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Lee Brimelow's Creative Cloud Shirts

Thu, 23 May 2013 17:37:00 -0400

Someone just asked me where they could get the cool Creative Cloud shirt I wore at MAX. The shirt is a Lee Brimelow creation, and so that I have the URL for future use, I am posting it here.

Amethyst 2 Launched

Tue, 21 May 2013 13:17:00 -0400

It's been a while since I last mentioned Amethyst, SapphireSteel's Visual Studio based IDE for Flex and ActionScript. SapphireSteel has just announced the launch of Amethyst 2, with lots of new features including support for Flash based (non-Flex) form creation.

ColdFusion Summit 2013

Tue, 21 May 2013 10:26:00 -0400

Yep, it's true, we're hosting a dedicated ColdFusion Summit this year. The Summit will be at the Mandalay Bay in Las Vegas on October 24th and 25th, and registrtaion will be $250. More details coming soon.

Raymond Camden On JavaScript Design Patterns

Sun, 19 May 2013 19:32:00 -0400

Raymond Camden has been digging into JavaScript design patterns. His latest post in the serires is a great disucssion of The Revealing Module Pattern.

John Nack On Creative Cloud

Fri, 17 May 2013 18:06:00 -0400

John Nack has posted his thoughts on our recent Creative Cloud announcements. This one is an interesting read, including the comment threads.

ColdFusion Security Hotfix APSB13-13

Thu, 16 May 2013 23:27:00 -0400

The ColdFusion team has released a hotfix for the security alert mentioned last week. This issue affects ColdFusion 10.x and 9.x on all platforms.

Adobe Creative Cloud Overview

Sun, 12 May 2013 22:22:00 -0400

Building Your First PhoneGap Build App

Fri, 10 May 2013 14:50:00 -0400

Want to build a mobile app using web standards? Don Woodward shows you how in this new video Introduction to PhoneGap Build - Building your first app:

ColdFusion Security Advisory

Wed, 08 May 2013 22:22:00 -0400

The Adobe Security team has issued a security advisory for vulnerability (CVE-2013-3336) which could permit an unauthorized user to remotely retrieve files stored on the server. This vulnerability affects ColdFusion 10.x, 9.x, and earlier versions (on Windows, Mac and UNIX), but will not affect you if you have adhered to the recommendations in the Lockdown Guide (or if you've blocked all /cfide access).

ColdFusion Community Portal Launched

Tue, 07 May 2013 11:28:00 -0400

The ColdFusion team has launched the ColdFusion Community Portal (powered, of course, by ColdFusion using Mura CMS).

Some Useful MAX Day 1 Links

Mon, 06 May 2013 23:58:00 -0400

Lots of news and excitement at Adobe MAX this morning. Here are some useful links to help you keep all of the news straight:

Letter on Creative Cloud and the future of the creative process
Creative Cloud FAQ
Sign up to learn more about Projects Mighty and Napoleon
Scott Kelby shares his take on the Creative Cloud announcements
Terry White dispels Creative Cloud myths (updated)

[Updated 05/07/2013]

ColdFusion Position In NJ

Fri, 03 May 2013 15:27:00 -0400

One this week:

Thorlabs (Newton, NJ) is looking for a ColdFusion developer. Requirements include a Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, MIS, or Business (and/or equivalent work experience), and experience with ColdFusion, jQuery, Ajax, XML, and SQL Server. Details posted online.

Inspire MAX Edition Published

Fri, 03 May 2013 13:56:00 -0400

To help you get into the Adobe MAX mood, a special MAX edition of Inspire magazine has just been published.

Twitter At MAX

Thu, 02 May 2013 23:37:00 -0400

MAX is on Twitter for up-to-date news (yeah, expect lots of that!), conference details, help, and more.

Brackets Hackathon At MAX

Wed, 01 May 2013 12:38:00 -0400

Looks like there are still a few tickets left for the Brackets Hackathon at MAX 2013. This is a chance to hang out with the community, contribute to the Brackets project, chat with project leads, and more. Registration is not required (but it will get you an awesome t-shirt).