A blog for ColdFusion, Java, and other topics. http://www.bpurcell.org/blog/index.cfm <p>If you had a chance to read <a href="http://www.bpurcell.org/blog/index.cfm?mode=entry&entry=1103">my getting started with Ec2 article </a>I highlighted some of the challenges with deploying applications on the cloud. One of these challenges can n... http://www.bpurcell.org/blog/index.cfm?mode=entry&entry=1105 2008-04-02T06:58:47-07:00 ColdFusionMX,Other,Software <p><a href="http://www.infoq.com/news/2008/01/flex-mvc">This article highlights</a> the many different Flex development frameworks available as the Flex community has grown by leaps in bounds in recent years. </p> http://www.bpurcell.org/blog/index.cfm?mode=entry&entry=1104 2008-04-02T06:52:10-07:00 Flex <p>I was recently introduced to <a href="http://aws.amazon.com/ec2">Amazon's new Ec2 services</a>. The idea of cloud computing really intrigued me after I heard about it so I decided to take the dive. There is a bit of a learning curve with getting s... http://www.bpurcell.org/blog/index.cfm?mode=entry&entry=1103 2008-03-15T19:14:32-07:00 ColdFusionMX,Other <TABLE width="100%" border=0> <TR> <TD vAlign=top><p>UPDATE: After seeing paw prints on my deck in the snow for a few days we decided to stake out the area late on Friday night. Around 2:30 AM he showed up but ran off after we tried to quietly op... http://www.bpurcell.org/blog/index.cfm?mode=entry&entry=1102 2008-01-10T20:40:01-07:00 Other <object width="425" height="355"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/iHtDVMA0FcE&rel=1"></param><param name="wmode" value="transparent"></param><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/iHtDVMA0FcE&rel=1" type="application/x-shockwave-flas... http://www.bpurcell.org/blog/index.cfm?mode=entry&entry=1101 2007-12-20T17:46:52-07:00 Other <P>In my <A href="http://www.bpurcell.org/blog/index.cfm?mode=entry&amp;entry=1099">last blog posting</A> I discussed the advantages of using MaxMind GeoIP to obtain a site visitors geographical location based on their IP. In this posting I will show... http://www.bpurcell.org/blog/index.cfm?mode=entry&entry=1100 2007-12-08T21:00:39-07:00 ColdFusionMX,Universal Mind <P>Early this year I wrote a blog article about using IP2Location to identify a users location and ISP based upon their IP. You can find the previous articles here:</P> <P><A href="http://www.bpurcell.org/blog/index.cfm?mode=entry&amp;entry=1078">ht... http://www.bpurcell.org/blog/index.cfm?mode=entry&entry=1099 2007-11-14T20:41:12-07:00 ColdFusionMX,JRun,Universal Mind <P>I ran into a confusing issue with ColdFusion 8 that could affect users that install the enterprise version with the evaluation option and are using multiple instances.</P> <P>Here is what led up to this issue occuring for me</P> <OL> <LI>Instal... http://www.bpurcell.org/blog/index.cfm?mode=entry&entry=1098 2007-11-12T18:34:04-07:00 ColdFusionMX In recent years Flash video has taken over the web and the latest beta release of the player opens up a whole new set of features. <A class="" href="http://www.kaourantin.net/2007/08/what-just-happened-to-video-on-web_20.html" target=_blank>Tinic Uro... http://www.bpurcell.org/blog/index.cfm?mode=entry&entry=1096 2007-08-31T08:21:11-07:00 Flash Media Server A large majority of my summer has been spent working in the backyard on a large project. It started in April and although I have more to do I am going to attempt to enjoy the rest of the summer and get back to work in late August. It all started last... http://www.bpurcell.org/blog/index.cfm?mode=entry&entry=1095 2007-07-26T21:27:22-07:00 Other <P>A new version of the MySQL driver has been released that detects ColdFusion when it is running with Coldfusion MX 7 (and 8). This should result in much better performance for CF/MySQL users.<BR><BR>Setting "useDynamicCharsetInfo" to "false" now c... http://www.bpurcell.org/blog/index.cfm?mode=entry&entry=1094 2007-07-23T12:18:22-07:00 ColdFusionMX <P>These days I spend most of my time in the mobile world so I do not get the chance to blog like I used to. For those of you that have worked with Device Central in CS3 here is a Wiki where you can share your tips and techniques.</P> <P><A href="ht... http://www.bpurcell.org/blog/index.cfm?mode=entry&entry=1093 2007-05-17T12:50:35-07:00 Flash Lite <P>This was something that I meant to write about a while ago but never got around to it. I recieved a question recently by email and wanted to provide some tips and tricks when using ISAPI Rewrite in a multi-tiered load balanced environment. I wrote... http://www.bpurcell.org/blog/index.cfm?mode=entry&entry=1092 2007-03-23T07:39:54-07:00 ColdFusionMX,JRun,Universal Mind After installing Flex 2.0.1 I was frustrated to find that I was no longer getting output to my flashlog.txt files. After some searching around I found that it was moved to C:\Documents and Settings\username\Application Data\Macromedia\Flash Player\Lo... http://www.bpurcell.org/blog/index.cfm?mode=entry&entry=1091 2007-01-11T20:29:50-07:00 Flex <P>I was creating a simple application to enter IP addresses into a database and I found there was no simple way to validate the IP addresses. With Flex it is fairly simple to create a custom validator. The code below uses a regular expression to val... http://www.bpurcell.org/blog/index.cfm?mode=entry&entry=1090 2007-01-07T17:55:27-07:00 Flex,Universal Mind