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On the internet have no illusion,
If you want to avoid all confusion,
Call TeraTech, who
With little ado,
Will program your Web with ColdFusion

ColdFusion is the hot way to create dynamic webpages that link to just about any database. TeraTech supports the ColdFusion Community with the following resources:

Adobe User Group We sponsor the MDCFUG (Maryland ColdFusion User Group) which meets the second Tuesday of every month in Rockville MD. Next meeting is at 6:30pm on Tuesday, November 14, 2006. (A full calendar of events is here).

We sponsor the CF Conf (ColdFusion User Conference)

Did you miss out on the CF fun this year?

A quote from a previous CFUN attendee:

"[CFUN] is a GREAT opportunity to learn. It has amazing speakers, and has never disappoinnted me in the past. The new addition of tracks, allowing us to tailor the conference experience to our desires is wonderful. Michael Smith, the MDCFUG and the folks at TeraTech put on a wonderful (educational,fun,interesting) show year after year." - Kevin L.

Previous Events: CFUNITED 2006, CF Underground VIII, Fusebox 2005, Mini MAX 4

We provide ColdFusion and Fusebox Training classes, and one-on-one training for your special needs.

We offer classes at every skill level. We also offer customized on-site group training to meet the needs of your programming department. We can also meet your 508 Accessibility training needs.

Now Available! The new edition of TeraTech Coldfusion Tagposter with the latest tags and functions grouped by purpose. To purchase a copy, please contact michael (at) teratech.com or call 301-424-3903 or 1-800-447-9120.

FusionAuthority is a weekly ColdFusion e-zine for the ColdFusion community by Michael and Judith Dinowitz. Their goal is to be a clearing house for ideas and information.

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New User Tips

Here are more ColdFusion tips for new users:

I suggest joining your local CFUG - see Adobe User Groups for a list. We run the one in Maryland - see http://www.cfug-md.org/ for details. Next meeting is at 6:30pm on Tuesday 12-Dec-06.
I suggest you try the Skill building classes from Macromedia University - Adobe Training
For questions you could join cftalk email list - http://www.houseoffusion.com/ - be warned this list generates 50-100 emails per day!
A good book is Ben Forta's Web App construction kit.
Have you looked into the ColdFusion MX 7 Developer Edition, the free version of CFMX7?: Adobe ColdFusion MX 7. See ColdFusion Feature Comparison Matrix for feature comparison.
CFEclipse - An Eclipse plugin for CFML. It is a free plugin for the open-source Eclipse platform that provides a professional quality IDE for CFML developers.

Read more about Adobe ColdFusion at the Adobe ColdFusion Product page.