Matt Gifford aka coldfumonkeh | Consultant Developer
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Apr 30, 2013

PhoneGap Build Config.xml Generator ColdFusion Builder Extension

This is a post that I started writing in October 2012 (around the time when this project was officially released into the great wide open), but alas it's taken me this long to complete it. Yes, I've been busy.

I build PhoneGap applications - I love it, and have even written...

Apr 24, 2013

Set Java 7 as default JVM on Mac OSX Mountain Lion

I recently had an issue where an application I wanted to run on Mountain Lion needed Java 7 as the default JVM on the machine. The install for the app in question worked without errors, but the issue was highlighted when trying to run the app.

Here's how I fixed the...

Mar 27, 2013

Win a free conference pass to cf.Objective() 2013!

It has been a while since I've held a monkehTime competition or giveaway so it's time I started again, and this is a BIG one!

I have one conference pass to this year's cf.Objective() conference in Bloomington, MN to give away. Yup, that's a free ticket to...

Feb 6, 2013

Using Private Bitbucket Repositories With PhoneGap Build

The PhoneGap Build service has been able to associate an application account with a private Github repository for some time now.

As Github charges for private repositories, moving from a free account to a micro account, it's not always easy (or...

Jan 22, 2013

jQuery Plugin Registry - Your Thoughts

Last week I was asked my opinion by one of the feature writers at .net Magazine about the jQuery Plugin Registry.

Some of my thoughts can be read in the resulting article, available here: http://www.netmagazine.com/news/new-plug-registry-boosts-jquery-132508

What are your thoughts on the jQuery Plugin...

Jan 10, 2013

Speaking at cf.Objective() 2013

I'm happy to say that I'll be speaking at cf.Objective() 2013 this year on two sessions.

This will be my second year speaking at (and attending) cf.Objective(). Last year was amazing, and the only conference I've attended where I wished I was in five rooms at once....

Dec 21, 2012

Formatting Twitter Dates in ColdFusion

A few days ago Adam Tuttle posted a question regarding the formatting of dates returned from the Twitter API. Putting it bluntly, Twitter has screwed around with the date / time string, making it rather difficult to parse using conventional methods. During some research, other languages are also suffering from...

Dec 3, 2012

xui.js for PhoneGap Cookbook Recipes

I recently received a query from someone working their way through the PhoneGap Mobile Application Development Cookbook recipes, and this query was an issue relating to the included xui.js JavaScript files in the project code.

There is a possibility that the...

Nov 15, 2012

I'm speaking at Future of Web Design Prague 2012

I’m really excited to say that I will be speaking at the Future of Web Design Prague 2012 conference in on 29th November 2012.

This is the first time the FOWD event has been to Prague, and even better it is being run at...

Nov 2, 2012

Create the Web Hertfordshire, with Terry Ryan

I'm pleased to announce that the Hertfordshire Adobe User Group, in conjunction with the University of Hertfordshire, are hosting a stage of the Adobe Create the Web tour next Wednesday, 7th November, 2012 at one of the University campus locations in Hatfield,...