Latest News from Michael Smith

Conference Review: Powered by Detroit

Wed, 18 May 2005 14:15:00 EDT

I just got back from the 'Powered by Detroit' (http://poweredbydetroit.org/) ColdFusion and Flash conference in Detroit Michigan on April 9-10.

Top 10 Web Security Tips

Wed, 15 Sep 2004 00:00:00 EDT

All data-driven Web sites are potentially vulnerable to hackers, whether they are written in ColdFusion or another language. Fortunately, a few simple steps can make your site much more secure.

The Truth About Verity

Fri, 26 Sep 2003 00:00:00 EDT

Verity text search engine is one of ColdFusion's great features although it is often totally ignored by developers.

Creating Dynamic Websites With ColdFusion

Wed, 17 Sep 2003 00:00:00 EDT

In this article we continue to look at what ColdFusion is and how you can use it for dynamic website creation. We cover using SQL to dynamically retrieve and display data from any database along with testing and debugging techniques.

Creating Dynamic Websites With ColdFusion

Tue, 16 Sep 2003 00:00:00 EDT

In this article we explore what ColdFusion is and what it can do for dynamic website creation. We will do some basic ColdFusion code examples to get you familiar with the language, and then we will discuss how a ColdFusion program works. We will also be covering where you can learn more about ColdFusion.

Creating Dynamic Websites With ColdFusion

Tue, 16 Sep 2003 00:00:00 EDT

In this article we continue to look at what ColdFusion is and how you can use it for dynamic website creation. We cover free text searching of both multiple files and databases using the ColdFusion Verity text search engine. Free text searching lets you look for words anywhere in a directory structure or database.

Creating Dynamic Websites With ColdFusion

Tue, 16 Sep 2003 00:00:00 EDT

In this article we continue to look at what ColdFusion is and how you can use it for dynamic website creation. This article covers displaying and sending form-based and customized e-mail and looping control in ColdFusion.

Creating Dynamic Websites With ColdFusion

Tue, 16 Sep 2003 00:00:00 EDT

In this article we continue to look at what ColdFusion is and how you can use it for dynamic website creation. We cover all the different varieties of the loop tag and how ColdFusion makes list handling easy.

ColdFusion and Section 508

Mon, 11 Mar 2002 00:00:00 EST

There's a new federal law, known as Section 508, that requires disabled accessibility to government Web sites. We'll explain what you have to do to comply, how ColdFusion can help (or hinder), and why 508 isn't a bad thing after all.

CFContent With Images

Wed, 11 Jul 2001 00:00:00 EDT

Many of us have used the CFCONTENT tag that comes with ColdFusion to serve up files to browsers, but very few ColdFusion developers are aware that the CFCONTENT tag can be used in conjunction with the HTML tag to serve up graphics, such as JPEGs and GIFs.

Upsize from MSAccess to SQL Server

Fri, 27 Apr 2001 00:00:00 EDT

In March (CFDJ, Vol.3, issue 5) we covered reasons to upsize your Access database to SQL Server and the tools you'll use to do it. Here we explain in detail how to copy data to SQL Server and troubleshoot your upsizing project.

Upsize from MSAccess To SQL Server

Thu, 22 Feb 2001 00:00:00 EST

If you're using ColdFusion with Access today, then it's likely you'll be using it with SQL Server tomorrow. Luckily, Microsoft has provided some tools that make upgrading to SQL Server a relatively easy process. You'll be surprised to learn how simple it is to upgrade and how easy it is to work with.

eWebEditPro 1.8.0.2 from Ektron

Wed, 23 Aug 2000 00:00:00 EDT

eWebEditPro from Ektron is a browser-based WYSIWYG editor that lets your Web site users create HTML content even if they don't know HTML. In this review we discuss why you'd need eWebEditPro, and point out some of its features and limitations.