Weird. Ok - so let me get back to mucking up coldfusionbloggers.org with a new update.
On 7/22/07, Dale Fraser <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > Have no idea, > > I don't think people do, just Peter Tilbrook :) > > Regards > Dale Fraser > > http://dalefraser.blogspot.com > > > > -----Original Message----- > From: cfaussie@googlegroups.com [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf > Of Raymond Camden > Sent: Monday, 23 July 2007 1:15 PM > To: cfaussie@googlegroups.com > Subject: [cfaussie] Re: Coldfusion Books > > > Wait - so I did miss out - but people insure books????? For what? > > On 7/22/07, Dale Fraser <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > > Hey Guys! > > > > Wortless in $ terms for insurance, not worthless in content. > > > > If you read my comment it said "Besides the CF8 ones, the others are > > worthless, you'd have trouble giving them away, so I wouldn't bother with > > the insurance." > > > > I have a shelf full also, I'm not planning on throwing them out, but I > don't > > think they are worth insuring. > > Regards > > Dale Fraser > > > > http://dalefraser.blogspot.com > > > > > > -----Original Message----- > > From: cfaussie@googlegroups.com [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On > Behalf > > Of Raymond Camden > > Sent: Monday, 23 July 2007 12:16 AM > > To: cfaussie@googlegroups.com > > Subject: [cfaussie] Re: Coldfusion Books > > > > > > Speaking for myself, I thought the Mastering CF books were very well > > done. I know we worked hard on them and I thought they came out well. > > I may be a bit defensive since I was one of the contributing authors, > > but I'll won't stand by and let you call them worthless. > > > > I also know that Rob's ORA CF book is _still_ very highly regarded as > well. > > > > On 7/22/07, Dale Fraser <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > Peter, > > > > > > > > > > > > Besides the CF8 ones, the others are worthless, you'd have trouble > giving > > > them away, so I wouldn't bother with the insurance. > > > > > > > > > > > > Regards > > > > > > Dale Fraser > > > > > > > > > > > > http://dalefraser.blogspot.com > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > From: cfaussie@googlegroups.com [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On > > Behalf > > > Of Peter Tilbrook > > > Sent: Sunday, 22 July 2007 2:51 AM > > > To: cfaussie@googlegroups.com > > > Subject: [cfaussie] Re: Coldfusion Books > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > I actually bought a copy of Forta's "Advanced CF 7" from McGills a few > > > > > > > > > > > > > months ago. maybe it was the last one. Actually I haven't used it > > > > much, its just not "Advanced" enough, it more of a beginner's or > maybe > > > > intermediate book if you ask me. > > > > > > > > > > > > ColdFusion, as a platform and a language (CFML) is advancing and > > improving > > > at such a rate a fully comprehensive tome would be dang difficult to > > create. > > > > > > History has shown that the CFWACK series are, if not the best, right up > > > there (especially for comprehensiveness). Ben Forta et al must have sold > > > several hundred thousands of copies already - and the new CF8 version > will > > > do better again. > > > > > > Just a quick tab through the User Group library I have, at a very > > > conservative $40.00 per book (about 78 titles), amounts to about > > $3,120.00. > > > I am running out of room for these great tomes. A more realistic > > > (Australian) dollar figure would be more like $80.00 per book - a > massive > > > $6, 240.00 (we are charged a heck of a lot more). These books are the > user > > > group library - I personally own some of them - but just realised I need > > to > > > update my contents insurance in case of a disaster. > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > -- > > > =========================================================================== > > Raymond Camden, Camden Media > > > > Email : [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > Blog : www.coldfusionjedi.com > > AOL IM : cfjedimaster > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > -- > =========================================================================== > Raymond Camden, Camden Media > > Email : [EMAIL PROTECTED] > Blog : www.coldfusionjedi.com > AOL IM : cfjedimaster > > > > > > > -- =========================================================================== Raymond Camden, Camden Media Email : [EMAIL PROTECTED] Blog : www.coldfusionjedi.com AOL IM : cfjedimaster --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "cfaussie" group. To post to this group, send email to cfaussie@googlegroups.com To unsubscribe from this group, send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/cfaussie?hl=en -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---
