Andrew Clarke

I architect and create secure, scalable and useful internet applications. I help make business decisions, manage projects, develop databases and write code.

With fifteen years of internet and e-commerce development experience, I can help you define what exactly you need, and then manage and implement that plan.

You can learn more about me by clicking one of the links across the top.

I got two odd popups while installing OS X 10.8 Mountain Lion: "transition is trying to modify the system network configuration", and "transition is trying to modify your user account."  Here's a bit of research I did into what they might mean.

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As of October 1, I've accepted a new full-time position.  I'll be working as a systems analyst on a mobile payments platform.  I'll be responsible for extending the platform and product's reach into some new markets.

If you're one of my existing clients reading this, I'm still here to help you out for the next couple months.  If you need significant ongoing help after this, we'll work together to transfer you to someone else.

I'll be in the Netherlands from May 24-30.  I'm looking for a full-time job, so if you're in the Netherlands and you're hiring, I'd love to come by and meet with you in person during that time.

After recently finishing off Bullhive and Comfort Revolution, I'm available to take on your project.  I'm very much open to full-time employment too, either near Waterloo, ON Canada, in western Europe, or elsewhere.

You'll find a lot more information about me on this site, but here are some of the areas in which I have experience:

• Systems architecture,
• Project management,
• Database architecture & development,
• Internet, intranet and extranet development,
• Technical pre-sales engineering,
• Technical solutions architecture and consulting, and
• Team leading

I've released an updated version of CFScaffold, as well as updated examples at http://www.clarke.ca/cfscaffold/examples.

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I know this is sort of nerdy, but I just noticed that my Amazon Route 53 components have been included in Amazon's list of tools and libraries for Route 53.

It's just nice to get a bit of recognition from Amazon.

Here's a way of locking down and security access to your ColdFusion Administrator, if you're running ColdFusion Enterprise multi-instance.

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Bullhive is live!  Live in closed beta, that is.  Bullhive leases cloud-based computers to traders for financial modelling.  https://bullhive.com

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I'll be attending the Scotch on the Rocks CFML conference March 3-4 in Edinburgh.  Following that I'll be in Switzerland March 5-11.  Please contact me if you'd like to meet up with me during that time!

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This is my take on the CRTC's recent ruling on usage-based billing.  Fortunately Prime Minister Stephen Harper has promised to reverse this decision.  Let's hope it happens!

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