Web 2.0

My Homepage on the Brand-new Ulitzer Platform!

Fri, 24 Apr 2009 23:00:00 EDT

Today I've discovered my new home page on the brand-new Ulitzer platform: http://marcocasario.ulitzer.com It's a new service (still in beta) that allows users to create their own magazine. Goggling on the net I found the following information about the service: Ulitzer titles will be published under the Creative Commons license. Launching a magazine at Ulitzer.com, which is currently in pre-beta, is designed to be as easy as boiling an egg and doesn't take much longer. For details of how to become a Ulitzer user, please contact editorial (at) SYS-CON.com. Once you've been handed the keys, you will be able to associate your future Web presence to whichever Topic or Topics suit you best.

Where Are RIA Technologies Headed in 2008?

Sat, 23 Feb 2008 02:45:00 EST

I am always being told off by i-technologists for quoting Picasso as having said that computers are useless. But I still love his reasoning: 'Because they can only give you answers.' Picasso, like AJAXWorld Magazine, liked questions. So we thought we would share with you what some of the world's leading rich Internet application pioneers are thinking may be the next questions that we need to see answered. From that, readers can themselves infer: where is AJAX headed next?

Blogging – Corporate America's "Big Wet Kiss To Web 2.0"

Sun, 25 Feb 2007 12:30:00 EST

The significance of blogging is not the word 'blog' whether used as a verb or a noun, but its role as a harbinger of the game-changing Web-as-platform revolution. In particular, the migration of blogging from the individual toward the enterprise...

Adobe Chief Software Architect: "MAX 2006 is a milestone in the integration of Adobe and Macromedia..."

Tue, 24 Oct 2006 09:00:00 EDT

'MAX 2006 is both a milestone in the integration of Adobe and Macromedia, and a reflection of what's possible when all these creative forces come together,' said Kevin Lynch, Adobe SVP & Chief Software Architect today here in Las Vegas, where Adobe is staging its first MAX developer and customer event since joining forces with Macromedia.

Flex Builder Shortcuts

Fri, 21 Jul 2006 22:00:00 EDT

Adobe Flex Builder has many convenient keyboard commands and hints that make your programming faster. But this is a list of Flex Builder shortcuts that I use on a regular basis

AJAX: Making the HTML User Experience Almost As Pleasant as Flash

Tue, 11 Apr 2006 10:15:00 EDT

AJAX can make the HTML user experience almost as pleasant as Flash. The main advantage of Flash, in spite of its vector animations, is that you never reload the page. Flash Remoting allows you to interface with the server in the background and AJAX does exactly the same for HTML pages.

ColdFusion and Crystal Enterprise Integrations

Sun, 18 Sep 2005 09:00:00 EDT

This document is a primer. It's designed to inform you, the reader, of what can be done and what to consider before attempting integration. It's not riddled with proprietary code that describes exactly how to do integrate between ColdFusionMX and Crystal Enterprise.

Advanced Deployment with Ant (and DbUnit)

Tue, 15 Mar 2005 00:00:00 EST

Apache Ant is a subproject being developed as part of the Jakarta project. Ant is a Java-based build tool which uses XML build files. Its main competitors are GNU Make, Jam, and NAnt. Many developers prefer Ant because it is environment-neutral, tightly integrated into Java, and faster than Make. XML build files are easier to create, read, and maintain than build files used with the Make utility (or other similar utilities).

What Are You Searching For?

Tue, 15 Mar 2005 00:00:00 EST

In the January issue of CFDJ (Vol. 7, issue 1), Joe Cronin wrote an excellent article about Verity entitled 'Optimize, Extend, and Enhance the Search Functionality in ColdFusion.' In this article, Joe talked about the powerful features of the Verity search service provided in the ColdFusion MX server.

Data Classification Using a Digital Taxonomy

Wed, 20 Oct 2004 00:00:00 EDT

As an organization's vast collection of data continues to grow, it becomes increasingly difficult for users to find the information they need. You need only to look at the success of Google to see the importance of search engine technology. Unfortunately, traditional search engines that rely primarily on keyword matching often return unintended results.

Using ColdFusion For Network Monitoring

Wed, 13 Oct 2004 00:00:00 EDT

One of the best features of ColdFusion is its versatility. Very few other languages or environments offer the cross-platform, open framework for development that the ColdFusion platform provides.

Sanjay Kumar "Betrayed the Trust of the Board," Says CA's Attorney

Thu, 23 Sep 2004 00:00:00 EDT

Sanjay Kumar, the former chairman and CEO of Computer Associates, was charged with conspiracy and obstruction of justice in an indictment unsealed yesterday. Former CA executives, led by Kumar, 'betrayed the trust of the board, Computer Associates shareholders, and 15,000 employees,' an attorney representing Computer Associates, Robert Guiffra, told reporters.

Building a Keyword Vector Space Engine in ColdFusion

Fri, 13 Aug 2004 00:00:00 EDT

Do you want to extend your searching options beyond the basics? Would automated 'Related Items' functionality have clients beating a path to your door? Here's one way to go about it.

Model-View-Controller based Plug-able Declarative Framework

Tue, 11 May 2004 00:00:00 EDT

A Model-View-Controller based Plug-able Declarative Framework (MVC-PDF) will be described, in which developers use the full power of ColdFusion MX (CFMX) components to create MVC applications. The declarative nature of the framework will allow the controller and the model to be specified declaratively in configuration files, versus custom coded in ColdFusion.

It's Not Called The 'World Wide Web' for Nothing

Tue, 09 Mar 2004 00:00:00 EST

Much of the future growth of the Internet will occur in areas where the dominant language is not English. The convergence of this growing area of opportunity with the new features offered by CFMX make CFMX an excellent choice for globalized applications.

Add Localization to Your Web Site

Wed, 25 Feb 2004 00:00:00 EST

Welcome to another installment of Extending ColdFusion. In this edition, we are going to look at one of the ways you can add localization to your Web site. What do we mean by localization? Localization or L10N (L10N is an abbreviation for the 10 letters between the 'L' and 'N' in localization) describes the process of adapting an application to a specific locale.