Joshua Cyr

Recent Blog Comments By Joshua Cyr

• Detecting Spam In User-Submitted Content With SpamAnalyzer.cfc

  Posted on Sep 25, 2012 at 9:43 AM

  Bananas... read more »

• A Better Understanding Of MVC (Model-View-Controller) Thanks To Steven Neiland

  Posted on Jul 25, 2012 at 10:55 AM

  This is a bit of an old thread, but I was thinking about this the other day for a new project. If I want to be using REST for my new project and say use FW/1 how do I best set this up? Best practice? This is a new area for me obviously. :-) My thought is to I make it outside of my project and an... read more »

• The ColdFusion Application Server Tagline Contest ($50 Amazon Gift Card)

  Posted on Jun 26, 2010 at 12:19 PM

  Enjoy The Ride... read more »

• Let's Make A Deal - The Monty Hall Problem In ColdFusion

  Posted on Apr 1, 2010 at 12:31 PM

  There is a book called "the Montey hall problem" by Jason Rosenhouse, which reviews the history of the fun mind tease, and also a LOT of math. An interesting read so far, but I got distracted and never finished.... read more »

• My First ColdFusion Builder Extension - Encrypting And Decrypting CFM / CFC Files

  Posted on Nov 19, 2009 at 11:36 AM

  After reading this I suspect many people didn't know the ability to encrypt and decrypt files exist. I wrote up a quick blog post about pros and cons of doing such. http://www.usefulconcept.com/index.cfm/2009/11/19/Encrypting-CFM-Files-with-CFencode... read more »

• cf.Objective() Photo Raffle With Me (Ben Nadel)

  Posted on May 12, 2009 at 4:39 PM

  I am guessing that me jumping into every shot is cheating. Speaking of photo bombs, this site has a good number of them http://thisisphotobomb.com/ some are not really safe for work though so be warned.... read more »

• The New BenNadel.com - Same Content, Fresh New Look

  Posted on May 10, 2009 at 7:40 PM

  Nice job, looks great.... read more »

• My 1,000th ColdFusion Post - What It Means To Me (And Free Prizes)

  Posted on Jan 23, 2009 at 11:10 AM

  I nominate Ben Nadel as the most generous CF blogger in the world. I have a similar story, however I went to business school. Just after graduation I dove into CF and never looked back. That was 1996. So many things have changed, however I use CF more now then ever.... read more »

• The Way Of The Warrior And The Chance Not To Be Fired

  Posted on Jan 6, 2009 at 2:20 PM

  It is hard to believe someone would be hostile towards you Ben. Your such a nice guy! Just recently I was thinking about the lack of communication and its many consequences. In my case I was watching some active volunteers turning hostile because the organization they cared about wasn't paying at... read more »

• MySQL Cannot Convert Value '0000-00-00 00:00:00' From Column XX To TIMESTAMP

  Posted on Dec 23, 2008 at 12:54 PM

  Interesting I ran into something similar for midnight times and the default driver for mysql in CF 8. I intended to update the driver, but have totally forgotten since then. http://www.usefulconcept.com/index.cfm/2008/3/21/MySQL-JDBC-505-bug-with-TIME-column-and-midnight... read more »

• Experimenting With Flat-File ColdFusion CFML Caching

  Posted on Dec 5, 2008 at 10:32 AM

  I once had a project with caching such as this and about 350,000 files to cache/store. No way to put it in memory efficiently. One thing to note about file caching to HD is that you can't simply put all those files in a /cache folder. I am guessing this is OS dependent but after about 5k files in... read more »

• Zen, Motorcycle Maintenance, And Producing Software

  Posted on Nov 21, 2008 at 10:49 AM

  I reread it again on the flight out to MAX. Analytical prowess, critical thinking, focus on quality... Lots of fun stuff in there, plus the story is quite interesting. Be sure to read the Afterward that was added a few years later. I wont give anything away, but it is important you read that fu... read more »

• Creating Excel Files Faster With ColdFusion And POI Custom Tag Updates

  Posted on Aug 1, 2008 at 9:17 AM

  Just 15 minutes ago a client asked me for just this thing due asap. 15 minutes later it's already done and ready for their use. thanks Ben! Good stuff.... read more »

• CFUNITED 2008 - So Many Great People

  Posted on Jun 23, 2008 at 11:04 AM

  The conference flew by, I am bummed I didn't get a chance to actually visit with you this time. Thanks for posting the photo's! And +1 to the comment RE: Joe's Flex session. it was great.... read more »

• Indiana Jones And The Kingdom Of The Crystal Skull Starring Harrison Ford

  Posted on Jun 8, 2008 at 8:37 PM

  While I think we share the same general view on the film, we really don't view MUTT (Shia Saide LaBeouf) the same way at all. He was horrible. There, I said it. Then again I think he was just as bad in Transformers. If that guy can act, it certainly doesn't show in the so called blockbusters. T... read more »

• Getting Excited For cf.Objective() 2008

  Posted on Apr 22, 2008 at 3:48 PM

  It's coming up fast. Need to figure out what to bring. Looking forward to the sessions, people etc. I think I have said "I'll buy you a beer at cfobjective" to a few too many peope. I may be broke by the end. :-)... read more »

• Using CFApplication Inside Of ColdFusion's Application.cfc

  Posted on Apr 14, 2008 at 4:09 PM

  I was just wondering the same thing so I tried it out. Moving the code to the OnRequestStart function works just fine.... read more »

• Kinky Solutions Valentine's Day Give Away

  Posted on Feb 5, 2008 at 10:35 AM

  My wife Jen is beautiful, smart, and kicks my butt at every video game we play. Plus she puts up with my crazy ideas.... read more »

• Generic Form Processing / Emailing In ColdFusion

  Posted on Feb 1, 2008 at 9:38 AM

  A quick note that the to_email should not be in the form as a hidden field but rather embedded in the action page. What happens is bots look for this, and once they find the form they use it as a mail relay to send their spam to other people. Gets your box on black hole lists, etc.... read more »

• Excited For 2008 - CFUNITED

  Posted on Jan 2, 2008 at 10:53 AM

  Hey Ben, It was great to meet you last year (and so many others). I would also +1 the notion that CFUnited and the other conferences are not intimidating at all. Its very relaxed and people of all skill levels are attending. Its always fun for me to match up faces with blogs. Plus you learn a fe... read more »