Dick Applebaum

Biography

Dick Applebaum has spent several years programming and developing computer applications on "maimframe" [his word] computers. He worked for IBM Corp as a Technical Market Support rep for Database/Data Communications.

In 1978 Dick, Lucy (his wife), and two other partners opened Computer Plus, Sunnyvale -- a retail computer store, in the heart of Silicon Valley. It was the 5th computer store in the area. After 11 years, and burnout, Dick and Lucy sold the stores and spent a few years traveling.

Dick didn't touch a computer for 5 years. In 1997, he discovered the Web. He was hooked again and taught himself Perl and JavaScript. Since 1997, Dick has been doing Web development, primarily with ColdFusion. His latest challenge was to port ColdFusion MX to Mac OS X.

Articles

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ColdFusion MX on Mac OS X, Part 4
Publish Date: Jan. 17, 2003In Part 3, our port of CFMX Linux was successfuly running on the Mac. Then, on Jan 7, 2003 Macromedia announced that the combination of JRun and CFMXJ2EE are available for OS X. That changed everything! In this article we'll make the transition from the unsupported port to the fully-supported development environment using CFMX for J2EE and JRun. ColdFusion MX on Mac OS X, Part 3
Publish Date: Aug. 8, 2002In parts 1 and 2 of this series, Dick Applebaum provided an overview of ColdFusion MX and explained how you could run it on Mac OS X. In part 3, he shows you step by step the installation process. ColdFusion MX on Mac OS X, Part 2
Publish Date: Jul. 3, 2002In Part 2 of this series, Dick Applebaum digs deeper into ColdFusion MX. First he shows you a simple example of ColdFusion code. Then he outlines ColdFusion's role in various Web scenarios. The article concludes with a step-by-step preparation list for Part 3 that covers the actual installation on Mac OS X. ColdFusion MX on Mac OS X, Part 1
Publish Date: Jun. 21, 2002ColdFusion is a system for rapidly deploying Web sites, particularly those that interact with databases. Until recently, Mac developers weren't able to run CF directly on their Apple hardware. But with Mac OS X's Java implementation, CF on a Mac is now possible. In this first part of a multipart series Dick Applebaum begins with an introduction to ColdFusion itself.