Kate

Recent Blog Comments By Kate

• Chunking File Uploads With Plupload And ColdFusion

  Posted on Mar 18, 2015 at 1:00 PM

  @Dani, good call and thanks!... read more »

• Chunking File Uploads With Plupload And ColdFusion

  Posted on Mar 18, 2015 at 12:34 PM

  @Dani, Would http://pastebin.com/ work?... read more »

• Chunking File Uploads With Plupload And ColdFusion

  Posted on Mar 18, 2015 at 12:27 PM

  @Dani, That sounds useful, and if it works, great! Would it be possible to get a look at the code behind that? Thank you so much for your advice!... read more »

• Chunking File Uploads With Plupload And ColdFusion

  Posted on Mar 18, 2015 at 12:11 PM

  Ben, awesome (as always)! I've got the file to upload, and it's working beautifully, but I can't figure out how to use it in a form or redirect to another page or _______ after the file is uploaded. I've looked here: http://www.plupload.com/punbb/viewtopic.php?id=92 and couldn't figure it out, an... read more »

• ColdFusion CFPOP - My First Look

  Posted on Dec 9, 2013 at 4:00 PM

  When I use CFPOP to pull out .ics files, they're not there! Usually sending a meeting invitation attaches an .ics file. Do you have an idea as to what is happening with them? Thanks!... read more »

• The User Experience (UX) Of Rating Things

  Posted on Aug 14, 2013 at 10:48 AM

  Great insights, Ben! I recently stayed at a hostel in Madrid and ended up rating them 4 out of 5 stars for staff and 3 out of 5 starts for safety. They wrote to me and asked why I rated them 80% and 60%. I see what you're getting at with the grading scale. While the number conversions were accur... read more »

• The Anatomy Of An INNER JOIN Query In SQL

  Posted on Aug 2, 2013 at 9:44 AM

  Ben, while I appreciate inner joins, and admire your structure, I don't really see what it's better (or that different) than using a WHERE clause. Values on the right seems like good style. Indexing commonly referenced tables -> definitely good. Moving the most limiting tables higher up, also ... read more »

• Ask Ben: Limit File Upload Size In ColdFusion

  Posted on Mar 11, 2013 at 4:14 PM

  Saw this other post from misterdai and thought it might be useful cross-referenced here: http://misterdai.yougeezer.co.uk/2010/02/26/upload-size-before-cffile-upload/... read more »

• Quiet: The Power Of Introverts In A World That Can't Stop Talking By Susan Cain

  Posted on Jul 13, 2012 at 10:35 AM

  Ben, as always you are insightful and a joy to learn more about. Thanks for adding yet another book to my ever growing to-read list!... read more »

• ColdFusion CFPOP - My First Look

  Posted on Dec 9, 2011 at 8:48 AM

  Call me crazy (or stupid, I guess), but I don't think "from" is that intuitive. I'd really like to be able to get the email of the person who sent the email. When I use the query object, I just get their name.... read more »

• The School Of Practical Philosophy: Love - Week Five

  Posted on Oct 19, 2011 at 11:12 AM

  One big takeaway I get from his speech is that it doesn't necessarily mean stop doing what you're doing overall, but do it differently. For example, I really dislike grad school and dislike group work where I inevitably am doing a large portion of the work. My new attitude is that it's almost over... read more »

• Posting Form Values With The ColdFusion CFHttp And CFHttpParam Tags

  Posted on Oct 3, 2011 at 4:19 PM

  Ben, What if you're doing this but submitting to a form validated with JS? I'm trying to log into a site where the Submit (login) button calls a JS function, which on further examination is passing JSON data. I just keep getting the log in page returned. I've tried with putting the username and p... read more »

• Using ColdFusion Structures To Remove Duplicate List Values

  Posted on Sep 30, 2011 at 1:49 PM

  You are amazing. Thank you for all that you do!... read more »

• Using CFParam To Define A Variable Number Of Arguments In ColdFusion (And What ColdFusion 9 Teaches Us)

  Posted on Jul 12, 2011 at 11:45 AM

  Ben, today was the first time I've tried to use more than one optional argument in a function and I was just stumped (I come from a c++ background). Again, as always, you come through with the answer. Elegant solutions, elegant explanations. Thank you so much!... read more »

• Man Down: Proof Beyond A Reasonable Doubt That Women Are Better At Everything By Dan Abrams

  Posted on Apr 20, 2011 at 12:49 PM

  "have guys work in environments with less cute girls - IT" now there's a self-esteem boost to keep me through the week.... read more »

• Man Down: Proof Beyond A Reasonable Doubt That Women Are Better At Everything By Dan Abrams

  Posted on Apr 4, 2011 at 1:03 PM

  My boyfriend usually gets up 2 hours before he has leave to be anywhere, which boggles my mind. I get up about half an hour before I need to leave. I have some crazy hair though, so it takes about 20 minutes to shower, whereas you have none! I honestly don't know what he does with his time . . .... read more »

• ColdFusion vs. XYZ - It Finally Got Physical

  Posted on Mar 29, 2011 at 6:30 PM

  Saw this recently about a company that won't hire .NET programmers: http://developers.slashdot.org/story/11/03/26/2117249/Expensify-CEO-On-Why-We-Wont-Hirenobr-wbrnobrNET-Developers... read more »

• What If ColdFusion Recognized More Truthy / Falsey Values

  Posted on Mar 25, 2011 at 10:15 AM

  I usually just use query_name.RecordCount and arrayLen(array_name) and len(string) when checking, because although they're not directly binary, it still has the zero/positive number duality. I wonder what the difference in system resources is for each method.... read more »

• The Five Love Languages: How To Express Heartfelt Commitment To Your Mate By Gary Chapman

  Posted on Jul 19, 2010 at 9:31 AM

  Ben, glad you liked the book. I've never actually read it, but my mom explained the love languages to me and it really made a difference in our relationship. I always thought she was trying to buy my love, but instead I now realize that's just how she shows she loves me. Although I still spend qu... read more »

• For Better: The Love Scale Quiz Designed By Dr. Hatkoff

  Posted on Jul 5, 2010 at 11:28 PM

  Love languages are something to considered as well http://www.amazon.com/Five-Love-Languages-Heartfelt-Commitment/dp/1881273156... read more »