How to Kill an IT Project. The sad secret of many technology projects in law firms is that they have become time and money sinkholes. As hard as getting tech projects started may seem to technology-starved lawyers in many firms, it is even harder to get the plug pulled on bad tech projects that have… Continue reading How to Kill an IT Project
Author: Vince Kimball
Java and XP SP2 Firewall
Java and XP SP2 Firewall. One of the nice features in XP SP2 Firewall is that when an application tries to access the network, it opens a dialog asking if the application should be granted network access and remembers the choice user makes. This is great for normal applications. Unfortunately, Java applications all fall under… Continue reading Java and XP SP2 Firewall
No Cost Flex Non-Commercial / Non-Institutional Deployment License
No Cost Flex Non-Commercial / Non-Institutional Deployment License. The newly announced Macromedia Flex non-commercial/non-institutional deployment license enables individuals, including students, technology educators and individual developers to build and deploy Flex applications at no cost (except for a small shipping and handling fee). Participants also receive 1 license of Macromedia Flex Builder, the Macromedia IDE for… Continue reading No Cost Flex Non-Commercial / Non-Institutional Deployment License
Laszlo Goes Open Source
Laszlo Goes Open Source. Today is a big day for Laszlo. Until today, we were a software company selling a commercial platform for developing rich Internet applications. Meaning: you could license our software, install it on your servers, and develop and serve an advanced user experience using our server and application framework. This made a… Continue reading Laszlo Goes Open Source
Do Terror Alerts Work?
Do Terror Alerts Work?. As I read the litany of terror threat warnings that the government has issued in the past three years, the thing that jumps out at me is how vague they are. The careful wording implies everything without actually saying anything. We hear “terrorists might try to bomb buses and rail lines… Continue reading Do Terror Alerts Work?
Does Big Brother Want to Watch?
Does Big Brother Want to Watch?. Since the terrorist attacks of 2001, the Bush administration–specifically, the Department of Homeland Security–has wanted the world to agree on a standard for machine-readable passports. Countries whose citizens currently do not have visa requirements to enter the United States will have to issue passports that conform to the standard… Continue reading Does Big Brother Want to Watch?
Form Processing
Form Processing. Living on del.icio.us this morning. Some more finds: Phorm: PHP form processing Can include form data in an acknowledgement page, email it to one or more addresses, validate it, includ it in an autoresponder message, lot it to a text file or mySQL database. Also available is a “jr.” version: Phorm Jr is… Continue reading Form Processing
Anti-terror plans 'a shambles'
Anti-terror plans 'a shambles'. THE emergency services in Scotland are ill-prepared to cope with the aftermath of a major terrorist attack north of the border, The Scotsman has learned. [The Scotsman]
Investigating Flex
Investigating Flex. I don't want to count my chickens, but it's looking promising that I may be able to get into Macromedia Flex development pretty soon. I'm really excited about the opportunities Flex offers for buildling not only extremely slick UIs, but also for building true enterprise applications that just happen to have a nice… Continue reading Investigating Flex
Installing CFMX on Mac OS X
Installing CFMX on Mac OS X. This has come up often lately in the macromedia.com forums, so I went through this process step-by-step tonight, and here's what worked for me. Hope it helps some of the rest of you! In addition to these instructions, please refer to the following URLs: http://www.macromedia.com/support/coldfusion/j2ee/cfmxj2ee_mac_onjrunandtom.html http://www.macromedia.com/support/coldfusion/j2ee/cfmxj2ee_jrun4_deploy.html [Matt Woodward's Blog]