As I said, I would post my first actual useful post in almost 2 years. So here it is. Eclipse Tips & Tricks. I put a PowerPoint together and presented this to my peers at VMware. These are the most useful features in Eclipse that I use daily. I’ve been using eclipse since about 2006, …
New Job Resolution
Ok, so here goes. I haven’t posted in a LONG time. The last time I posted, I was working for a company, which shall remain nameless, that worked me a ton of hours. I was literately working 80 hour work weeks during the best part of summer. In addition to that, I have a 4 …
If we could only figure out how to fabricate time…
I’ve been horrible at keeping my blog up to date. I recently filled out my google profile, and one of the questions on it is “Something I still can’t find on google”, and my answer to that is “Time”. Being a parent, holding a full time job that allows absolutely 0 flexibility in hours and often demands more …
Flex LinkLabel – Traditional href link
One great thing about Flex is the ability to create your own custom components of whatever the framework left out. One simple component that would have served the framework nicely was a LinkLabel of some sorts. Something that creates a standard link that everyone is use to rather than that ugly LinkButton. Users are familiar …
Keeping up
It’s been a few days since I’ve posted anything. I’ve been working with ColdFusion SAML implementation on one of my side projects, which I have found a usefull post on over atwww.philduba.com. For those that aren’t familiar with SAML, it is Security Assertion Markup Language and has to do with Single-Sign-On (SSO). That’s been interesting …
SQL Server ColdFusion Database Failover
In order for ColdFusion to handle database failures that failover to another database, ColdFusion must be aware of the alternate database servers. This can be configured using a JDBC connection to the database and specifying the AlternateServers in the JDBC URL. Below outlines how to configure the Data Source connection in ColdFusion. Minimal Requirements: JRun 4 …
Oracle Web Cache
I’ve been working on server configurations for getting my blog up and running, and thought maybe I could share my setup. I think someone out there may actually find it useful. So here goes… I’m the type of person that likes to use vmware, and sometimes over use vm’s. For each client project I take …
My First Post
This is my first attempt at blogging and I’ve been wanting to blog for the longest time but kept putting it off. My excuse was that I’ve always been too busy with extra contract work, having a family life with my 2 year old daughter and wife. But now I’m starting to realize two things. One, …