Adobe Community Experts

Jeffry Houser

Meriden, CT

Biography

Jeffry’s addiction to computers started over 20 years ago, when his parents picked up a Radio Shack TRS-80. He wrote his first computer program on that machine and was hooked.  Many years later, while working towards a computer science degree, Jeffry started working as a co-op student at a business-to-business consulting firm.  In 1997, he graduated from Central Connecticut State University with a BS in computer science and took a full time job at the firm, before eventually working himself to the point of burn out.  After a horribly good pizza lunch, Jeffry left there and started DotComIt. 

DotComIt is an Adobe Solutions Partner focused on helping small businesses utilize technology to work efficiently.  DotComIt is in its’ 9th year in business and is working on a line of commercial Flex components designed to help Flex Developers easily build effective user interfaces.

Jeffry has always loved to educate and has published three books on ColdFusion during the CF5 / CFMX era.  This led him to the ColdFusion Developer’s Journal, where he wrote a beginner’s column up until the magazine’s demise.  He has also written articles for the Adobe Dev Center and Fusion Authority Quarterly Update magazine.  These days, Jeffry focuses on blogging about development issues on his personal blog.  You can also hear his voice as the producer of The Flex Show, an Internet Radio show focused on Adobe Flex and related technologies.

In his spare time, Jeffry loves making music, most notably, with Far Cry Fly an energetic acoustic rock duo.  Occasionally, you can find him “doing sound” for New Music Showcase, a cable access TV show that promotes up and coming bands.

 

Credits

Web Sites & Blogs

• http://www.jeffryhouser.com
  This is Jeffry’s personal blog where he blogs twice a week on technical issues, often with regards to Flex, AIR, or ColdFusion.

  http://www.theflexshow.com
  The Flex Show is a an Internet Radio Show (called podcast) which Jeffry produces focused on Adobe Flex.  They release a couple of episodes a month and mix news episodes surrounding the flex community along with interviews of Flex Developers.

  www.instantcoldfusion.com
  A site dedicated to the ColdFusion books that Jeffry has written.

• DotComIt
  The corporate Site for DotComIt, the company that Jeffry owns.

Books

• ColdFusion: The Complete Reference
  ColdFusion: A Beginner’s Guide
  Instant ColdFusion

• Articles
  http://www.jeffryhouser.com/index.cfm?mode=cat&catid=F5D23DCB-65B3-D59C-4B05E3F5AD7EA63A

  Jeff maintains a list of articles he has writtten on his blog.  Currently he is republishing his collection of CF101 articles from the ColdFusion Developer’s Journal.

speaking engagements

Over the years I’ve spoken at many User Groups and conferences focused on Adobe (previously Macromedia) technologies, including 360Flex, CFObjective, CFUNited, Powered By Detroit, and various Adobe User Group events.

Discussion groups

Forums
Flex Coders: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/flexcoders/
Apollo Coders: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/apollocoders/
Flex Components List: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/flexcomponents/
WebORB List: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/flashorb/
Flex Apollo UI: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/FlexApolloUI/