MIT Press just made "Perspectives on Free and Open Source Software", an excellent resource for information and thoughts on open source software and the open source movement, available in PDF format for free (how very appropriate). You can get it at

Kevin Lynch just posted a blog entry describing what Apollo is, how Apollo has evolved (beginning with the introduction of the RIA concept by Macromedia several years ago), and the significance of Apollo. The entry also gives good insight regarding t

I'm back in the States. Wish I could say it feels good to be home but India is also home for me and I miss it terribly every time I leave. Anyway, it IS good to be back - there's a lot going on. If anyone's waiting on an email response from me I apol

As usual, I'm teaching a pre-conference class one day prior to CFUnited. This year, I'm torn between two topics and thought I'd ask for feedback/suggestions. The two topics I'm currently debating are

Happy Holi!Original Entry

I leave for my annual pilgrimage to India tomorrow and will be away for a month. Blogging will be rare if at all during this time.Original Entry

I've had several requests for the code from my Flex/CF presentation last night. I'll be posting it very soon on the CAPFUG site - first, I need to 'clean' it (remove eclipse project files, etc.), script the DB, and put together instructions for inst

Just thought I'd remind everyone in the DC area that I'm talking about Flex/CF integration (everything from the simple stuff to FDS) at the Capital Area Flex User Group meeting tonight (http://www.dc-flex.org). I'm most likely not Breezing this one b

I just saw the new demo video for Zoho Notebook. It's a very cool looking online tool very similar to Microsoft OneNote (which I think is one of the best Microsoft products). You can see the demo video (it's pre-release) online at http://www.zoho.co

Adobe just released 2 important labs releases that further their commitment to interoperability between Flex and AJAX: Ajax Data Services libraryA new JavaScript library that lets Ajax developers access the powerful messaging and data management cap

For the past couple of years when asked what skill to learn AFTER mastering ColdFusion in order to be more marketable, most CF developers wouldn't hesitate to say 'Java'. I'm proud to say that for the past 3+ years I've always answered 'Flex'. Many r

In case you haven't heard, you can sign-up for the Scorpio pre-release beta https://prerelease.adobe.com/callout/apply.html?callid={E9F64ADB-DADA-485E-BFFE-60E0D783EBEF}. If you're constantly jumping on and off new projects, work for a company that's

Fellow Adobe Community Expert Kevin Schmidt just launched a blog. Kevin is into both ColdFusion and Flex. You can read his blog at http://www.flexinabox.com/Original Entry

I've used a lot of different desktop software packages for diagramming software - some I like, some I don't, but most of them are relatively the same. Unfortunately, I've never found a web-based diagramming tool I like... until now. A coworker recent

A patch to fix a URL vulnerability in CFMX 7 - 7.02 that allows directory listings was recently released by Adobe. The vulnerability is only when running CF on Windows - the patch is available at http://www.adobe.com/support/security/bulletins/apsb0

The CAPFUG meeting is currently going on in the room next to me (I'm popping in and out) - we've got 20 people and the dialogue and presentations are going great. The CAPFUG site will have archive files for the meeting very shortly. I'm curious how m

I trust that all my readers had a good holiday... I took some time-off from blogging to do some heavy work (Flex 2 and CF) for clients and then spend some time with my family. Tomorrow night is another Capital Area Flex Users Group Meeting. Jonathan

I recently blogged about the CFDJ Readers Choice Awards and wanted to take the opportunity to let folks know that HostMySite is nominated for hosting... and I STRONGLY recommend them. I've had the opportunity to try out their hosting for the past 6

A new tab was just added to the Adobe Flex Developer Center - a 'Community' tab. Yes, there's a Flex community, and it's growing fast. The tab includes a list of user groups, including the Capital Area Flex User Group (http://www.dc-flex.org) run by

Robi Sen just blogged (http://www.robisen.com/index.cfm/2006/12/14/Algorithm-Resources) about the importance of understanding algorithms and recommended a few good books. I'm a bit of a mathematics and strategics hobbyist (I was once much more avid b

Charlie Arehart recently blogged about how to programmatically reload the WSDL proxy for a WebService defined in the ColdFusion Administrator (http://carehart.org/blog/client/index.cfm/2006/12/12/refreshing_web_services_programmatically). My first th

I just wanted to jump online and let the people who pay attention to my blog know that I've been so quiet because I have been ridiculously busy with government work. In the past 2 months I have worn the hat of tech lead, code reviewer, architect, ev

About a year ago (right around acquisition time) I began taking a look at LiveCycle. Once you've succesfully deployed it on your network and configured everything the way you need to, LiveCycle is a great product. I've also been extremely busy with

About a year ago (right around acquisition time) I began taking a look at LiveCycle. Once you've succesfully deployed it on your network and configured everything the way you need to, LiveCycle is a great product. I've also been extremely busy with

If by "old tricks" you mean "producing useful, cutting-edge technologies" then the subject of this blog entry is right on-mark. Adobe Labs just released not one, but 2 VERY cool things. First, is an online (looks like it was written with Flex 2) colo