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Cal Evans is a published author, speaker, community organizer and PHP programmer. He currently works with Blue Parabola causing all sorts of problems. He blogs regularly at Postcards From My Life or you can follow him on twitter.
 

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php|architect Summer eBook Contest Winners!

 

by Cal Evans · August 2, 2010

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Early last month, we sent out an email to customers of php|architect announcing a contest just for them. Participants had to look at last month’s cover and name the 9 websites represented on the visible cards. We want to thank everyone who played, we loved reading some of the responses we got and wish that there had been a prize for most inventive answer. :)

 

Bing Powered 404 for non-WordPress websites

 

by Cal Evans · June 17, 2010

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Ok, after my last post on using the Bing Search Wrapper for handing 404 errors in WordPress I had several people tell me that while they liked the idea, they didn’t want to install WordPress just so they can have intelligent 404 errors. Several other people pinged me and suggested a way that you could [...]

 

How I learned to stop worrying and love the wizard – Part 3

 

by Cal Evans · June 14, 2010

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In part 1, we discussed how to use the new Flash Builder 4 Data Connection Wizard to connect to a PHP API. We used FB4′s prototyping feature to build a simple class that allows us to read/write users from a WordPress user list. In part 2, we discussed how to use that data connection to [...]

 

Callbacks in ActionScript

 

by Cal Evans · June 7, 2010

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What do you do when component A needs to update itself only after component B completes an asynchronous task. In Flex, it is pretty easy to solve this problem using a simple concept called Callbacks.

 

WordPress 404 Plugin built on Bing Wrapper

 

by Cal Evans · June 4, 2010

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One of the things I’ve always hated about WordPress is the stock 404 error message. Out of the box, WordPress just tells users “I’m sorry, I can’t find what you are looking for.” Granted it is better than the stock Apache 404 page but it isn’t much more helpful. This post talks about a new WordPress plugin that utilizes the Bing Search Wrapper to display a more helpful 404 page.

 

Afterglow

 

by Cal Evans · May 27, 2010

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Well the sessions are over, the goodbye’s said, and the projectors packed back away. Another PHP conference goes into the history books. Looking around the web, I am already beginning to see posts, pictures, and tweets from attendees talking about what they learned and showcasing new friendships. From the looks of it, everyone had a [...]

 

Webcast: Making PHP faster on IIS

 

by Cal Evans · May 14, 2010

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In this session Mark Brown and Ruslan Yakushev will talk about the work being done at Microsoft to increase the performance of PHP applications on Windows and IIS.

 

FTW! Contest Deadline is May 17th

 

by Cal Evans · May 13, 2010

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The FTW! Competition (Canadian PHP on Windows Contest) deadline is May 17th 8am. If you have a PHP application running on Windows and IIS, submit your app to this competition today.

 

How I learned to stop worrying and love the wizard – Part 2

 

by Cal Evans · May 11, 2010

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In part 1 of this article, I showed you how to create a data service using the new Data Service Wizard. While the solution is not ideal for all situations, it is helpful to use when you have the PHP classes already built or use their Sample Class feature for fast prototyping. (Emphasis on the word prototype)

 

Flash Builder 4 training for PHP developers

 

by Cal Evans · May 10, 2010

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Adobe is hosting a series of training classes for PHP developers looking to get into Flash Builder. If you want to learn more about Flash Builder 4 and Flex, click on inside and we’ll give you the details.