Kip DeGraaf: Macromedia

Quick Tip: What is flash sending your cfcs?

Wed, 12 Feb 2003 05:47:38 GMT

Todd posted some stuff for seeing what Flash Remoting sends back to your Cold Fusion[Todd Rafferty's CFMX Blog]

Macromedia would like some more money from me

Mon, 10 Feb 2003 08:45:44 GMT

Macromedia pushes subscription plan. The company announces a new software-by-subscription program along with an upgrade to its MX line of products.

Ouch, I paid retail last fall for Studio MX for use on my Powerbook, that was $800 I believe, I've bought the 1st DRK for another $100, and was about to get off my duff and buy the 2nd. Now Macromedia is suggesting that the full MX suite plus the DRKs are worth $1,500/year? I'll wait for the full details, but I'll say right now I hope this extra content is worth it.

Now the Essentials service at $300/year for just the DRKs doesn't sound too bad. I've been impressed with the DRK content and if they stick to a quarterly release schedule and keep the content value up, I'll be a happy customer there.

Update: I see now that existing Studio MX customers can get started with DevNet for $600. If they do release the next versions of Flash and Dreamweaver this year along with 2 additional good quality DRKs, it would definitely be worth my cash. $1,000/year for keep it renewed, still uncertain about that one though.

Mon, 09 Dec 2002 02:19:18 GMT

Flash Components - This seems to be an area of int ....

Flash Components - This seems to be an area of interest that goes from strength to strength. I just received an email alerting me to this Component Headquarters website. I'm not quite sure what I think of the UI on the home page - more Flash than Flash - but it certainly shows the increasing popularity of Flash Components and the sophistication of some of them.

[An Architect's View]

Want to get Java to protect our CF apps?

Mon, 09 Dec 2002 02:18:29 GMT

Servlet -> CFML - I was intrigued by this code ....

Servlet -> CFML - I was intrigued by this code snippet from Matt Liotta that shows how to redirect from a Java Servlet to a ColdFusion page:

getServletContext().getRequestDispatcher("/index.cfm[per thou]).forward(request, response);

I believe Matt has suggested this idiom can be used to wrap a ColdFusion application in a Java Servlet that secures the application for licensing purposes, amongst other uses. Yet another way Java and ColdFusion are living more happily together these days.

[An Architect's View]