I frequently (OK, daily) take time out to read Ray Camden's blog. If you aren't familiar with Ray he is considered a "ColdFusion Jedi". And if you don't know what ColdFusion is... then this techiebabble probably isn't very interesting to you anyhoo. Let's just say we computer nerds think it's really the bomb.
There is this new cool feature in Coldfusion called "Flash forms". This is not what it sounds like and no raincoat is required. Basically they make your standard everyday forms look and perform waaaay better and the bottom line is a more pleasing user experience. The problem was our stock of flash version detection scripts were not working, so instead of a "more pleasing user experience"... users with an old version of flash player OR no flash player at all were getting (drumroll please) a blank screen. Ewwwww.... yeuch! Rassmass and I were getting a little stumped. So... since Ray is so kind as to take reader questions and (at least) attempt to answer them, I posted our conundrum on his site. Whaddya know... Ray and his readers... came through!
The solution? A handy little (FREE) package called FlashObject. It worked great and I highly recommend it to anyone geeky enough to understand this post!
UPDATE: The powers that be at Macrodobe are cracking down on the use of the term "Flash" so this handy little free tool is now known as SWFObject. It still rocks, whatever you call it!
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About
Jen is a native Oregonian, living in Bend. For a brief period of time her family lived in California, but she was too young to remember and it wasn't for very long. She is a computer nerd and a reformed workaholic. Kids had that affect on her.
Jen enjoys photography, cooking, gardening, playing with Scott & her kids, and web programming.
Stinky is her son. He is 12 and loves legos and computers. He is learning Flash and wants to work for NASA some day. Jen is teaching him how to cook.
Boo is her daughter. She is 8 and loves all things girly and brown. (Brown is apparently the new pink!) She loves weekly trips to the library and usually finishes reading her books before she gets home.
Q.P. (formerly known as "Butthead" or "J.J.") is Scott's daughter. She is 13 and a soccer/volleyball star. She also loves horses and has a beautiful smile (she is the smiliest person Jen knows).
Scott (aka the RHPB) is Jen's "euphemism". He is of indeterminate age, but about 26 at heart. Old enough to understand and accept life's ups and downs... but young enough to play hard and feel immortal.
Divot is a Black Lab & Golden Retriever mix. She is full of squiggles and licks and has a very waggy tail.
Patches is (Divot's) big, fat, lazy cat. He is white with a black and gray tortoiseshell - and too pretty for his own good.
Jen enjoys photography, cooking, gardening, playing with Scott & her kids, and web programming.
Stinky is her son. He is 12 and loves legos and computers. He is learning Flash and wants to work for NASA some day. Jen is teaching him how to cook.
Boo is her daughter. She is 8 and loves all things girly and brown. (Brown is apparently the new pink!) She loves weekly trips to the library and usually finishes reading her books before she gets home.
Q.P. (formerly known as "Butthead" or "J.J.") is Scott's daughter. She is 13 and a soccer/volleyball star. She also loves horses and has a beautiful smile (she is the smiliest person Jen knows).
Scott (aka the RHPB) is Jen's "euphemism". He is of indeterminate age, but about 26 at heart. Old enough to understand and accept life's ups and downs... but young enough to play hard and feel immortal.
Divot is a Black Lab & Golden Retriever mix. She is full of squiggles and licks and has a very waggy tail.
Patches is (Divot's) big, fat, lazy cat. He is white with a black and gray tortoiseshell - and too pretty for his own good.
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