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Fig Leaf Offering ColdFusion 8 Administration Class

Our partners at Fig Leaf are now offering a 3 day hands-on training course in ColdFusion 8 Administration. Classes are currently scheduled in Chicago and Washington, D.C.

Update Samsung BlackJack II To Windows Mobile 6.1

Samsung BlackJack II first shipped with Windows Mobile 6, and newer devices now come with 6.1 pre-installed. Samsung is now providing a 6.1 update for those early BlackJack II devices. One of the most important differences is a dramatically improved SMS client that features message threading (finally). Other improvements include enhancements to the GPS software, homepage customization, and voice command support.

Take A Survey And Get A CF8 Poster

Kristen Schofield wants you to take a short RIA survey, and in return she'll share CF8 tag posters.

FlashCamp Coming To S.F.

FlashCamp is a BarCamp-style developer event, focused on creating expressive Flash content and applications ahead of the Adobe CS4 launch. The event is October 10th-12th and will be hosted at the Adobe San Francisco office. There is room for about 200 attendees, all of whom will receive a free (as in beer, which will also be free) advance copy of Flash CS4 Professional. Register now!

SQL And Regular Expression Books Published In Chinese

My Sams Teach Yourself SQL In 10 Minutes and Sams Teach Yourself Regular Expressions In 10 Minutes have both been published in Chinese by Turing Book. Links are on the books pages. And here is a full list of all book translations.

ColdFusion Positions In England, NC, And DC

Three positions this week:

• Unnamed client (Colchester, England) is looking for a ColdFusion developer with at least 2 years of experience. Requirements include CSS and SQL Server skills. Experience with PHP and JSP a plus. Contact Brad King at Freedom Marketing.
• The University of North Carolina at Charlotte, Housing and Residence Life (Charlotte, NC) is looking for a ColdFusion developer for a 12 month temporary position. Requirements include experience with ColdFusion 7 or 8, an understanding of Java and Ajax, and experience with SQL Server 2000 or later. To apply, please forward a current resume and a cover letter indicating your interest, complete contact information, and salary expectations to Housing Technology Services.
• The Catholic University of America (Washington, DC ) is looking for an Application Implementation Specialist to work half-time as a ColdFusion developer and half-time with packaged application management (Sakai and Sharepoint). Requirements include one to two years of experience. Please contact Dr. William Lantry.

itbusiness.ca: ColdFusion Helps UNICEF Fight HIV/AIDS

itbusiness.ca is running a story entitled ColdFusion drives UNICEF Canada's heated battle against HIV/AIDS. It also quotes platform evangelist Adam Lehman talking about ColdFusion 9.

Mark Mandel Introduces ColdFusion Frameworks

Adobe Developer Connection has published an article by Mark Mandel entitled An introduction to ColdFusion frameworks. Mark introduces MVC options, ColdSpring and LightWire, as well as persistence frameworks include Transfer and Reactor.

Still Room For A Few More MAX BOFs

I mentioned MAX BOFs a few weeks ago, and linked a form to post BOF topics. We've been looking through the list, and have identified several that we think are truly worthy of hosting at MAX U.S. this year. But we still have room for a few more. So, if interested, quickly, use this form!

Check Out The Weekly RIA Roundup Podcast

David Tucker has been publishing a weekly roundup of all of the RIA news for O'Reilly Inside RIA, and now presents the content in a weekly podcast that covers all major RIA technologies and platforms.

ColdFusion Positions In PA, MN, And Toronto, Ontario

Three ColdFusion positions this week:

• Wharton Computing of the University of Pennsylvania (Philadelphia, PA) is looking for a ColdFusion developer to create and maintain administrative applications for the school. Details posted online at Jobs@Penn, search for reference number 080825360.
• ImageTrend, Inc. (Lakeville, MN) is looking for an experienced ColdFusion developer to grow their collaborative teams. Experience with SQL database required and working knowledge of .NET and/or Flash desirable. Details posted online.
• Unnamed company (Toronto, Ontario, Canada) is looking for a junior ColdFusion developer. ColdFusion 8 experience preferred, but 7 is acceptable. Must also have strong Oracle skills. JavaScript and CSS experience preferred. Contact Virginia Davidson at recruiter Manpower Professional.

FedEx Releases AIR Desktop

FedEx has released an AIR Desktop that lets you track packages, receive shipment notifications, and more.

HostMySite Offering Discounted ColdFusion Enterprise Hosting

HostMySite (who actually do host my site) has announced that they are offering hosting on ColdFusion 8 Enterprise licenses for $149 per month.

Adobe Sponsoring The Ajax Experience In Boston

The Ajax Experience is a Web 2.0 centric conference now in its third year. Adobe is a sponsor of this year's event in Boston, and fellow evangelist Kevin Hoyt will be speaking about AIR and more.