RocketBoots
RocketBoots is well worth watching for cool cf stuff.
Drupal, Open Source, Analytics, Social Media.
2004 Federal Election. Interactive Election Map is a good example of how flash can deliver complex data intuitively.
Macromedia - DevNet Resource Kit Volume 9 : Product Overview for more details. I have been doing some image manipulation in CF with CFX's so I am interested to see The Alagad Image Component in this DRK.
I havn't tried the Alagad Image Component but thought I would blog it for future reference. It looks feature packed.
Busy ColdFusion Developers' Guide to HSSF Features is an excellent article on how to leverage Java's capabilities to create Excel Workbooks.
Useful collection of CFX's including CFX_ImageInfoMX, CFX_AudioInfo.
Jukka Manner's CFX_Image is a very useful tag for image manipulation. Capable of several image type conversions, text overlay, cropping, resizing, reading, get size.
This is a useful trick to know
Image manipulation using Java and Cold Fusion means end users without image applications like Photoshop can still submit pictures to sites. This article is a good how to guide
10 Software Sales Tips makes some worthwhile points which we should all take heed from.
New article on theEML labs site. These are always well written and worth a look.
There is now a Google search for your desktop. I am sure this must be better than the search in windows. I am giving it a try, Google Desktop Search Download
Quite often I get asked how to pause a movie for a fixed amount of time. If you look in the Flash Help under setInterval() you will find the answer.
This is certainly a good blog to watch, one of the Cold Fusion Engineers ... Damon Cooper's BLOG
Google Via SMS is all very interesting, however more relevant to me as a Cold Fusion developer is the part about ease of SMS integration in the next version of CF.
This is a great resource, very thorough and easy to follow. Describes how to parse an xml file into flashLoading XML data into Flash
A really useful feature in flash is the ability to share a library between movies. This allows you to for instance share logos or other common elements. By updating these elements in the shared library, the changes propagate across all shared instances. For more info go to Macromedia - Flash TechNotes: Using shared libraries
Laszlo Systems, Inc. produce an interesting product which seems to be a comparable product to Flex, the difference bing it is open source.
Looks like Macromedia are prepared to issue licenses for Flex to individuals and organisations running on a not for profit nature. Good move Macromedia :)
Here is a utility that goes beyond the component browser by letting you invoke methods on the component. bpurcell.org - Component Invoker and Browsing Utility.