I read a lot of technical blogs because I benefit in knowing more about the thoughts and positions of others. Whether I agree with them, or disagree, the thought process is something that helps me sharpen my technical skills. So it is of great anticipation that a new blog, The Argument Collection, just had her maiden voyage. Consisting of some of the more thought provoking minds on the CF landscape, this blog promises to deliver timely information on how to solve problems.

Just a friendly reminder, tonight I am giving a presentation on ColdSpring to the Best Darned ColdFusion User Group out there! We'll cover installation, Dependency Injection, Factories, Configuration, Dynamic Properties, Complex DI Strategies and also look at some practical usage. As usual, Pizza and refreshments for all. We're going to have a good time tonight. More info on the July Meeting Page at TACFUG.org The zip containing the code files reviewed in the application is attached to this post.

I am going to be giving a presentation to The Triangle Area ColdFusion User Group entitled Fun with ColdSpring. This is the description I am shopping around: This month Dan Wilson presents on Fun with ColdSpring. ColdSpring is a wonderful framework used when working with CFC based applications. Using ColdSpring effectively reduces the complexity of CC based applications, saves time, makes applications easier to understand and adds a nice tool to the Rapid Development toolkit.

I am on-site this week in NYC. As luck would have it, the NYCFUG met with Michael Dinowitz (a.k.a. Papa Dinnie) presenting on the Google Webmaster Tools. The majority of my IT experience has been in building enterprise class applications. I do not build websites (DO YOU HEAR THAT, FAMILY?), though I occasionally take on a client that needs help raising visibility for a product or a service so I was excited to hear Michael present on the Google webmaster tools.