The Archives
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02.16.07Don’t forget the drivers!I've been reading Matt Woodward's entry Setting Up a Mac for ColdFusion Development and I've noticed he's missed one minor, but kind of important thing - in order for ColdFusion to be able to connect to datasources that use the downloaded drivers, you actually need them findable in the ColdFusion classpath. So, Matt's recommendation that you place your drivers somewhere convenient isn't quite right. My personal preference is to put them in the {cf_installation}/servers/lib directory, making them available to all your ColdFusion server instances (you are using server instance separation for all your different projects, right?). However, in my setup ...
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01.31.07CF on Mac Intel with Apache 2I've finally set up CF on my MacBook Pro using the Definitive Guide from Mark Andrachek. It all works brilliantly. Now, like any good geek, I've begun thinking that this must be able to be done with Apache 2.x. The most recent release available is 2.0.52 from ServerLogistics, which is the one I use in The ACME Guide. Apache has moved along since then, and it's now at 2.2.4. Nobody seems to have built a binary. My thinking is that one of the AMP stacks, say MAMP or XAMPP would be the ideal platform to work - easy ...
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12.20.06A day with Seth GodinSeth is something of a hero of mine. If only I could go (along with the bazillion other "if onlys" that preclude me from being there are the killers that are location and distance). If you are within reachable distance of NY and want a worthwhile day, spend the money and go on February 13th. If you've not read any of Seth's books, start with Purple Cow and move on from there!
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11.22.06MacBook Pr0nSpotted over at TUAW, Mark Morford's SFGate review of the MacBook Pro pushes up against NSFW if your firewall is checking for certain phrases. That said, it's a very cool review. And a MUST-READ!
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10.25.06FlexBuilder 2 for MacEverybody, BIG breath in! Oooooooh! Get it. Now. Do cool stuff.
