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New strain of TB found that is virtually untreatable

Wed, 06 Sep 2006 12:02:00-0400

BBC News reported that a new strain of TB has been found that has extreme drug resistance. Occurrences have been seen worldwide. Many of us in the IT profession, such as consultants, regularly expose ourselves to neat little self containe...

Nice review of Microsoft Expression Web Designer on Vitamin

Wed, 21 Jun 2006 11:35:00-0400

Rachel Andrew has authored a nice review on Microsoft Expression Web designer on Vitamin. The review, replete with screenshots, has the inevitable comparisons to Dreamweaver and some interesting points, including the fact that there is no ...

Adding Code Block support for BlogCFC and FCKEditor

Tue, 20 Jun 2006 15:30:00-0400

If you use a rich text editor with Ray's BlogCFC, you've probably run into some quirks when you try to use code blocks. By default, Ray's editor uses a standard textarea form element. I've been using the FCKEditor on BlogCFC for sometime ...

CFFORM and field focus problem

Wed, 14 Jun 2006 11:23:00-0400

The standard use of <CFFORM format="html">, which is the default format, automatically generates the validation script for required fields. Unlike the XML format which uses the xsl\\_cfformvalidation.xsl to generate the validati...

Forbes a bit stingy on linking

Thu, 08 Jun 2006 16:37:00-0400

I was reading the latest Forbes article "No Flash In the Pan" by Dan Frommer, which is peppered with references to Adobe, Apple, On2, as well as osFlash.org (though Dan only referenced the Red5 project) and noticed that all the reference li...

Adobe looking for feedback on their site refresh.

Wed, 03 May 2006 10:11:00-0400

Simon Horwith pointed out that Adobe is looking for feedback on their site refresh and the merging of the former Macromedia content under the Adobe domain. I've submitted information regarding my previous problem. and even...

A Lesser Known Title of Macromind

Mon, 17 Apr 2006 12:57:00-0400

Here's one that will fire a few dusty memory synapses. When I was visiting my parents in California, I came across some old software I'd left behind years ago. How many remember this little gem...The picture isn't optimal, but the blurry ...

Apple's touch sensitive GUI patent and Prior Art

Mon, 13 Feb 2006 13:45:00-0400

Since1968 blogged about Apple trying to get a patent for touch-sensitive input devices. Check out flashcomponents.net and navigate to Interfaces/widgets/Jogs/Potentiometer and Jog Knobs. Run that swf on a touch sensitive screen and ...

Macromedia Contribute Team is running a survey on Blogging Tools

Fri, 11 Nov 2005 09:42:00-0400

The Macromedia contribute team is looking for survey participants on what blog authors are looing for in a blogging tool. Here's your chance to get your wish list in.

Mergers and Software Installers

Wed, 20 Apr 2005 21:30:00-0400

Whenever major companies merge, or worse, dot.bomb, I find myself scrambling to make sure I've got the latest updates, patches, and any documentation I can grab just in case it disappears into the ether. Many times I've seen code-rich forums si...