t happen all that often in the cut throat world of software provision.I’ve just pre-ordered my copy of the latest OSX release Snow Leopard which will...
View ArticleUpgrade Java POI for Better Excel Support in ColdFusion 8
For those of us running on ColdFusion 8, Ben Nadel’s wrapper to the Apache POI classes are still the best way of working with native Excel files.That said, the POI that ships with CF 8 is old … very...
View ArticleScotch on the Rocks 2010 – Day Two
ColdBox Platform 3.0.0 : Developing Sustainable ColdFusion Applications - Luis Majano (Ortus Solutions)As a firm believer in roll your won code I’ve always viewed large frameworks with some suspicion....
View ArticleWhy Adobe should support ColdFusion Builder on Linux
#bbpBox_20297427052 a { text-decoration:none; color:#7d8a3a; }#bbpBox_20297427052 a:hover { text-decoration:underline; }@sagarganatra @robdudley if only a single feature was added to ColdFusion Builder...
View ArticleMySQL – What if the worst happens?
After the recent Tweetalpyse that followed Oracle’s update of the MySQL version comparison table I got to thinking, what if MySQL were to be rendered no longer viable as my web database of choice. What...
View ArticleScotch on the Rocks 2011 – Day 1 – FW/1 – The Invisible Framework – Sean...
This fairly well attended session focused on some of the basic features and driving requirements behind the framework running through the controllers, views, layouts and the flexibility inherent in...
View ArticlePlease don’t default to GPL
This post may seem odd to anyone who knows me. I’m a massive advocate of open source software and free (as in speech or beer – hey it’s free) technologies. I’m no FSF zealot but I do believe that...
View ArticlePlatform comfort and alternative blindness
Google Reader is shutting down (fear not, this isn’t another Reader autopsy post) and as a result I’ve had to look for an alternative for my RSS needs.I have a pretty specific set of requirements from...
View ArticlePlatform comfort and alternative blindness
Google Reader is shutting down (fear not, this isn’t another Reader autopsy post) and as a result I’ve had to look for an alternative for my RSS needs.I have a pretty specific set of requirements from...
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