I wanted to thank uber-coder Steve Levithan for his generosity in sending me a book from my Amazon Wishlist. It always feels great to know that someone appreciates your efforts and this was such a perfect way of expressing that.… Continue Reading
So I got Half-Life 2: Episode 2 over the weekend and I have to say that it was awesome. Gameplay was short, approx. 8 hours, but man it was totally worth it. It went into more details about the story… Continue Reading
If you're a ColdFusion 8 developer, then you've probably used Ext by virtue of using CF8's Ajax controls. Well, Ext JS, LLC, the company that makes the Ext JavaScript framework has just released a new version. The Ext team is… Continue Reading
In one of my recent posts on Ajaxian, I wrote about a 15-year old developer that created an impressive web-based client for Second Life. I was truly amazed at how young people are becoming more proficient in technology and especially… Continue Reading
Man, now wouldn't this be a nice thing to have in CF8: Ext 2.0 Web Desktop w/ Start Menu The start menu mod was created by Ext community member mxracer. Just awesome.
Mashable.com, a top site dedicated to social networking news and on par with heavyweight Techcrunch in terms of reporting, has given ColdFusion some love by posting about CF-related resources: COLDFUSION TOOLBOX: 20+ Resources for ColdFusion http://mashable.com/2007/10/06/coldfusion-toolbox/ Please be sure to… Continue Reading
Sandy Clark posted about a recent press release that could have a dramatic impact on the requirements of making websites accessible: A recent press release by the National Federation of the Blind discusses two rulings that could have a dramatic… Continue Reading
Adobe has released AIR Beta 2. What's new: http://labs.adobe.com/wiki/index.php/AIR:Developer_FAQ#What_are_some_of_the_features_included_in_Adobe_AIR_Beta_2.3F System Tray icon/Dock Bar Bounce Synchronous database API Native menus Drag and drop enhancements including bitmap support Windowing improvements such as Z-order control and enhanced Activation and focus support Improved Install… Continue Reading
So there's this really cool new project called Kalendar, which aims to build a free, open source, ColdFusion-based calendaring system. Its gotten a ton of well-deserved press and picked up some big names to support the development. One thing they're… Continue Reading
The Ext team is proud to announce that the first public release of Ext v2.0 is available for download. This new version of the Ext framework introduces a host of new features, a new document center, expanded & better organized… Continue Reading