Latest News from Michael Givens

Flex and ColdFusion Hybrid Application with ServiceFactory

Wed, 15 Aug 2007 12:30:00 EDT

Whether it's in factories or workshops, in mines or forests, in offices or homes, or even in our sacred ColdFusion Administrator, anything that impairs the efficiency of workers is always worthy of improvements in the process or changing the way of doing things. Levering ColdFusion ServiceFactory to get work done is one example. Figure 1 is a screenshot of an example Flex-ColdFusion hybrid application that allows manipulation of ColdFusion mapping without having (or even needing) access to the ColdFusion Administrator.

Video Rock 'n Roll With Flex 2

Mon, 06 Aug 2007 20:45:00 EDT

Flex 2 and the Flash Media Server are a match made in heaven. By combining the two technologies, streaming Flash videos at my office has become a nice part of my daily routine and a good excuse to add another monitor to my desktop. Whether your musical genre taste is classical or rock 'n roll, it's relatively easy to quickly create a desktop library of Flash videos. In this article, I'll describe one approach that will have you streaming in no time.

How I Saved Some Money With A Flex 2 DVD Library Application

Sat, 21 Apr 2007 15:00:00 EDT

Now there is simply no excuse for accidentally buying a DVD I already own. I will soon be entering my entire collection of DVDs into this new Flex 2 DVD library. From now on, I plan to check this library before heading out to the video store. For the final online version of this Web application, I've added search functionality so that as the library grows, it will still be easy to filter out and find the movies. I already have plans to port this Flex Web application to an Apollo desktop application in the coming weeks. If you would like to keep an eye on my progress, please visit my blog, www.flexination.info, when you have time. If you have any follow-up questions, feel free to ping me at the e-mail address listed with the article.

Creating a Flex 2 Signature Grabber

Mon, 25 Dec 2006 09:15:00 EST

By the time you read this, another MAX will be in the history books. In fact, with a record attendance of around 3,500 developers and designers, this MAX in Vegas will also be in the record books.