Author Archives: Donnie Bachan
Donnie Bachan
IE 7/8 PNG-24 transparency issue
We came across an error today without drop down menu system that uses a PNG-24 semi transparent drop shadow image around the border where the transparency would appear black in IE 7 and IE 8. After searching and trying all possible fixes we found the solution to the problem and it was quite simple.
Our menu [...]
Posted in Browsers, ColdFusion, Design, Javascript, Programming Tagged Browsers, CSS, Development, Javascript, jQuery Leave a comment
Nandos, chicken and customer service excellence
I’m a big fan of Nandos, it’s comfort food that’s a little better on your arteries than KFC, what else could you ask for? A few weeks ago my wife as accidentally charged twice for our meal. She only discovered this after reviewing her bank statements which happened to be a week later. She promptly [...]
Memory leaks with Coldfusion 8
For the past few weeks I’ve been incognito due to some memory leak issues we’ve been having with our new app. It is essentially a rewrite of our existing web application using Object Oriented techniques and embraces the Model-View-Controller paradigm. It really is a pretty little thing but unfortunately she crumbled under the weight of [...]
Posted in ColdFusion, General, Programming, Web 2.0 Tagged ColdFusion 8, Java, jvm, memory leaks Leave a comment
Apple Tablet? So what’s the end game Steve?
So, there are more than just a few rumors about the possible Apple Tablet and why wouldn’t there be a lot of buzz around the company that has a knack of delivering products that changes paradigms? I personally don’t think there will be one. Now, to be clear, I would very much like there to [...]
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