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CF9 Doesn't Like Mango Blog 2 years ago

Well, I upgraded my server to CF9, and there were both some immediate and subtle hiccups working with the latest build of Mango Blog. I've mentioned some of these in the forums, but here they are. First, the site would not run. I got: "Error: Object of type class java.lang.String cannot be used …
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ColdFusion 9 - 50% OFF 2 years ago

Ok, now that I've got your attention, this is how I calculate the savings. We have dev (besides each developers local environment), staging, and UAT environments for code before they hit production. Before, we would have to buy CF Entrprise for Dev, Stage, UAT, and our Prod Boxes. But guess …
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ColdFusion 8.01 Cumulutive Hot Fix 3 Update (and Pain!) 2 years ago

I didn't see this advertised anywhere, but it seems the CHF3 was re-released on 9/16/09 with some fixes. The changes can be found @ http://kb2.adobe.com/cps/511/cpsid_51180.html . Either way, with the pre-9/16 version or the post-9/16 I am seeing errors occasionally on our servers. The errors …
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MS-SQL Tip: Creating A Comma Delimited List From a Column 2 years ago

A lot of times we take functions like valueList for granted. When it comes to SQL Server, if we wanted to do something similar, we have to jump through a lot of hoops. Fortunately, I stumbled upon an article covering different techniques on MS SQL 2008, 2005, and 2000. Take a look, you won't be …
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Defragment Firefox! 2 years ago

Did you know you can defragment firefox... what you would really be doing is cleaning up its internal database, but it works! More details here: http://www.mydigitallife.info/2009/09/06/optimize-firefox-performance-via-defragmentation-add-on-applications/
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Amazing SoCal Fire Photos 2 years ago


Half GB ColdFusion App Open Sourced By Defense Info Agency 2 years ago

I'd like to see this! Written in CF8, with tons of unique features! Read more: Defense Info Agency Open-Sources Its Web Apps DoD OSCMIS: a great beginning of a new OSS project Has anyone seen this app? Looks like you have to jump through some hoops to get a copy.

Hiring Woe #1 - Building Apps from Scratch vs. Maintenance 2 years ago

Ok, as promised, I'm covering some hiring issues I've had over the past couple years. One of the first things that comes to mind, when looking at a developer's experience, is whether they have had any experience building things from scratch, or is most of their experience in just maintaining …

Verity Indexing for SQL Server - Some Tips 2 years ago

We've been using Verity for years. Needless to say, there is a reason I don't have hair on my head. :) I can't wait to move to Solr. But in the mean time, we made several enhancement to our indexing that I wanted to share. First, we have close to 30,000 records (many with large text fields) that …

Very Cool - Inline Java Compilation using CF9 2 years ago

You've got to check this out! http://blog.kukiel.net/2009/09/inline-java-compilation-in-coldfusion.html