Architecting ColdFusion applications

by kai on 16/06/2004

I just started a new category. It's called "Agent K on Architecture". The idea is to provide information on stuff like frameworks, patterns and how to build well architectured ColdFusion / Flash / Flex apps. The reason to start that is that I spoke to a lot of people and customers during the last two years and found that there is a huge lack of understanding how to architect a web application…

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iTunes 4.6 installation issues

by kai on 16/06/2004

I accidentally downloaded iTunes 4.6 US Version yesterday to upgrade mit 4.5 installation. After installing it - I even didn't wonder why all messages pop up in Englisch suddenly *g* - I ended up with a totally messed up iTunes. It didn't find my library again and asked me to link my iPod with a new (blank) lib...args! Strange, because I got my music files in a seperate folder and didn't use the…

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Apple opened iTunes for European users

by kai on 16/06/2004

Yoohoo, Apple finally made it and opened up their iTunes shop for European users (at least for UK, France and Germany). That's great because they offer a very huge archive of songs for a very reasonable pricing. Apple takes 0.99 Eurocent per song or 9.99 Euros for a complete album (at least for the most of them). But the big advantage is that they use a very user-friendly DRM concept. The songs…

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Ben Forta in Germany - update -

by kai on 15/06/2004

- English - The guys from Macromedia Central Europe provided me with an update regarding the agenda and the location... Date: 15th of July, 2004 Location: Hilton Hotel Cologne (Marzellenstrasse 13-17, 50668 Köln) Agenda: 2 pm: Registration 2.30 pm - 5.30 pm: Ben Forta on Blackstone, Flex and some other stuff 5.30 pm - open: Macromedia offers drinks, fingerfood to feed you during chatting after…

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MX Magazin: subscribe now!

by kai on 14/06/2004

- English - A very special offer for visitors of Blog in Black: MX Magazin - the best and most important Macromedia-related publication in the German magazine market is providing a special offer - get a subscription for 29,90 Euros per year via BIB instead of 39,90 Euros per year for getting a regular subscription. So - your deal is a discount of 10,00 Euros or ca. 25% of the original price. To…

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Macromedia server technotes as RSS feeds

by kai on 13/06/2004

Macromedia provides very comfortable RSS feeds for their server technotes now:

ColdFusion: http://www.markme.com/technotes/coldfusion.xml
Flex: http://www.markme.com/technotes/flex.xml
JRun: http://www.markme.com/technotes/jrun.xml

(via Brandons blog)

Ben Forta in Germany

by kai on 10/06/2004

- English - The hottest name in the ColdFusion universe, Ben Forta, is delivering a user group tour this June and July. Ben will visit Germany also and will be the NRW area on July the 15th hosting a session on ColdFusion, Flash and Flex. Ben will also give a preview and sneak peak of the famous upcoming release of ColdFusion, called "Blackstone". The event is organised by the guys of Macromedia…

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Venus-Transit and Eclipse

by kai on 09/06/2004

Sadly I missed the Venus transit yesterday morning. If you have no idea what I'm talking about, have a look on venus-transit.de (site is in English), they explain it well! It's not that I'm really in Astronomy, but I got astrophysics classes in high school (long, long ago :-) which I really appreciated. So - that was the one and only chance to see a Venus transfer during my lifetime in Germany…

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Article on Flex in German Java Magazin

by kai on 09/06/2004

- English -
The next issue (07.04) of Germanys Java Magazin will contain an article on Flex 1.0 and it's relationship to the Java world...

The magazin should be available on June 11th, but the article itself is available online for early access (just in German)

- German -
In der nächsten Ausgabe des Java Magazins gibt's einen Flex-Artikel von mir. Das Heft sollte am 11.06.2004 an den üblichen Stellen erhältlich sein, der Artikel ist aber schon online verfügbar.

Recorded MacroChats from Community week

by kai on 08/06/2004

The Macromedia User Group Management team provided the recorded MacroChats from the Community week in late May.

Have a look in the Community Groups Weblog to review them and give them a try if you missed an interesting one...

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