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Hey Man, Where have you been?

Fri, 27 Apr 2012 05:30:00 -0500

Well, that's a good question. Obviously I haven't been blogging. Things have been super busy at work, and I really just haven't had the time to blog like I'd like to. But, to be completely honest, I really don't feel like I've had much worth writi... [More]

Multiple Developer Positions Available In Nashville, TN.

Thu, 11 Aug 2011 07:09:00 -0500

The company I work for (The C.A. Jones Management Group) has an immediate need for ColdFusion, .Net, SQL Server, Ruby, and jQuery developers in our Nashville office, with multiple positions available.

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How I got started in ColdFusion

Mon, 01 Aug 2011 09:01:00 -0500

Today is "How I Got Started in ColdFusion" day per Steve Bryant's call . It's simply a day designated for us all to tell, well, how we got started in ColdFusion. So, here goes. My story is probably a bit different that most of the other CF Develo... [More]

Memories from Moldova

Mon, 11 Jul 2011 06:32:00 -0500

On Thursday, June 30th, a group of people from all walks of life came together and headed out for a small country in Eastern Europe called Moldova. While we traveled over there together as a large group, once landing in Moldova 13 of us would split o... [More]

CFBuilder/Subclipse problem when right clicking on files in Team Synchronization view.

Tue, 21 Jun 2011 21:08:00 -0500

I started using Coldfusion Builder 2 this week, and the first plugin I installed was Subclipse. Even though the install went fine, I ran into problems when trying to use the plugin. Specifically, whenever I was in the Team Synchronization view I co... [More]

I turned in my notice, got a new job, and am leaving the country in less than 2 weeks.

Sun, 19 Jun 2011 16:30:00 -0500

With a title like that, I guess it goes without saying that things have been pretty interesting around here lately. To sum it all up, last Wednesday was my last day at Vanderbilt, I start my new job as a Sr. Developer at South Eastern Book Company... [More]

Never compare your beginning to someone else's middle.

Wed, 11 May 2011 10:42:00 -0500

This morning I read an article on Michael Hyatt's blog by Jon Acuff, the author of Quitter: Closing the Gap Between Your Day Job and Your Dream Job, in which he said something that really inspired me. He begins the article by talking about a recen... [More]

More Apps, not Frameworks! But, should you use a Framework for your Apps?

Mon, 02 May 2011 09:49:00 -0500

Right after the OpenCF Summit earlier this year, I read a few blog posts in which people mention the topic of "More Apps, Not Frameworks" (or something along those lines). If you haven't heard about it, this is basically the idea that CFML already... [More]

Don't miss the ColdFusion Builder 2 Tour tonight in Nashville!

Thu, 21 Apr 2011 08:30:00 -0500

Tonight Greg Wilson from Adobe will be here to talk about CFBuilder 2, ColdFusion, and Flex on mobile including iPad/iPhone. The event will be hosted by the Dave Ramsey / The Lampo Group, Inc. at the Russ Carroll Financial Peace Conference Center ...

Mach-II has reignited my passion for development!

Wed, 23 Mar 2011 08:04:00 -0500

For a while now I've been in a rut. I'm not really sure of the cause, but lately I just haven't had the passion I once had for writing code. The spark seemed to be gone. I really haven't had much of a desire to work on any of my side projects, a... [More]

I'm going to work with orphans this summer, and I need your help.

Tue, 08 Mar 2011 13:54:00 -0500

According to the U.S. Department of State, human trafficking is the world's third largest criminal enterprise, after drugs and weapons, and UNICEF reports that worldwide there are nearly two million children in the commercial sex trade. Many of thes... [More]

CFML 101: Using CFML to read and update INI files.

Fri, 11 Feb 2011 13:00:00 -0500

In this installment of my CFML 101 series, I'm going to show you how you can read and update a INI file with just a very little bit of code. I'll have to admit, when I first tried to do this I was surprised at how simple it was. I guess I shouldn... [More]

Look out OpenCF Summit, here I come!

Fri, 04 Feb 2011 09:27:00 -0500

It's official, I'm heading to the OpenCF Summit in Dallas in just a little over two weeks! This will be the first conference I've been to since NCDevCon last year. I'm really looking forward to this conference, as well as seeing some of my CF pal...

How to see if a function exists in a CFC

Fri, 21 Jan 2011 12:34:00 -0500

Just recently I came across a situation where I needed to determine if a specific method was available in a CFC. I have a case where I'm creating specific methods for specific departments. So in the code, if Department A has a method, do this, if ... [More]

Recap of 2010 and Goals for 2011

Thu, 06 Jan 2011 08:43:00 -0500

The new year is here (already??) and that means it is time to take a moment to reflect on 2010, and think about my plans for moving forward in the coming year. I'm excited to see what 2011 brings, and some of the plans I have for this year, but f... [More]