Of late I've had to use Apache Derby in my work.

SQuirrel SQL is a great, Java-based client for connecting to any JDBC compliant database. I recently did a couple of screencasts (at my place of work) on installing and setting up SQuirrel SQL to work with Derby.

Here are the links to the screencasts: Installing SQuirrel SQL Client for Apache Derby Set up SQuirrel SQL for Apache Derby Database

Straker Interactive (where I work) have just announced "Web on the Piste -- The Ultimate Conference for Rich Internet Technologies".

It will be held in Queenstown, New Zealand, 22-23rd August 2007. And will cover topics like Flex, Ajax, Spry and Flash.

Go to Web on the Piste (http://www.webonthepiste.com) site to find out more and register.

But the basic idea is to come have fun on the beautiful ski fields of Queenstown and learn about rich internet technologies.

I like the idea :)

I'll be posting more this in the coming few weeks.

I made a presentation on CFCs to CFUG Auckland a few weeks back. Most of the CFUG users already had some experience with CFCs.

The presentation was fairly short. But the discussion was lively. A need was expressed to understand CFC best practices as applied to particular problems. There was also an element of sounding off experiences. And that made it quite interesting.

I've attached a copy of the presentation and the sample code used.