Dec 9, 2013

Adobe MAX 2014

Adobe MAX is back!

The global creative conference is back in Los Angeles between October 4th - 8th 2014.

The collision of 5,000 creative minds over three days. Expect sparks.

If you have never attended MAX before, you really must. It's an amazing event with great content and...

Nov 13, 2013

ColdFusion Security Hotfix

Yesterday (12th November 2013) a new hotfix was released with security updates applicable to ColdFusion versions 10, 9.0.2, 9.0.1 and 9 for Windows, Mac and Linux.

To quote the official bulletin, "this hotfix addresses a reflected cross site scripting vulnerability that could be exploited by...

Nov 12, 2013

Scotch on the Rocks 2014 Session Submissions Open

Scotch on the Rocks, Europe's longest running ColdFusion conference and (I think) one of the best conferences in the EU for web development in general is in full preparation for next year's conference. I'm a little biased as I've been very fortunate to be directly involved with the conference since...

Nov 8, 2013

ColdFusion Builder Linux Support

Many developers have been asking for ColdFusion Builder support for Linux for a long time, and there have been a number of requests to the Adobe forums, bug trackers and support groups for this exact feature since it's initial release.

One ticket on the bugbase reappeared in my inbox yesterday dealing...

Nov 8, 2013

cf.Objective() 2014 Sessions Open For Voting

A quick post.

cf.Objective() (one of the best conferences I have ever been to and spoken at) had a call for speaker submissions, which is now closed.

Love it or hate it, Trello was used to gather the session submissions in a publicly accessible way (I personally think it works quite well...

Sep 24, 2013

Accessing Kuler in Adobe Edge Code

I love the Creative Cloud. Above all else, it makes sure my product versions are constantly updated with the latest releases, and this proved it's worth to me (again) the other day.

I was working on some UI code and had created a colour swatch using...

Sep 20, 2013

Simplify deployments with Capistrano - Web Designer Magazine Issue 214

Issue 214 of Web Designer magazine is now available in the shops, in which you will find a five-page tutorial from me on deploying static sites and web apps with Capistrano.

Take the pain out of deployments with Capistrano, a powerful tool...

Sep 20, 2013

I'm speaking at Future of Web Apps London 2013

I'm very excited to be speaking at the amazing Future of Web Apps London 2013 conference on October 23 - 25th.

FOWA, alongside the equally amazing Future of Web Design (FOWD) conference, is organised by Future Insights, who always produce and deliver superb...

Sep 13, 2013

Kendo UI Grid Book Review

I was lucky enough to receive a copy of a new release from Packt Publishing to review, so here goes.

This is "Kendo UI Grid", authored by James R. Lamar, and deals specifically with the Grid controls...

Sep 12, 2013

Adobe Create Now UK Event, Oxford 19th September 2013

The Adobe Create Now World Tour is soon to be underway, and these events bring Adobe evangelists and experts to your doorstep (more or less) to show you how you can efficiently manage your projects using the Creative Cloud tools.

The tour itself currently has a lot of sessions across North...