A New Home for My Blog
I have been planning to move my blog for some time now, but I have always put it off (If there is one thing I am good at, it is procrastination). Fortunately, recent developments encouraged me to do...
View ArticleChoose My Adventure
If you liked "Choose your own adventure" books, this may appeal to you. In this case, you have the opportunity to choose what I do on vacation. [More]
View ArticleMy Chosen Bahamas Adventure
I am back from the Bahamas and having said I would report back on the adventure that was chosen for me, I will do so here. As it happens, breakfast was the best part of the day, so I will work backward...
View ArticleLearning from Voldemort
My wife and I are both big fans of the Harry Potter series. It seemed, after finishing the series, that Lord Voldemort had no redeeming qualities. Recent events, however, have convinced me that...
View ArticleMWM Seeks CFObjective Roommate
OK. I admit it, I am both cheap and a procrastinator. I need to reserve a room today for CFObjective, but I am not keen on spending $120 per night on a room. I am from Oklahoma, so that seems like a...
View ArticleVote! (and my predictions)
No matter who you plan to vote for, I would encourage every one to get out and vote today. In late September, and again a few days ago, I put together a map of my predicted results in the race. This...
View ArticleI'm Speaking at cf.Objective() this year!
It is hard to believe, but I have been accepted to speak at cf.Objective() this year. I have been to this conference twice before and I loved it both times. The presentations were great and so were...
View Articlecf.Objective Custom Tags Presentation
I had the high honor and great opportunity to speak at the most recent cf.Objective() conference. If you haven't ever been to this conference, I would highly recommend it. This was the sixth year of...
View ArticleAugust 1, 2011 is "How I Get Started in ColdFusion" Day
During the cf.Objective() conference at which I was a speaker (I did mention that I would work that into all future anecdotes!), I got into a conversation with some other developers (including Tony...
View ArticleHow I got Started in ColdFusion
After having announced "How I got Started in ColdFusion" day, I feel obligated to write mine. [More]
View ArticleHow We Got Started in ColdFusion
On the first day of last month, we had a fun "How I Got Started in ColdFusion" day. The response was much bigger and better than I expected. Including blog entries, "How I got Started" stories in...
View ArticleGetting Around Windows 7 "Destination Path Too Long" Error When Deleting Files
Years ago when I started learning VBA for Excel, I was reading a book by John Walkenbach and he compared learning macros in Excel to using a remote control - once you learn it you don't know how you...
View ArticleBusiness is Booming and I Need Your Help
In less than 3 months, I will have been working for myself for 10 years. In that time, I have mostly been able to keep up with client demand on my own. This has been by a combination of hiring...
View ArticleColdFusion Programmer Wanted
So, my last blog entry was about my needing a developer to help me out. I found one and he is great. I just have even more work that needs doing. At this point, I am looking for a 1099 contractor, not...
View ArticleEasy Media Server
I have had my media server running for a few months now, so I thought I would document how I have it set up in case anyone else wanted to follow along. The What and The Why I have read several...
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