Encrypting CFM Files with CFencode

After reading Ben Nadels blog post about a new CF builder Extension for encrypting and decrypting ColdFusion files I thought I would do a companion blog post about the pros/cons of doing so. 

First off I should really say we are encoding them, not encrypting them.  Basically the .cfm or .cfc files become binary instead of ascii text files.   This ends up causing a number of issues which I will get into later.

RIAdventure 360 Cruise weeks away

Just thought I would post a little checklist of things to consider for the upcoming cruise/event.

I am REALLY looking forward to this.  Both from a vacation standpoint as well as a great learning/networking opportunity.  We have some very smart people on the ship. 

RIA Cruise / Conference In December - RIAdventure

Just a quick update on RIAdventure.  We are now just a couple months away.  Time is flying by but it isn't too late to book the conference/cruise.  What could be better then going on a cruise from New Orleans to Costa Maya (Mexico), Santo Tomas De Castilla (Guatemala), Belize City (Belize) and Cozumel (Mexico)?

How about hanging out with Ted Patrick, Ryan Stewart, Doug McCune, Samuel Rivello and Faisal Abid talking about all the HOT news that has come out of recent Adobe announcements.  Dig in deep with questions about Flash to iPhone apps, or how about the many enhancements in Flash 10.1?  Want to get the skinny on developing apps and ensuring they run on the most platforms including mobile?  Yup now is a good time to book.

Aion Review

I spent some time at the end of the Aion open beta checking out the game. I have been itching to try a new online game out, and somehow I just found out about Aion last week.

The game itself installed pretty easy.  NCSoft has a launcher to manage which game to run, download patches for, etc.  So if you have any of their other games I suppose your already part way there.

CFUnited Top Ten List of Surprise Announcements/Events

Inspired by Dan Vega's Top 10 things he is looking forward to, I thought I would just post my top ten expected surprise announcements/events at this years CFUnited.  This list is not to be confused with last years list, which was probably more funny.

1. This year we will not be getting backpacks.  Instead we all get snuggies.
2. On 2:30 PM Thursday afternoon the staff of the resort is forced to pull Peter Bell from the pool, where he has been floating on an inflatable alligator and working for a full 30 hours non stop.
3. Open Bar for the entire week.  The resort goes dry in 3.5 hours.  Liz brings in extra booze by helicopter.
4. Todd Sharp, Ray Camden, Dee Sadler, and Ben Nadel will be doing a barber shop quartet number to close out the show.
5. Adobe announces a new webOS. Adam Lehman and Ben Forta demo how easily it can connect to our LDAP, send mail, read PDF's and create spreadsheets.  Turns out ColdFusion 9 was really a double secret codename all along.
6. Rumors about a supposed CF Fight Club materialize with a splash during the SciFi BOF.
7. One exhausted exhibitor will decide not to follow the passport card model of previous years, and simply punch a visitor instead.
8. Nobody will complain about WiFi.
9. #OMGWHATDIDIDRINKLASTNIGHT will become a trending topic on twitter based on what started off as a friendly discussion of which is better, scotch or tequila.
10. The most popular session every day turns out to be the golf course to the shock of no one.

I am really excited to see everyone next week. If I am not in a session or at the Savvy Software booth look for me at the bar or pool. :-)